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Premier League clubs overhaul financial rules

Leftist New York mayor-elect faces Trump in White House showdown

What are Russian forces doing in Mali amid jihadist blocade?

Modest momentum for US stocks after tech-fuelled Asia rout

Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison

England's Dingwall out of Argentina clash

French skater Siao Him Fa leads at ISU Finlandia Trophy

Bangladesh quake kills nine, injures hundreds

Irish captain Doris says 'a lot on the line' in South Africa Test

Zelensky rebuffs US plan to end war, says won't 'betray' Ukraine

Tuipulotu keeps Scotland place as Townsend makes 14 changes for Tonga

Chile presidential hopeful vows to expel 'criminal' migrants to El Salvador

Chilean far-right presidential candidate Johannes Kaiser defended the use of lethal force against criminals Thursday in an AFP interview, and said he would deport migrants with criminal records to El Salvador's brutal anti-gang prison.

Trump event paused in Oval Office when guest faints

A representative of a pharmaceutical company fainted Thursday during a White House announcement on slashing the cost of weight-loss drugs, forcing President Donald Trump to suspend the event.

NFL Colts add Sauce to recipe while Patriots confront Baker

NFL star cornerback Sauce Gardner will join the Indianapolis Colts in Berlin on Sunday to face Atlanta while the New England Patriots test Baker Mayfield's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Home owned by Miami Heat coach Spoelstra damaged by fire

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra returned from the NBA team's Wednesday night game in Denver to find his Florida home engulfed in a blaze that authorities said took eight hours to extinguish.

Tesla shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay package

Tesla shareholders on Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed a massive pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could reach $1 trillion.

World leaders launch fund to save forests, get first $5 bn

World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday to save the world's forests, quickly raking in over $5 billion in pledges to reward tropical countries for not chopping down trees.

Villa edge Maccabi Tel Aviv in fraught Europa League match

Aston Villa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 in the Europa League on Thursday in a match dominated by tight security measures in Birmingham with travelling fans barred over safety concerns.

Protests as Villa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv under tight security

UK police made six arrests as a high-risk football match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aston Villa passed largely peacefully under heavy security in Birmingham on Thursday.

US Supreme Court backs Trump admin's passport gender policy

The US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration on Thursday to require passport applicants to be identified on the document by their biological sex at birth rather than their gender identity.