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Belarus has released opposition politician Mikola Statkevich from prison, five months after he refused to leave the country in a US-brokered prisoner release, his wife told AFP on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday promised $10 billion and Muslim-majority nations offered funding and troops for Gaza as he inaugurated his "Board of Peace," a new institution whose ultimate mission has drawn questions.

Shops and supermarkets closed, public transport was scarce and garbage went uncollected Thursday as Argentine workers staged their fourth general strike of President Javier Milei's term, this time against labor reforms.

US tech titan Elon Musk's move to cut Russian access to his Starlink satellites over Ukraine has probably disrupted Russian forces' tactical command and restricted their offensive capacity, but the war goes on.

The United Nations' independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said on Thursday the siege and capture of El-Fasher by a paramilitary group bore "the hallmarks of genocide".

Belarus has released opposition politician Mikola Statkevich from prison, five months after he refused to leave the country in a US-brokered prisoner release, his wife said Thursday.

When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacular fireball that streaked across Europe's skies, delighting stargazers and sending a team of scientists rushing towards their instruments.

Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain in the multibillion-euro FCAS warplane program, will support a proposal to instead build two separate jets if the countries participating in the project request it, chief executive Guillaume Faury said Thursday.

Canada has launched a new program to attract highly skilled immigrants, including specialized military recruits, as it moves to overhaul a system the government says had become unsustainable.

The United States stepped up pressure on the International Energy Agency on Thursday to drop net zero from its agenda, giving it a year to do so or risk Washington exiting the organisation.

Walmart's newly installed leadership team on Thursday emphasized plans to build up artificial intelligence integration, lifting shares of the retail behemoth despite a cautious forecast.

President Donald Trump on Thursday promised $10 billion for a new "Board of Peace," an amorphous new institution focused first on Gaza that is being launched just as he threatens Iran with war.

UK pubs will be allowed to stay open until 2:00 am if home nation teams reach the knockout stages of the football World Cup, the government said Thursday.

TotalEnergies faces cutting back oil and gas production if NGOs prevail in a trial that began Thursday over accusations the French energy giant failed to properly consider environmental risks.

Bosnian prosecutors said Thursday they were investigating reports of fans performing fascist salutes at a concert by an ultra-nationalist Croatian singer.

Spain's Oriol Cardona Coll and Switzerland's Marianne Fatton bagged the first two Olympic golds on offer in ski mountaineering in Bormio on Thursday as the event made its debut at the Winter Games.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday Iran must make a "meaningful deal" in its negotiations with Washington in the next 10 days or else "bad things happen", as he deployed warships, fighter jets and other military hardware in the region.

Britain's mostly pro-royal public delighted in the arrest on Thursday of the former prince Andrew, whose friendship with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has turned him into an outcast.

Shops and supermarkets closed, public transport was scarce and garbage went uncollected Thursday as Argentine workers staged the fourth general strike of President Javier Milei's term, this time to protest labor reforms.

Japanese teenager Ami Nakai goes for a shock Olympic gold in women's figure skating on on Thursday as ski mountaineering made its debut in heavy snow at the Winter Games.

Allegations around his ties to the US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have long dogged Britain's former prince Andrew.

The US trade deficit in goods expanded to a new record in 2025, government data showed Thursday, despite sweeping tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed during his first year back in the White House.

Oil prices pushed higher Thursday on worries that nuclear talks between United States and Iran might not avert a new conflict that could threaten supplies.

Williams driver Alexander Albon fears missing the Barcelona shakedown last month has left his team clawing to make up lost ground to its main rivals in the build-up on the new Formula One season.

Real Madrid said it had provided "all available evidence" to UEFA on Thursday in support of their Brazilian star Vinicius Junior's complaint of racist abuse during this week's Champions League clash at Benfica.

The Winter Olympics are expected to accelerate Milan's transformation into a vibrant international metropolis -- but many residents fear the effect will see them priced out.

Spain's Oriol Cardona Coll and Switzerland's Marianne Fatton bagged the first two Olympic golds on offer in ski mountaineering in Bormio on Thursday in the event's debut at the Winter Games.

The head of Doctors Without Borders in the Palestinian territories told AFP the charity would continue working in Gaza for as long as possible, following an Israeli decision to end its activities there.

Russian Nikita Filippov won the first medal at the Milan-Cortina Games for individual neutral athletes when he claimed silver in the men's ski mountaineering sprint in Bormio on Thursday.

Jonathan Milan beat Ethan Vernon and his own younger brother Matteo Milan in a bunch sprint on stage four of the UAE Tour on Thursday.

Jihadist fighters have killed dozens of people and destroyed seven villages in raids in northwestern Nigeria's Kebbi state, the police told AFP Thursday.

T20 World Cup surprise package Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Colombo Thursday to finish the group stage unbeaten and carry some winning momentum into the Super Eights.

Ange Postecoglou has said he has only himself to blame for an extraordinarily brief reign as Nottingham Forest manager, with the Australian accepting he made "a bad decision" taking on the job with the Premier League strugglers.

Britain's former prince Andrew was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct during his time as a trade envoy, as UK police investigations into allegations emerging from the Jeffrey Epstein files gathered pace.

Switzerland's Marianne Fatton won Olympic gold in the women's ski mountaineering sprint in Bormio on Thursday in the event's debut at the Winter Games.

Blair Kinghorn and Duhan van der Merwe have been recalled to Scotland's starting side for their Six Nations clash away to Wales on Saturday.

The boss of Spanish energy giant Repsol said Thursday that his company could boost oil production in Venezuela by more than half over the next year after Washington reauthorised its operations there.

Israel's increased attacks and forcible transfers of Palestinians "raise concerns over ethnic cleansing" in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, the United Nations said Thursday.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged his side to use the "pain" of a shock 2-2 draw with Wolves when they look to revive their Premier League title challenge against arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur.