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Automakers were battered Thursday as stock markets fell on both sides of the Atlantic after US President Donald Trump announced significant tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, pressing ahead with tough trade policies many fear will spark a recession.

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio on Thursday issued a stern warning against Venezuela if it attacks its newly oil-rich neighbor Guyana, brandishing the power of the US military to protect the small South American nation.

Defending champion Ilia Malinin seized command of the men's competition at the World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday with one of the greatest short programs ever performed.

Thousands protested Thursday after Israel's parliament passed a law expanding the power of politicians over the appointment of judges pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

Liam Lawson admitted Thursday it had been "tough" to see his "dream" job as a Red Bull F1 driver end in the sack after just two races of the 2025 season.

Mikaela Shiffrin won her 101st career World Cup race on Thursday, taking the women's slalom season finale while Zrinka Ljutic captured the discipline's globe.

Iran has sent a response to a letter from US President Donald Trump that called for nuclear talks and warned of possible military action if it refuses, its foreign minister said Thursday.

The era of deep economic, security and military ties between Canada and the United States "is over," Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday, after President Donald Trump announced steep auto tariffs.

The 25 percent tariffs on automobiles announced by President Donald Trump are meant to revitalize American industry, but Detroit's giants were stunned Thursday by their scale and faced a beating on Wall Street.

Norway had two reasons to celebrate on the slopes Thursday as Timon Haugan won the alpine ski World Cup men's slalom finale and compatriot Henrik Kristoffersen took home the season globe for the event.

The NBA will explore the creation of a new professional league in Europe in partnership with world governing body FIBA, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced Thursday.

Women's Champions League holders Barcelona mauled Wolfsburg 6-1 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals 10-2 on aggregate.

Mikaela Shiffrin won her 101st career World Cup race on Thursday, taking the women's slalom season finale while Zrinka Ljutic captured the discipline's crystal globe.

Czech teenager Jakub Mensik marched into his first Masters semi-final in Miami on Thursday when he defeated France's Arthur Fils 7-6 (7/5), 6-1.

Prosecutors recommended an 18-month suspended jail sentence Thursday in the sexual abuse trial of film star Gerard Depardieu, the highest-profile figure caught up in France's response to the #MeToo movement.

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces vowed on Thursday there would be "no retreat and no surrender" after rival troops of the regular army retook nearly all of central Khartoum.

Sundance, the highly influential US film festival co-founded by Robert Redford, is moving to a new home in Colorado, organizers said Thursday.

The Premier League will have two transfer windows this summer to allow Manchester City and Chelsea to register players for the Club World Cup.

Mexico's water debt to the United States under a decades-old supply treaty has opened a new battlefront between the two countries, in addition to US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.

Bill Sweeney, the chief executive of England's Rugby Football Union, survived a vote of confidence in his leadership at a special general meeting on Thursday where he faced a call for his dismissal by the board.

President Donald Trump withdrew right-wing firebrand Elise Stefanik as his nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations Thursday, as Republican concerns mount about holding their narrow majority in Congress.

Nicholas Pooran slammed 70 off 26 balls as Lucknow Super Giants easily chased down a target of 191 to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday for their first win of the new IPL season.

In a bid to escape financial woes, French games giant Ubisoft said Thursday it was creating a new subsidiary around its most popular franchises such as "Assassin's Creed" in partnership with China's Tencent.

It won't be much consolation to Liam Lawson, sacked by Red Bull on Thursday, but his two-race tenure is by no means the shortest driver stint in Formula One history.

Social network TikTok is taking e-commerce by storm and will launch a new feature, dubbed TikTok Shop -- on Monday in France, Germany and Italy -- allowing direct purchases in the app, the company said on Thursday.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday warned "the fate of free societies" was linked to their fight against anti-Semitism, at a conference in Jerusalem, where the attendance of far-right European politicians has divided the international Jewish community.

World powers on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, vowing retaliation as trade tensions intensify and price hikes appear on the horizon.

Marc and Alex Marquez, who have turned the 2025 MotoGP world championship into a family monopoly, aim to extend their domination at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas this weekend.

Argentina has sought a $20 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, the country's economy minister said Thursday, as the government struggles to hold on to foreign reserves while propping up an ailing currency.

Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come.

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, the Vatican indicated Thursday, without specifying whether he would lead other celebrations.

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said Thursday, as the planet continues to swelter under the mounting effects of human-driven climate change.