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New Zealand veteran Beauden Barrett was recalled Thursday to start at flyhalf against Australia this weekend, replacing Damian McKenzie who has been relegated to the bench.

An increasingly powerful hurricane threatening "catastrophic," dangerous storm surges and flooding was forecast to smash into Florida's Gulf coast on Thursday, as thousands of residents evacuated towns along the US state's shoreline.

France on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon in UN diplomacy with the United States as the death toll mounted in deadly strikes by Israel against Hezbollah.

Firefighters battled five blazes on the outskirts of Ecuador's capital Quito on Wednesday, as wildfires continue to rip through South American nations turned into tinderboxes by droughts linked to climate change.

International calls for restraint mounted Wednesday after Israel's army chief told soldiers to prepare for a possible ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon amid fears of all-out war in the Middle East.

Los Angeles Lakers great LeBron James and son Bronny are poised to become the first father-son duo on an NBA court this season, but the Lakers are still formulating plans for that moment, new coach JJ Redick said Wednesday.

Two crucial games between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves in the fight for Major League Baseball playoff spots were postponed to Monday with Hurricane Helene surging toward Atlanta.

OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati on Wednesday said she is leaving the company behind ChatGPT, adding to a growing list of high-level departures.

Erik ten Hag slammed his Manchester United flops after a costly mistake from Christian Eriksen condemned them to a 1-1 draw against FC Twente in their Europa League opener on Wednesday.

Kamala Harris blasted Donald Trump as the "biggest loser" on the economy and a friend of billionaires Wednesday as the election rivals laid out competing plans on the top issue for many US voters.

The United States announced on Wednesday $160 million of new aid for Haiti where an international security mission has been deployed to battle the gangs ravaging the country.

NFL stadiums will become response and recovery activity centers for disasters under a combined program launched on Wednesday by the NFL and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Breakout US pop star Chappell Roan said Wednesday she will vote for Kamala Harris, after coming under criticism when she said she didn't feel "pressured to endorse someone."

Manchester United stuttered to a 1-1 draw at home to FC Twente in their opening Europa League game on Wednesday as Christian Eriksen scored but then made an error that led to the equaliser.

Robert Lewandowski continued his fine form and earned La Liga leaders Barcelona a 1-0 win over Getafe on Wednesday.

Raheem Sterling scored his first Arsenal goal and Jack Porter became the club's youngest ever starter in a 5-1 rout of Bolton in the League Cup on Wednesday, while Liverpool reached the last 16 with a 5-1 win against troubled West Ham.

The world's longest-serving death row prisoner hears from a Japanese court on Thursday if he will again face execution or finally be acquitted, a decade after obtaining a retrial of his murder conviction.

Stock markets diverged and oil prices fell on Wednesday as China's latest measure to bolster its economy, the world's second-largest, failed to sustain another global rally.

The Internationals will try to defeat the United States for the first time since 1998 and snap a nine-event losing streak when the 15th Presidents Cup begins Thursday at Royal Montreal.

Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum angered Spain on Wednesday by barring its King Felipe VI from her swearing-in ceremony, accusing him of failing to acknowledge harm caused by his country's conquest of Mexico five centuries ago.

Meta launched AI chatbots voiced by Hollywood celebrities including Judi Dench and John Cena on Wednesday, betting its billions of users are eager to embrace artificial intelligence.

A bus hijacking that led to a slow-motion police chase through Los Angeles early Wednesday left one person dead and the alleged gunman in custody, police said.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres voiced concern Wednesday over "escalation" in Sudan's conflict to the country's army chief when they met on the sidelines of a diplomatic gathering in New York.

Firefighters and helicopters battled five blazes on the outskirts of Quito on Wednesday, as wildfires continue to rip through South American nations that have been turned into tinderboxes by a prolonged drought linked to climate change.

CONCACAF announced their 14 venues for June's Gold Cup on Wednesday with no East Coast venues featuring due to the clash with FIFA's new expanded Club World Cup.

The home run ball that saw Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani become the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in one season is for sale, auction house Goldin said Wednesday.

Former US president Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky of refusing to "make a deal" to end his country's war with Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced plans to broaden Russia's rules on the use of its nuclear weaponry, allowing it to unleash a nuclear response in the event of a "massive" air attack.

President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Wednesday of plotting potentially catastrophic attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants, in a defiant UN address in which he denounced bids to impose peace from the outside.

The latest instalment of the hugely popular "Assassin's Creed" video game series has been delayed to February instead of coming out in November as planned, its French publisher Ubisoft said Wednesday.

The "Prince of Prints" is gone, but Dries Van Noten the style legend lives on, wowing his army of fans at Paris Fashion Week Wednesday with his brand's first show since the designer retired in June.

Meta launched AI chatbots voiced by Hollywood celebrities like John Cena and Judi Dench on Wednesday, betting that its billions of users are eager to embrace artificial intelligence.