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The European Central Bank on Thursday held interest rates steady despite rising inflation fuelled by the Iran war energy shock, just hours after President Christine Lagarde announced she would step down early.

Alaska's governor has ordered a probe into allegations that the campaign of a Democratic candidate for the US Senate recruited a man with the same name as her Republican opponent to run for office in a bid to siphon off votes.

The United States posted strong economic growth in the third quarter, but the Fed's preferred inflation gauge also accelerated, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, in a mixed economic bag for US President Donald Trump ahead of key midterm polls next week.

Haiti will hold elections in July and October next year, authorities said, in what would mark the first polls in the crisis-stricken country in more than a decade.

At least 69 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid on Wednesday, in Spain's deadliest rail disaster since 2013.

Gary Neville says managers sometimes need to dismissed "for their own good" as Manchester United persist with under-pressure boss Michael Carrick.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will step down in February, months before her term ends, officials said Thursday, kicking off a race to succeed her against a turbulent backdrop in the eurozone and further afield.

High-flying businessman Geoffroy Roux de Bezieux was on Thursday unveiled as the new head of the organising committee of the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps.

A Russian drone slammed into a busy platform at a railway station in Ukraine's Dnipro on Thursday killing at least 14 people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a "horrific" attack that demands a response from Kyiv's allies.

The wife of British comedian and actor Russell Brand testified Thursday at his trial for rape and sexual assault, saying he had found monogamy "difficult" but became an "amazing" husband.

German carmaker Volkswagen said Thursday that it needed to redouble cost-cutting efforts after its quarterly loss deepened to 5.8 billion euros ($6.5 billion) amid intense Chinese competition.

When it was built on the edge of the desert more than four decades ago, one 15-storey building rose proudly above what was then a quiet, unassuming Dubai.

Josh Inglis completed his century before Australia were bowled out for 429 – a first innings lead of 100 – on the third day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday.

Opener Ben Duckett smashed his highest score in one-day internationals to propel England to 386-5 in their dead rubber game against Sri Lanka in Lahore on Thursday.

Championship-chasing Jorge Martin will risk racing with a broken wrist in Friday's opening practice for the Malaysian MotoGP.

Stock markets diverged Thursday as investors weighed a fresh batch of corporate earnings against growing concerns over whether the global technology boom can be sustained.

England striker Ivan Toney will face trial over an alleged assault at a nightclub in June 2028, it was announced Thursday.

A Russian drone slammed into a busy platform at a railway station in Ukraine's Dnipro on Thursday killing at least 13 people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a "horrific" attack that demands a response from Kyiv's allies.

West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican took five wickets to bowl Bangladesh out for 272 before the visitors reached 134-4 on the second day of the opening Test on Thursday.

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has warned his side to expect no let-up from Brighton this weekend when the teams meet again just days after a dramatic cup tie.

Oil and gas giants Shell and TotalEnergies on Thursday reported soaring quarterly net profits as the Middle East war pushed up hydrocarbon prices -- and the cost of living around the world.

At least 13 people were killed Thursday when a Russian drone slammed into a crowded platform at the Dnipro railway station in central Ukraine, where trains were parked, authorities said.

Christine Lagarde, who will step down in February 2027 as president of the European Central Bank, has been seen as a unifying leader who headed the institution in turbulent geopolitical times and sought to strengthen it for a more uncertain world.

Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday after its second high-speed rail collision this year killed 69 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will step down in February 2027, months before her term expires in October next year, the Frankfurt-based institution said Thursday.

World number one Elena Rybakina secured the year-end top ranking after beating fellow Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-3 at the Pan Pacific Open in Japan on Thursday.

A year after Tanzania's bloody election, many remain traumatised by the violence, while government critics live in fear of abduction and arbitrary arrest, or facing treason and terrorism charges.

Residents and firefighters in an Indonesian city long shrouded in a toxic haze brought on by months of wildfires rushed outside dancing and chanting as rain this week brought a welcome respite.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc on Thursday piled pressure on Israeli Arab leaders over unproven accusations of foreign funding, in a push to neuter parties that made strong gains after an otherwise indecisive election.

Former world number one Naomi Osaka said she would "keep attempting" to get back to her Grand Slam-winning best after her season ended with a second-round exit in Japan on Thursday.

Families of victims of South Korea's deadly Halloween crowd crush have demanded that footage of the disaster used in the latest instalment of "Call of Duty" be removed, a representative told AFP Thursday, condemning its "complete lack of sensitivity".

Sanrio, the Japanese company that owns the popular Hello Kitty character, apologised Thursday over its tie-up with a TV spy drama criticised as anti-China, cancelling a merchandise collaboration with the show.