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Besiktas fired coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Thursday after losing 1-0 at home to Lausanne to crash out of the UEFA Conference League 2-1 on aggregate in their qualification playoff.

Naomi Osaka hit out at Jelena Ostapenko on Thursday after the Latvian triggered accusations of racism following her US Open exit.

Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday.

A shooter who sprayed bullets into a church filled with young students was "obsessed with the idea of killing children," investigators said Thursday, after reviewing writings and videos that detailed hate for a myriad of groups.

Two of Wall Street's major indexes closed at record highs Thursday, lifted by an upward revision to second-quarter US GDP data and strong earnings from AI chip giant Nvidia.

The United States on Thursday announced the approval of an $825 million sale of 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) air-launched missiles and related equipment to Ukraine.

Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday.

US sprinter Noah Lyles held his nerve to edge Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo over 200m at the Diamond League finals in Zurich on Thursday in what was the perfect boost before the world championships in Tokyo in two weeks.

Olympic 100m champions Noah Lyles and Julien Alfred will head to the world championships in Tokyo in two weeks' time on the back of impressive victories at Thursday's Diamond League finals on Thursday.

Arsenal forward Kai Havertz has had a knee operation, but the Premier League giants are upbeat about the Germany international's prospects of a swift recovery.

Hong Kong player Coleman Wong says he's relishing the challenge of attempting to upset 15th seed Andrey Rublev after extending his fairytale run at the US Open.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday lashed out at the nation's top public health agency a day after its director was ousted, saying the renowned organization needs to be overhauled.

Iga Swiatek scrapped her way into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a three-set win over Suzan Lamens as Jannik Sinner sought to keep his title defence on track.

Olympic champion Julien Alfred stormed to victory in the women's 100m at the Diamond League finals in Zurich on Thursday.

There are few symbols of the American West more iconic than the bison -- shaggy giants that once roamed in the tens of millions before being nearly annihilated by European settlers.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday lashed out at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a day after its director was ousted, saying the storied agency needs to be overhauled.

Iga Swiatek battled into the third round of the US Open on Thursday, needing three sets to edge past the Netherlands' lowly ranked Suzan Lamens.

The Security Council voted Thursday for UN peacekeepers to leave Lebanon in 2027, allowing only one final extension after pressure from Israel and its US ally to end the nearly 50-year-old force.

Brazilian police launched a mega operation in several states Thursday to crush a criminal network that sold adulterated fuel to clients and concealed billions of dollars in earnings in cahoots with financial companies, officials said.

Liverpool and Manchester City will both come up against Real Madrid in this season's Champions League while title-holders Paris Saint-Germain were handed a tough list of opponents in Thursday's draw, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

A dinosaur dubbed one of the "strangest" ever boasted an elaborate armoury of long bony spikes and a tail weapon, according to findings published in the science journal Nature.

The Security Council voted Thursday for UN peacekeepers to leave Lebanon in 2027, allowing one final extension after pressure from Israel and its US ally to end the nearly 50-year-old force.

Skyrocketing raw material prices in China have caused shuttlecock prices to more than double in recent months as suppliers struggle to meet rising demand from badminton enthusiasts around the world.

Chinese-owned luxury carmaker Lotus said Thursday that it planned to cut up to 550 UK jobs, in part over uncertainty caused by US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

An approaching US deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to the world's biggest economy, with businesses halting shipments to American consumers and mulling price hikes.

Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 19 people, including four children, in an attack the United States warned undermines peace efforts.

France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear programme it agreed to a decade ago.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the "endless catalogue of horrors" in Gaza, as the territory's civil defence reported at least 31 killed by Israeli forces since dawn.

Jay Vine sailed to solo success in stage six of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday, as Torstein Traen claimed the overall lead.

An apocalyptic satire starring Emma Stone and a Tinseltown road trip dramedy with George Clooney took the spotlight on Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.

England captain Zoe Aldcroft has been ruled out of the rest of the pool stage of the Women's Rugby World Cup with a knee injury, it was announced Thursday.

Lando Norris said on Thursday that other teams were catching up with his McLaren outfit, expecting many tough battles ahead as the Formula One season enters the home straight.

The UK government on Thursday called for a court-ordered ban on housing asylum seekers at a protest-hit hotel to be lifted, warning the move risked setting "a precedent".

France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear programme signed a decade ago.

Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 18 people, including four children, in an attack the US warned undermines peace efforts.

Orange-vested rescue teams rowed through streets transformed into muddy rivers in Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, helping to pluck people and their livestock from flooded villages.

Seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton said Thursday he wants to put his painful start at Ferrari behind him and rediscover the joy that got him racing in the first place.

France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear programme.

US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit Thursday to challenge Donald Trump's move to fire her from her position -- as the president intensified pressure on the independent central bank.