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Butler injury blow wrecks Heat's playoff plans

Probe into Portugal ex-PM Costa appears to collapse

Defending champion Swiatek motors into Stuttgart quarter-finals

EU seeks to leverage might to confront China, US challenge

Kenya military helicopter crash kills defence chief, senior officers

Mitchell urges England to 'play on the edge' despite Six Nations red c...

Poland arrests man over suspected plan to kill Zelensky

Biden's cannibals story leaves White House in the lurch

Rain wipes out first Pakistan-New Zealand T20 after just two balls

16-year restoration of silent 'Napoleon' to screen at Cannes

Slow recovery as Dubai airport, roads still deluged

Justice Dept to pay $100 mn to victims of ex-USA Gymnastics team doctor

The Justice Department is to pay $100 million to settle claims against the FBI for mishandling the investigation into sexual abuse by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Historic Copenhagen building smolders for third day as facade collapses

The facade of Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange collapsed Thursday, rescue services said, as work to put out the last of the flames continued for a third day.

Orban critic under investigation in Hungary

Hungarian former government insider-turned critic Peter Magyar on Thursday said he has been put under investigation by a controversial new government agency set up to curb foreign influence.

Ukraine gives order of merit to France's ailing Delon: ambassador

Ukraine is bestowing its top order of merit honour on the French actor Alain Delon, 88, who has been battling ill health, Kyiv's embassy in Paris said on Friday, hailing the screen icon's support in the face of the Russian invasion.

Team behind Italian film 'Io Capitano' returns to Senegal

Members of a 200-strong audience struggle to hold back tears as the credits roll on the film "Io Capitano" in a small auditorium in the outskirts of Senegal's capital Dakar.

IMF chief urges attention to war-ravaged Yemen, Sudan

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday drew attention to the suffering in Yemen and Sudan, both plagued by civil wars and often overshadowed by the plight of other countries.

Rock-solid Ruud racks up season-leading win in Barcelona

Casper Ruud racked up a tour-leading 26th win of the season on Thursday by reaching the Barcelona Open quarter-finals.

Banned Venezuela opposition leader insists she is 'Plan A'

She has been banned from taking part in the July presidential election, but Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado keeps campaigning, refusing to settle for a backup plan.

Family affair: Two more Arnault sons join LVMH board

Two sons of the world's richest man Bernard Arnault on Thursday joined the board of LVMH after a shareholder vote, further cementing the family's control on the French luxury goods giant.