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Family affair: Two more Arnault sons join LVMH board

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.

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Gazans search for remains after deadly Rafah strike

Gazans search for remains after deadly Rafah strike

Birds sang and planes rumbled overhead as Abdeljabbar al-Arja dug the remains of his dead neighbours from the rubble in Gaza.

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Trump in court for jury selection in criminal trial

Trump in court for jury selection in criminal trial

Donald Trump was back in court on Thursday as prosecutors and defense attorneys struggled to select a jury for the unprecedented criminal trial of a former US president.

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Marathon record-holder Assefa out to break London women's best

Marathon record-holder Assefa out to break London women's best

World record-holder Tigst Assefa is aiming to break the women's-only course mark at the London Marathon when she makes her debut in the race on Sunday.

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FA Cup replays scrapped from first round onwards

FA Cup replays scrapped from first round onwards

FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards from next season as part of an agreement with the Premier League, the Football Association announced on Thursday.

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Israel bombs Gaza as West sanctions Iran drones over attack

Israel bombs Gaza as West sanctions Iran drones over attack

Israel launched more deadly strikes on besieged Gaza on Thursday as Western governments unveiled sweeping sanctions against Iran's military drone programme in response to the country's unprecedented attack on its arch enemy Israel.

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US Congress to take on TikTok ban bill -- again

US Congress to take on TikTok ban bill -- again

The US House of Representatives will again vote Saturday on a bill that would force TikTok to divest from Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a nationwide ban.

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Croatian parties scramble to form government in hung parliament

Croatian parties scramble to form government in hung parliament

Croatian parties scrambled to form a ruling coalition Thursday, a day after an election in which the ruling conservative party won the most seats but not a parliamentary majority.

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Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' set to drop

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' set to drop

Taylor Swift is primed to release her highly anticipated record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday -- the 11th studio album from the megastar who is already having a blockbuster year.

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UN chief warns Mideast on brink of 'full-scale regional conflict'

UN chief warns Mideast on brink of 'full-scale regional conflict'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday painted a dark picture of the situation in the Middle East, warning that spiraling tensions over the war in Gaza and Iran's attack on Israel could devolve into a "full-scale regional conflict."

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