Jury selection stalls in Trump criminal trial
Two jurors selected for Donald Trump's historic criminal trial were excused on Thursday as prosecutors and defense attorneys struggled to fill a panel to sit in judgment of the deeply polarizing former US president.
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Butler injury blow wrecks Heat's playoff plans
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is set to miss the crunch play-in game with the Chicago Bulls on Friday amid reports he has suffered knee ligament damage.
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Probe into Portugal ex-PM Costa appears to collapse
The corruption investigation that sparked ex-Portuguese premier Antonio Costa's resignation last year risks collapsing after a court said there had been no indication of a crime being committed.
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Defending champion Swiatek motors into Stuttgart quarter-finals
World number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek progressed to the quarter-finals of the WTA Stuttgart clay-court tournament by beating Elise Mertens in straight sets on Thursday, her ninth win in nine career matches at the French Open warm-up event.
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EU seeks to leverage might to confront China, US challenge
EU leaders gave fresh impetus on Thursday to a controversial project to integrate the bloc's financial markets in a bid to keep pace with China and the United States -- including in the global race to produce clean technology.
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Kenya military helicopter crash kills defence chief, senior officers
Kenya's defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said.
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Mitchell urges England to 'play on the edge' despite Six Nations red cards
England coach John Mitchell has told his side to "play on the edge" despite the red cards that have been a feature of their Women's Six Nations campaign.
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Poland arrests man over suspected plan to kill Zelensky
A man suspected of aiding a plot by Russian intelligence services to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been arrested in Poland, Polish and Ukrainian prosecutors said Thursday.
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Biden's cannibals story leaves White House in the lurch
Joe Biden raised eyebrows when he hinted that cannibals on the island of New Guinea may have eaten his uncle's body after he was shot down during World War II.
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Rain wipes out first Pakistan-New Zealand T20 after just two balls
Heavy rain caused the first Twenty20 international between Pakistan and New Zealand to be abandoned after just two deliveries in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
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