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Leicester sank closer to an immediate return to the Championship after West Ham pulled clear of the bottom three with a convincing 2-0 win on Thursday.

Global stocks mostly fell Thursday after earnings from artificial intelligence chipmaking leader Nvidia failed to wow the market and US President Donald Trump launched fresh broadsides on trade.

US President Donald Trump held out the prospect of a "great" post-Brexit trade deal that could avoid tariffs on Britain Thursday -- as he hailed Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a tough negotiator.

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has again denied allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior at massage parlors and spas, days after Ravens officials called the accusations "concerning".

A group of Apple Watch buyers have filed a lawsuit in Silicon Valley accusing the tech giant of exaggerating how environmentally friendly production of the smart wristwear is.

Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich said Thursday he won't return this season as coach of the San Antonio Spurs as he continues to recover from a stroke he suffered in November.

Israel's military on Thursday acknowledged its "complete failure" to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in the nation's history, in a scathing internal probe published weeks into a fragile truce.

Meta on Thursday said it had laid off 20 workers for leaking information to the media, as the social media giant faces pressure over the recent political shift of its boss Mark Zuckerberg towards US President Donald Trump.

The EU's top diplomat said Thursday that NATO offered the best security guarantee for Ukraine, accusing President Donald Trump of falling for a Russian narrative by closing the door.

Former world number one Daniil Medvedev crashed out of the Dubai Championships on Thursday, squandering four match points before losing a bad-tempered quarter-final to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands.

American Jake Knapp carded the 15th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history on Thursday with a 59 in the first round of the Congnizant Classic at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida.

US President Donald Trump signaled to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday that he is willing to back the British deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Israel's military on Thursday acknowledged its "complete failure" to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in the nation's history, in a scathing probe published weeks into a fragile truce.

The Earth's next ice age is expected to begin in about 11,000 years -- unless human-caused global warming disrupts natural cycles.

From tariffs to counter "unfair trade" to duties over illegal immigration and fentanyl smuggling, President Donald Trump has unleashed a volley of threats since taking office, sparking fears of widening trade tensions.

Donald Trump said he trusted Russia's Vladimir Putin to stick to any Ukraine ceasefire Thursday, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to win security guarantees for Kyiv -- with the help of a royal invitation to visit Britain.

Andrew Tate, a right-wing influencer charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania, arrived in the United States on Thursday -- the first time he has been out of the eastern European country since his 2022 arrest.

Nations were locked in last-ditch efforts to break deadlock on funding for nature at UN talks in Rome Thursday, in what several countries framed as a test for international cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions.

Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died aged 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said Thursday.

An internal Israeli army investigation into Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack released on Thursday acknowledged the military's "complete failure" to prevent the deadly assault, saying that for years it had underestimated the group's capabilities.

Germany's conservatives, who won elections last weekend, are set to start exploratory talks with the Social Democrats on Friday towards forming a coalition government, party sources said.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that she hoped to talk to her US counterpart Donald Trump as part of efforts to avoid being hit with his threatened tariffs.

Former world number one Daniil Medvedev crashed out of the Dubai Championships on Thursday, squandering four match points before losing a bad-tempered quarter-final to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands.

They unlock vehicles with just the touch of a button, but the manufacturing of electronic car keys is anything but simple, illustrating the potential complexities and costs of US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.

Garry Ringrose will miss Ireland's crucial Six Nations clash against France on March 8 after being handed a three-match ban for his red card against Wales.

King Charles III has invited US President Donald Trump for an "unprecedented" second state visit to Britain, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said while visiting the White House on Thursday.

Pope Francis's condition was continuing to improve, the Vatican said Thursday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked two weeks in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs.

Pole vault king Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis said on Thursday he would like to do more events like his one-off sprint race with Karsten Warholm -- but he's not about to fall out of love with his main discipline.

Hungary's government has proposed legal changes to stop the annual Pride march from taking place in the "same public form" as previously, a top official said Thursday.

A new study published Thursday by researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights the powerful impact of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, first approved in 2006, in preventing precancerous lesions detected through cervical screening.

US tariffs on imported cars will create a major headache for European manufacturers such as Volvo, Volkswagen and Mercedes.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Donald Trump Thursday to plead for a US "backstop" to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be the only way to deter Russia's Vladimir Putin from invading again.