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Venezuela has invited the European Union to send a team to observe presidential elections on July 28 in which President Nicolas Maduro is widely expected to seek another term.

Haiti's troubled capital was put under a state of emergency for another month on Thursday as authorities struggle to rein in violent gangs demanding the prime minister resign.

Olav Kooij of the Netherlands sprinted to victory in the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race on Thursday, his second victory in this year's race.

The share of Hollywood films with women in the lead role fell last year, new research showed Thursday, despite standout successes like "Barbie."

Senegal on Thursday looked set to elect its new president on March 24 and end weeks of crisis triggered by the delay to the poll, after the top constitutional body agreed to the new date suggested by the president.

England coach Steve Borthwick said Thursday that Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has earned the right to make his first Test start against Ireland in the Six Nations after a meteoric rise this season.

Swiss lawmakers on Thursday narrowly backed moves towards allowing the use of frozen Russian state assets to fund war reparations in Ukraine.

A run around and a cuddle with dad -- Rome zoo's new Sumatran tiger cub made her public debut Thursday, three months after her birth boosted the critically endangered species.

Stock markets rose on both sides of the Atlantic and gold hit new records Thursday as the both the European and US central banks indicated interest rate cuts could be on the way later this year.

Veteran aid worker Jean-Pierre Delomier said he has seen it all responding to conflicts and disasters worldwide over the decades, but the Gaza war is by far "the worst".

Porn site Pornhub is challenging the European Union's landmark digital content law, arguing it does not meet the criteria to come under stricter rules, its parent company said Thursday.

The US Federal Reserve "can and will" begin cutting interest rates this year if current economic trends continue, the head of the US central bank told lawmakers in Washington Thursday.

A former member of the radical anti-capitalist Baader-Meinhof gang arrested in Berlin last week after decades on the run was remanded in custody on Thursday over three violent attacks in the 1990s.

Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of NATO in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, ending two centuries of official non-alignment and capping two years of torturous diplomacy.

Haiti's crisis threatened to deepen Thursday after another police station was set alight in a further attack targeting the troubled country's law enforcement forces as criminal gangs extend their control.

US President Joe Biden is expected to raise pressure Thursday on major corporations and wealthy individuals, calling for them to pay more in taxes in his State of the Union speech.

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will return to the ring to face Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in an exhibition bout screened on Netflix, organisers announced on Thursday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for warring parties in Sudan to agree to a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, warning that the country's humanitarian crisis is reaching "colossal proportions."

Dating app Tinder has promised to tell users in the EU why they are being charged different fees for the same service, after Brussels opened a probe following consumer complaints from Sweden and the Netherlands.

The European Central Bank froze interest rates again Thursday, holding off from starting to cut as president Christine Lagarde said officials were not yet "sufficiently confident" on progress towards the bank's inflation goal.

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said France would not rule out any option to support Ukraine two years into Russia's invasion, leaders of several major French political parties said.

Controversial plans to send migrants from the UK to Rwanda will return to the House of Commons this month after parliament's upper chamber recommended several changes to the scheme, the government announced on Thursday.

Stock markets rose and gold hit new records Thursday as traders maintained hopes of interest-rate cuts by the European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve later this year.

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen shut out the noise surrounding his Red Bull team on Thursday to clock the fastest lap in opening practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

M23 rebels seized more territory on Thursday as clashes went on for a third day in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo forcing ever more people to flee their homes, local residents and officials said.

The Al-Otaibi sisters have paid a steep price for defending women's rights in Saudi Arabia, with one detained, another exiled, and the third trapped in the kingdom under a travel ban.

An average of four Brazilian women per day were murdered for motives linked to their gender in 2023, according to a study published Thursday on the eve of International Women's Day.

Red Bull have suspended the female employee who accused team boss Christian Horner of inappropriate behaviour, a source close to the investigation into the matter confirmed to AFP on Thursday.

France warned Thursday that the world's construction sector was not on track to decarbonise by 2050 as it co-hosts with the UN Environment Programme the first ever conference aimed at reducing the industry's impact on climate change.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will make his first England start after being named by coach Steve Borthwick in his run-on side for Saturday's Six Nations clash at home to Ireland.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insists he doesn't care who wins Sunday's showdown between Liverpool and Manchester City because his side are "still not there" in the Premier League title race.

Google on Thursday launched a new cybersecurity hub in Japan, aimed at helping to upgrade defences in the Asia-Pacific.