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General Motors has delivered its first components for Lockheed Martin interceptor missiles as the defense contractor boosts production to rebuild US stocks in the middle of the Iran war and to meet international demand, Lockheed said Thursday.

Sixteen-year-old talent Cavan Sullivan was named in a new-look United States squad on Thursday as head coach Mauricio Pochettino begins the long journey to the 2030 World Cup.

President Donald Trump's administration will no longer treat the unintentional killing of protected wildlife as unlawful, officials confirmed Thursday, in a shift conservationists say effectively guts the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Rockstar Games unveiled six tracks from the soundtrack of the video game "Grand Theft Auto VI" on Thursday, including songs by American rapper Travis Scott and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.

India's Abhishek Sharma hit 100 off 30 balls against Afghanistan, the fastest T20 international century by a Test-playing batte, as he guided the team to 221-7 on Thursday.

An AFP photo of Donald Trump examining a depiction of Washington's Kennedy Center apparently being demolished sparked widespread attention Thursday after the president threatened to tear down the revered arts venue because he has been blocked from renaming it after himself.

The leaders of France, Lebanon and Jordan on Thursday met in Paris to to drum up international support for the cash-strapped Lebanese army which President Emmanuel Macron described as "indispensable" for bringing stability to the country.

United States coach Mauricio Pochettino on Thursday named a new-look 28-man roster for upcoming international friendlies against Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada, with only 13 members of the USA's World Cup squad included.

The final round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) in Saudi Arabia in November has been cancelled due to the conflict in the Middle East, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced on Thursday.

Xabi Alonso said Chelsea's ambition was "very clear" after Clearlake Capital took full control of the Premier League club, ending Todd Boehly's chairmanship.

On a street in southern Israel, a graffiti artist paints a mural depicting the filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary "NAZA". But this is not a tribute.

Kylian Mbappe has come under mounting criticism from conservative and far-right politicians in Spain and France after the Real Madrid forward declined to fully wear a t-shirt supporting residents of Ceuta, Spain's north African exclave grappling with a migration crisis.

King Charles III warned tech giants of the "existential dangers" posed by artificial intelligence falling into the wrong hands during a conference in Scotland on Thursday.

One person died from malaria in Frankfurt and another was infected, local health officials said Thursday, the latest cases from a malaria outbreak linked to the city's airport.

Fishermen on Thursday blocked the entrance to two ports and a petrol depot in southern France in protest at rising fuel prices linked to the US-Iran war.

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An AFP photo of Donald Trump examining a depiction of Washington's Kennedy Center apparently being demolished sparked social media attention Thursday after the president threatened to tear down the revered arts venue because he has been blocked from renaming it after himself.

Xabi Alonso said Chelsea's ambition is "very clear" after Clearlake Capital took full control of the Premier League club, ending the chairmanship of Todd Boehly.

The leader of Sweden's left-wing bloc that won a slim majority in the country's election, Magdalena Andersson, vowed Thursday to lead the country in a "new direction" after four years of right-wing rule backed by the far-right.

Hundreds of workers at memory chip giant Micron Technology rallied on Thursday, threatening a strike as they rejected the US company's bonus offer of 68 months' pay as insufficient.

A top adviser to Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish leader would run again in an early election likely to be held in April 2028, media outlets reported on Thursday.

The World Bank announced Thursday that it had mobilized a record $112 billion in private capital for developing countries last financial year, with its chief lauding the approach as "adding another arrow to the quiver" of the world's largest development lender.

Magdalena Andersson, who was Sweden's first woman prime minister in 2021-2022, is a no-nonsense operator looking to return the left to power after her election win on Thursday.

The leaders of France, Lebanon and Jordan on Thursday met in Paris to discuss international support for the cash-strapped Lebanese army and the creation of a new force to succeed a longstanding UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney shrugged off a threat of US retaliation Thursday as he pitched a "new alliance" with Europe as a bulwark against outside pressures, in a closely watched speech to the European Parliament.

The Trump administration this week announced visa restrictions on South African officials over alleged discrimination against the country's white minority, warning that the move was the opening salvo in a series of potentially "severe" punitive measures.

Ireland will not participate in or broadcast next year's Eurovision Song Contest, public broadcaster RTE said Thursday, citing the "ongoing loss of lives in Gaza".

Nour Private Wealth (NPW) announces a growing shift in how ultra-high-net-worth families approach long-term wealth, with legacy planning, family governance, and intergenerational continuity taking a more prominent role alongside traditional financial considerations. The development reflects the increasing complexity of managing substantial family wealth across generations

India's Tata Sons said Thursday its board had voted to reappoint N. Chandrasekaran as executive chairman for another five-year term after he rescinded his decision last month to not seek another term.

Britain's King Charles III has taken the rare step of hitting back at criticism after Princess Diana's brother alleged that the monarch acted insensitively following her death in a car crash three decades ago.

Sweden's left-wing opposition won a narrow majority in the country's general election after the vote count ended Thursday, but faces laborious negotiations to form a government.

A Real Madrid supporters' group has demanded a public apology from Kylian Mbappe and two team-mates after they declined to fully wear a t-shirt in support of the people of Ceuta.