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German stalwart Reus rolls into LA Galaxy

German stalwart Reus rolls into LA Galaxy

Former Borussia Dortmund and Germany midfielder Marco Reus has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal to play for LA Galaxy, the Major League Soccer side announced on Thursday.

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Hong Kong welcomes birth of first giant panda cubs

Hong Kong welcomes birth of first giant panda cubs

Hong Kong on Thursday announced the birth of a set of giant panda twins, the first cubs to be born in the city.

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Saudi PIF enters North American football with CONCACAF deal

Saudi PIF enters North American football with CONCACAF deal

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has signed a partnership deal unveiled Thursday with North American football governing body CONCACAF ahead of the region playing host to the 2026 World Cup.

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Sweden reports first case of deadly mpox strain outside Africa

Sweden reports first case of deadly mpox strain outside Africa

Sweden on Thursday announced the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency.

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Brazil's president suggests new vote in Venezuela

Brazil's president suggests new vote in Venezuela

Brazil's president on Thursday urged Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to consider holding new elections after international condemnation of last month's vote the opposition says the strongman stole.

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Outclassed Tashkent team fades out of women's Tour debut

Outclassed Tashkent team fades out of women's Tour debut

Yanina Kuskova rode Thursday's fifth stage of the women's Tour de France as the sole survivor of a team that had thought twice about even being there.

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Mpox vaccine maker ready to produce 10 million doses

Mpox vaccine maker ready to produce 10 million doses

Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025 after the World Health Organization declared a surge in the virus in Africa a global public health emergency.

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Vas wins 'chaotic' stage as Vollering crashes in women's Tour de France

Vas wins 'chaotic' stage as Vollering crashes in women's Tour de France

Hungary's Blanka Vas won the fifth stage of the women's Tour de France on Thursday with Dutch teammate Demi Vollering losing the race lead after being caught up in a big crash.

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Fans converge on Wembley as Taylor Swift returns to stage

Fans converge on Wembley as Taylor Swift returns to stage

Fans flocked to London's Wembley Stadium on Thursday ahead of Taylor Swift's return to the stage a week after her Vienna concerts were cancelled due to a foiled suicide attack plot.

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Russia jails US-Russian woman for 12 years for 'high treason'

Russia jails US-Russian woman for 12 years for 'high treason'

A Russian court on Thursday jailed US-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina for 12 years after she was found guilty of "high treason" for giving about $50 to a pro-Ukraine charity in a case slammed as "vindictive cruelty" by the US presidency.

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