Israel lawmakers vote to oppose Palestinian state
The Israeli parliament voted Thursday to oppose a Palestinian state as an "existential threat", a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers the army had Hamas "by the throat".
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Gasly tries to lure Sainz to Alpine
Pierre Gasly confirmed on Thursday that he has spoken to Carlos Sainz in a bid to persuade him to join him at Alpine next season, after leaving Ferrari.
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Isolated Biden battles Covid and Democrats as crisis grows
Joe Biden holed up at his beach house Thursday, battling both a bout of Covid and calls by senior allies for him to abandon his 2024 reelection bid.
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Vieira quits as Strasbourg coach, linked to vacant USA manager post
Patrick Vieira stood down as manager Strasbourg, the Ligue 1 club confirmed on Thursday, as his name was linked to the vacant United States men's team coaching job.
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McIlroy focused on making British Open cut after disastrous start
Rory McIlroy said he can only focus on trying to make the cut at the British Open after a disastrous opening round of seven over par at Royal Troon on Thursday.
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Suryakumar takes over as India's new T20 skipper
Suryakumar Yadav has been named India's T20 captain, the country's cricket board announced Thursday, after Rohit Sharma quit the shortest format following last month's World Cup triumph.
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Trump to rally unified Republicans in convention finale
Donald Trump will get a hero's welcome Thursday as he accepts the Republican Party's nomination to run for US president in a speech capping a convention dominated by the recent attempt on his life.
Read more32 dead in Bangladesh unrest, protesters set fire to state TV network
Bangladeshi students set fire to the country's state broadcaster on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm escalating clashes that have killed at least 32 people.
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ECB leaves September options 'wide open' after rate pause
The European Central Bank is keeping options "wide open" for September, president Christine Lagarde said, after holding interest rates steady Thursday in the wait for more evidence that inflation was on the right track.
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'Extremely important' US keeps backing Ukraine: NATO chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said it was "extremely important" that the United States maintains its backing for Ukraine, after former president Donald Trump chose a sceptic of aiding Kyiv as his election running mate.
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