Texas battling largest wildfire in its history
Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze leaving at least one person dead and scorching a million acres as it raged out of control.
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To the Moon and back: NASA's Artemis II crew rehearses splashdown
Their mission around the Moon is not expected until September 2025 at the earliest, but the four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission are already preparing for their splashdown return.
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Aussie rugby league opens season in Vegas with big US hopes
Australia's National Rugby League kicks off its 2024 campaign in Las Vegas on Saturday, an unprecedented US launch that could boost the sport on American soil.
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Pogba's career in jeopardy as 'shocked' star handed four-year doping ban
France star Paul Pogba said he was "shocked and heartbroken" after being given a four-year ban from football by Italy's anti-doping tribunal following a positive test for testosterone last August, his club Juventus said on Thursday.
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France call up New Zealand-born Meafou for Wales clash
Emmanuel Meafou is in line to win his first Test cap for France after being named on Thursday in Fabien Galthie's 34-man squad for the Six Nations match against Wales on March 10.
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Moldova keeps cool after Russia 'protection' call
Moldovans dismissed talk of tensions on Thursday, a day after pro-Russian rebel officials in the country's breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Russia for "protection".
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US women determined to bounce back in Gold Cup quarters
Was it more evidence that the rest of women's football has caught up?
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Former Tanzanian president Ali Hassan Mwinyi dies aged 98
Former Tanzanian president Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who introduced multi-party democracy to the East African nation, died on Thursday aged 98, the presidency said.
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UK government concerned by Broadway show's 'black-only' performances
A Broadway play's plan to hold performances for black-only audiences in London this year is "wrong" and "divisive", the prime minister's office said on Thursday.
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Man Utd's Rashford asks critics to 'have a bit more humanity'
Marcus Rashford says he can take "any headline" but asked his critics to show a "bit more humanity" before they question his commitment to Manchester United and love of football.
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