Lebanon-Israel border heats up ahead of speech by Hezbollah leader
Lebanon's Hezbollah said it attacked 19 Israeli positions along the border simultaneously Thursday, prompting a "broad" retaliatory assault, on the eve of a speech by the Iran-backed group's leader on the Israel-Hamas war.
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McIlroy joins Boston TGL team while Rahm drops out of tech golf
Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy was among players named Thursday to the Boston Common roster in the new tech-golf TGL while Masters champion Jon Rahm dropped out of the series.
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Blinken heads to Israel seeking 'concrete measures' to spare civilians
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he would seek "concrete measures" from Israel to minimize harm to Gaza civilians as he headed on his second crisis trip to the Middle East since a Hamas assault triggered a war.
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Iyer glad he only has to face India quicks in nets
Shreyas Iyer was thankful he only had to face India's quicks in the nets after they overwhelmed Sri Lanka to guide the unbeaten hosts into the World Cup semi-finals.
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Colombian guerrilla group kidnapped Liverpool striker Diaz's parents: Bogota
The Colombian government on Thursday accused the ELN guerrilla group, with which it is seeking to negotiate peace, of kidnapping Liverpool winger Luis Diaz's parents in their home town last weekend.
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US seeks collaboration with China with eye on national security: Yellen
The United States seeks to work with China on global challenges from climate change to debt distress, but will not compromise on areas like national security, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday.
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'Not rocket science', says Shami after Sri Lanka demolition
India seamer Mohammed Shami insisted "it's not rocket science" as he became his country's most successful World Cup bowler on Thursday in the 302-run demolition of Sri Lanka.
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YouTube takes aim at teens bingeing on body image videos
YouTube on Thursday said it tweaked its recommendation system in the United States to prevent teens from bingeing on videos idealizing certain body types.
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Greece's Giakoumakis, not Messi, named top MLS newcomer
Argentine World Cup hero Lionel Messi won his eighth Ballon d'Or on Monday and brought global attention to Major League Soccer, but settled for second-best on Thursday in voting for MLS Newcomer of the Year.
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Russia denies Ukraine conflict at 'stalemate'
Russia on Thursday rejected comments from Ukraine's most senior military official that their nearly two-year conflict had reached a stalemate, as Kyiv said fighting around a key town had eased.
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