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UK vows to speed up asylum claims as hotel protests spread

Head, Marsh, Green hit centuries as Australia make 431-2 in 3rd South Africa ODI

Ukraine marks independence day with drone strikes on Russia

Pujara announces retirement from Indian cricket

Bird call contest boosts conservation awareness in Hong Kong's concrete jungle

Kneecap to play Paris concert in defiance of objections

Indonesian child's viral fame draws tourists to boat race

LAFC's Son, Whitecaps' Mueller score first MLS goals

Australian quick Morris out for 12 months with back injury

Son scores first MLS goal as LAFC draw 1-1 with Dallas

India's Modi dangles tax cuts as US tariffs loom

Siemens warns US tariffs causing investment caution

Siemens warned on Thursday that US tariffs were prompting its customers in key sectors to slow investment decisions, even as the German industrial giant reported forecast-beating quarterly profits.

Influx of Afghan returnees fuels Kabul housing crisis

Weeks after he was forced to return from Iran, Mohammad Mohsen Zaryab was still searching for somewhere to live in Kabul, where rental prices have soared along with an influx of Afghans expelled from neighbouring countries.

Israeli security cabinet to hold talks over future Gaza war plans

Israel's security cabinet was expected to meet later Thursday to discuss military plans in Gaza, Israeli media said, as the families of hostages launched a desperate plea for help aboard a flotilla to the territory.

Macron urges tougher line in standoff with Algeria

President Emmanuel Macron urged a tougher line from Paris in an intensifying standoff with former north African colony Algeria, saying France's stance needed to "command respect".

UK says first migrants held under return deal with France

The UK said Thursday it had detained the first migrants under a new "one-in, one-out" deal with France in which it can return people crossing the Channel on small boats.

France seeks to 'stabilise' wildfire raging in the south

French firefighters said Thursday they were hoping to halt the country's biggest wildfire this summer that has left one person dead and destroyed several thousand hectares of land and dozens of homes in the south.

Ukraine's funeral workers bearing the burden of war

At a funeral home in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, Svitlana Ostapenko paced around as she prepared the dead for their final journey.

India exporters say 50% Trump levy a 'severe setback'

Indian exporters warned on Thursday that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses "not viable" after President Donald Trump ordered steeper levies totalling 50 percent on imported Indian goods.

Germany factory output lowest since pandemic in 2020

German industrial production slumped to its lowest level in June since the pandemic in 2020, data showed Thursday, underlining the fragility of Europe's top economy even before higher US tariffs kicked in.