Israel PT cycling team to miss Lombardy Tour by 'mutual agreement': organisers
Organisers of cycling's prestigious Giro di Lombardia, RCS on Thursday announced that the Israel Premier-Tech team that has been targeted by pro-Palestinian protesters will not take part in Saturday's race.
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Nepal welcomes Gaza ceasefire deal, calls for citizen's release
Nepal on Thursday welcomed the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, urging the release of all hostages, including the lone Nepali held in Gaza.
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Ukraine's Zelensky says Russia seeking 'chaos' with new energy strikes
President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of sowing "chaos" with fresh strikes on Ukraine's energy grid, while escalating drone attacks forced Kyiv to begin new evacuations of children from frontline villages.
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Police meet fresh 1,000-strong protest in Madagascar with tear gas
At least 1,000 anti-government demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar's capital, where police fired tear gas to try and disperse the latest youth-led protest of the past two weeks.
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Sabalenka, with help from Djokovic, and Swiatek reach Wuhan quarters
World number one Aryna Sabalenka raced into a fourth consecutive Wuhan Open quarter-final Thursday, having revealed she spent time on holiday last month practising with Novak Djokovic.
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Myanmar junta says it targeted rebels in deadly attack on protest
Myanmar's military confirmed on Thursday that it had attacked a protest, where dozens were killed according to residents, with the junta saying rebel fighters were among the crowd.
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Home comforts beckon as under-fire Wirtz returns to Germany duty
After a difficult start in Liverpool, midfielder Florian Wirtz will hope a return to the familiar surroundings of international duty with Germany will ignite a turnaround in form.
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Silver price hits decades high as gold rush eases
The price of silver hit a three-decade high on Thursday as investors kept flocking to safe havens amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty, but gold eased off a record run.
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Laszlo Krasznahorkai: Hungary's 'master of apocalypse'
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, who won the Nobel literature prize on Thursday, has been described as the postmodern "master of the apocalypse".
Read moreFerrari goes electric with four-seat coupe but shares get shocked
Ferrari will begin its cautious shift to electric vehicles in 2026 with its first battery-powered four-seat coupe, but shares plummeted Thursday over a long-term profit outlook that fell short.
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