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Labour hoping for historic win as UK voters go to the polls

Labour hoping for historic win as UK voters go to the polls

Britain voted Thursday in a general election that polls predict will hand the opposition Labour party a landslide win and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule.

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'The missing component': Key points about F-16s for Ukraine

'The missing component': Key points about F-16s for Ukraine

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Kyiv has been pleading with its Western partners to provide the country with modern fighter jets.

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Hurricane Beryl sweeps past Cayman Islands after hammering Jamaica

Hurricane Beryl sweeps past Cayman Islands after hammering Jamaica

Hurricane Beryl swept past the Cayman Islands Thursday en route to Mexico, threatening to bring gusting winds and storm surge after battering Jamaica's southern coast.

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Stones hoping Bellingham escapes ban for England's Euros clash with Swiss

Stones hoping Bellingham escapes ban for England's Euros clash with Swiss

John Stones said on Thursday that he hopes Jude Bellingham will be available for England's Euro 2024 showdown with Switzerland as the Real Madrid star awaits a verdict on his controversial goal celebration.

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Lebanon's Hezbollah rains 200 rockets on Israel as Gaza war rages

Lebanon's Hezbollah rains 200 rockets on Israel as Gaza war rages

Lebanon's Hezbollah launched a barrage of more than 200 rockets and drones at Israeli army positions on Thursday as tensions soared amid the almost nine-month-old war raging in Gaza.

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Injury forces seventh seed Hurkacz to quit Wimbledon match

Injury forces seventh seed Hurkacz to quit Wimbledon match

Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, seen as an outside tip for the Wimbledon title, was forced to quit his second-round match against Arthur Fils with a knee injury on Thursday.

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'Fear' of far right outweighs voters' qualms over former French PM

'Fear' of far right outweighs voters' qualms over former French PM

In her constituency in northern France, former prime minister Elisabeth Borne is counting on support from left-wing voters to hold her seat, even if many refuse to forget her role in passing a controversial pension reform.

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Contepomi names new-look Argentina for first France Test

Contepomi names new-look Argentina for first France Test

Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi on Thursday named a refreshed team to face France this weekend in his first Test in charge of Los Pumas.

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Oslo Pride shooter handed maximum sentence

Oslo Pride shooter handed maximum sentence

The gunman who killed two people at Oslo's 2022 Pride festival was handed decades behind bars Thursday over the attack that the court said aimed to "instill fear in LGBTQ people".

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Wimbledon craves Murray magic, Djokovic in action

Wimbledon craves Murray magic, Djokovic in action

Andy Murray launches his Wimbledon farewell alongside his brother Jamie in the men's doubles on Thursday as Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek target the third round.

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