July to be hottest month on record as UN warns of 'global boiling'
July is on track to be the hottest month in recorded history, scientists confirmed Thursday, as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Earth has moved into an "era of global boiling".
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Bauernfeind holds off pack to win women's Tour stage 5
Rookie Ricarda Bauernfeind broke away to take the fifth stage of the women's Tour de France on Thursday as Lotte Kopecky finished at the front of the chasing pack to keep the overall lead.
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Stock markets rally as traders see end to rate hikes
Stock markets mostly rallied Thursday as traders bet on the US Federal Reserve and European Central bank having made their last interest rate hikes.
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Yadav, Jadeja send West Indies crashing to 114 all out in first ODI
Left-arm spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja masterminded the rout of an abject West Indies team who were brushed aside for just 114 off 23 overs in the opening One-Day International of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday.
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UN warns of 'unfolding tragedy' as migrants dumped by Tunisia borders
The United Nations said Thursday it was deeply concerned for the safety of hundreds of migrants stranded in Tunisia following their removal to remote parts of the North African country.
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Dutch race to put out blaze on car ship
Authorities were racing Thursday to prevent a possible ecological disaster off the Dutch coast where a blaze raged aboard a car carrier ship for a second day.
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Farage row takes down another top exec at UK bank group
The head of NatWest's private banking arm Coutts resigned on Thursday, the second top executive to quit the group following a row over the closure of the account of arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage.
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Brook falls short of century as Australia spark England collapse in 5th Test
Harry Brook fell short of a century as Australia sparked an England collapse on the opening day of the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Thursday.
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Algeria counts costs after deadly wildfires
Algerians in the fire-ravaged northeast were Thursday counting the cost of the blazes that killed 34 people, destroyed homes and reduced vast forest areas to scorched wastelands.
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Spa-Francorchamps track sparks differing emotions for Gasly
Pierre Gasly on Thursday expressed the feelings harboured by many Formula One paddock regulars when he said he felt conflicted about taking part in this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.
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