Deadly Russian shelling cuts Kherson power
Russian shelling on Thursday killed two people in Kherson and left the southern city "completely without power", Ukrainian officials said after the latest strikes on infrastructure as temperatures have plummeted.
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Argentina's Scaloni on cusp of joining World Cup coaching greats
Lionel Scaloni is just one win away from joining the pantheon of all-time Argentina coaching greats alongside former World Cup winners Cesar Luis Menotti and Carlos Bilardo.
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Macron defends World Cup trip amid Qatar graft scandal
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday stood by his decision to travel to Qatar to support France's World Cup team, despite allegations linking the Gulf monarchy to corruption in the European Parliament.
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Becker deported to Germany from UK after prison release
Disgraced former tennis superstar Boris Becker was due back in Germany on Thursday after being deported following his release from a British prison where he served a sentence relating to his 2017 bankruptcy, his lawyer said.
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ECB slows rate hike pace but warns of 'long game' to tame inflation
The European Central Bank opted for a smaller interest rate increase of half a percentage point on Thursday but warned of more hikes to come in the "long game" to tame red-hot inflation.
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Wales star North on course for Six Nations opener despite surgery
Wales star George North could still be involved in their opening match of the Six Nations despite undergoing surgery for a cheekbone injury, according to club boss Toby Booth.
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US industrial output slips in November
Industrial production in the US slumped in November with "broad based" decreases, the Federal Reserve said Thursday, as output for bigger-ticket consumer products and manufacturing fell.
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Last French troops leave Central African Republic
The last French troops deployed in the Central African Republic left on Thursday following a chill in relations caused by closer ties between Bangui and Moscow, an AFP reporter saw.
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Equities sink as central banks hike rates further
Global stocks sank Thursday as central banks hiked interest rates again and signalled they needed to go higher to fight inflation.
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Swedish zoo shoots dead three chimps on the run
A Swedish zoo said Thursday it had to shoot dead three chimpanzees after they escaped from their enclosure, with the situation still not under control.
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