After high-profile violations of NATO airspace by Russia over Poland and Estonia, alliance members have appeared at odds over how forcefully to react.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz is sweating on his fitness at the Japan Open after injuring his ankle in a 6-4, 6-2 opening win over Argentina's Sebastian Baez on Thursday.
Denmark said Thursday that drone flights over multiple airports this week were a "hybrid attack" designed to create fear, adding it would acquire new capabilities to detect and intercept drones.
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Economy
US ticket sales giant Ticketmaster has agreed to more transparent pricing following widespread anger over the exorbitant costs paid by some fans for the Oasis reunion tour, Britain's competition watchdog said Thursday.
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At a windswept container park near the sprawling port of Rotterdam, a crane slots a 30-tonne white battery into a transporter vessel, enough to provide eight hours of zero-emissions freight.
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Just over two years since moving to Bayern Munich, in-form striker Harry Kane can set yet another record in Friday's home clash with Werder Bremen.
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A Vietnamese court has sentenced four siblings and dozens of others in a transnational online gambling and crypto case involving $3.8 billion in transactions, state media said Thursday.
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England coach John Mitchell has named an unchanged starting XV and replacements' bench for Saturday's Women's Rugby World Cup final against Canada at Twickenham.
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Economy
Switzerland's central bank kept its policy rate at zero percent on Thursday, warning that massive US tariffs are weighing on the country's export-dependent economy.
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Denmark said Thursday a "professional actor" was behind drone flights over multiple airports this week in a "hybrid attack" designed to create fear, adding it would acquire new capabilities to detect and down drones.
Marc Marquez said he wanted to celebrate his "second life" in MotoGP by clinching his first world title since 2019 this weekend in Japan after a nightmare struggle with injuries.
Stocks skidded Thursday as traders continue to pull back from the buying that has propelled markets to record highs in recent months, with upcoming US inflation and jobs data seen as likely to be the next catalysts for action.
Colombia's largest drug-trafficking cartel has reached its "peak" and is entering a decline that could see it lay down its arms, a government negotiator involved in peace talks with the group told AFP.
September 25, 2025
Culture
American rapper Snoop Dogg said he was "in love" with Australian Rules football Thursday, ahead of a controversial performance at the sport's grand final.
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Former NBA star Montrezl Harrell had his contract terminated by the Adelaide 36ers Thursday after failing a doping test in China this year.
Doubles world number two Taylor Townsend has pulled out of the China Open in Beijing "due to a change of schedule", the WTA told AFP Thursday, days after controversial comments about Chinese food.
China has for the first time made specific emission cut pledges, though its goal of reducing planet-warming greenhouse gases just 7-10 percent by 2035 is seen as far too modest.
Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China were clearing up Thursday after powerful Typhoon Ragasa crashed through Guangdong Province, ripping down trees, destroying fences and blasting signs off buildings.
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