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England captain Ben Stokes says Jofra Archer is "absolutely desperate" to be involved in the upcoming home series against India and so revive a Test career that has been stalled for more than four years.

The Club World Cup clash between Palmeiras and Al Ahly in Group A was suspended Thursday because of a weather warning.

Twelve days after winning her second Grand Slam title at the French Open, Coco Gauff fell at the first hurdle on grass in Berlin on Thursday as beaten Paris finalist Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the quarter-finals.

Southern Mexico started a major cleanup Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Erick, which slammed into its Pacific coast as a powerful Category 3 storm, then weakened as it headed inland.

Barcelona's UNESCO-listed Casa Batllo, a modernist architectural masterpiece by Sagrada Familia designer Antoni Gaudi, unveiled a multimillion-euro restoration Thursday that brings its rear facade and courtyard back to life.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov's judicial control has been relaxed, with the Russian-born entrepreneur now allowed to live in Dubai for a maximum of two weeks at a time.

President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" defence system is a plan that will face mammoth technical and financial hurdles, and could increase global insecurity, experts say.

The French state will become the biggest investor in European satellite operator and Starlink competitor Eutelsat, leading a capital increase alongside private shareholders, the company said Thursday.

With the rise of a paramilitary force that analysts say is controlled by the Kremlin, Russia is openly expanding its state military footprint in Africa, after years of distancing itself from mercenaries deployed on the continent to support pro-Russian rulers.

Trawlerman produced a stunning performance to lead from pillar to post and win Royal Ascot's most historic race the Ascot Gold Cup on Thursday for the in-form father and son training partnership John and Thady Gosden.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov's judicial control has been relaxed, with the Russian-born entrepreneur now allowed to live in Dubai for a maximum of two weeks at a time, a judicial source said on Thursday.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he had given social media platform TikTok another 90 days to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday and hailed growing ties with Moscow in a burgeoning relationship that has caused concern among some of Jakarta's Western allies.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announced Thursday that she will be retiring from the professional tennis circuit after this year's US Open.

Shubman Gill believes captaining India to a Test series victory in England would be a bigger achievement than winning the Indian Premier League.

Twelve days after her bruising French Open final defeat, world number one Aryna Sabalenka returned to winning ways as she wrapped up her second round match against Rebeka Masarova in Berlin on Thursday 6-2, 7-6 (8/6).

Yaroslava Mahuchikh headlines the Diamond League meet in Paris on Friday as athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo.

Earth has not always been so hospitable to live. During several ice ages, the planet's surface was almost completely frozen over, creating what has been dubbed "Snowball Earth".

Scotland captain and British and Irish Lions fly-half Finn Russell has signed a new deal with Bath until 2028, the newly crowned Premiership champions announced on Thursday.

Archaeologists have unearthed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster ever found in London and painstakingly pieced the fragments together, they said Thursday.

Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful category three storm Thursday, prompting tourists and locals to seek shelter amid warnings of widespread flooding and landslides.

US President Donald Trump has taken just a few months since his election to upend global financial markets with his economic policies.

Twelve days after her bruising French Open final defeat, world number one Aryna Sabalenka returned to winnings ways as she wrapped up her second round match against Rebeka Masarova in Berlin on Thursday 6-2, 7-6 (8/6).

Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe is being treated in hospital in the United States after suffering a stomach bug, the Spanish giants said on Thursday.

England skipper Ben Stokes insisted Thursday that Ollie Pope was never in danger of being dropped for this week's first Test against India, saying it would have been "remarkable" to leave out a man who had just scored 171.

Short, intense summer rainfall in Alpine regions is likely to become more frequent and severe in the future because of global warming, according to a study released Thursday by the University of Lausanne (UNIL).

Israel increasingly appears eager to oust the clerical leadership that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution but is taking a gamble given the Iranian opposition is divided and there is no guarantee new rulers would be any less hardline, analysts say.

India strike bowler Jasprit Bumrah expects to feature in only three matches of the five-Test series against England as he manages his workload following a back injury.

Compulsory microchips as well as bans on ear-cropping and tail-docking are among a set of new rules to protect cats and dogs that European lawmakers approved Thursday.

Israel's defence minister warned that Iran's supreme leader "can no longer be allowed to exist" after a hospital was hit in an Iranian missile strike on Thursday, spiking tensions in the week-old war.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologised on Thursday for a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that provoked widespread anger and threatened to topple her government.

Governments around the world are evacuating thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiralling Israel-Iran conflict, organising buses and planes and in some cases assisting people crossing borders on foot.