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Kateryna Nosko hung two portraits on a wall in Kyiv as Ukraine marked a day of remembrance on Thursday for the soldiers who died defending the country under the shadow of Russia's invasion.

Serbia signed a contract to purchase 12 Rafale warplanes from France's Dassault Aviation on Thursday during a state visit by President Emmanuel Macron to Belgrade.

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog hopes to visit Iran soon for talks with newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Thursday.

Jannik Sinner won his 50th match of the year on Thursday to reach the US Open third round as former champions Carlos Alcaraz, Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek prepared to take centre stage.

World number one Jannik Sinner, vying to add the US Open title to the Australian Open crown he won in January, breezed into the third round on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 victory over Alex Michelsen.

Naming others is considered a marker of highly advanced cognition in social animals, previously observed only in humans, bottlenose dolphins and African elephants.

A crash that left boxes of french fries scattered across the road shuttered a major California highway on Thursday.

Pablo Castrillo escaped from a breakaway and held off his pursuers on the climb to the line for an emotional Vuelta a Espana stage win on Thursday as Ben O'Connor protected his overall lead.

Former world number one and 2016 runner-up Karolina Pliskova suffered an ankle injury and was forced to quit her US Open second round match after just three points on Thursday.

Joe Root scored a record-equalling 33rd Test hundred as England established a strong position against Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test at Lord's on Thursday.

Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors' star, has agreed a new one-year contract extension which will keep him with the team until the end of the 2026/27 season, ESPN reported on Thursday.

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday the government would toughen knife controls and curb benefits for some illegal migrants in response to a suspected Islamist stabbing.

The first medals were won at the Paris Paralympics on Thursday, with swimmer Ugo Didier collecting the host nation's first gold in euphoric scenes at La Defense Arena.

Holders Real Madrid will face Liverpool away and host Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of last season's final in the league stage of the new-look Champions League, the draw for which took place on Thursday.

Israel on Thursday pressed a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank, leaving at least 16 Palestinians dead in two days despite UN concerns it was "fuelling an already explosive situation".

Poland's electoral commission on Thursday announced cuts to the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party's subsidies after ruling it misused public funds to finance its campaign before the parliamentary election in October.

Frenchman Ugo Didier and Brazilian Gabrielzinho won gold medals in impressive fashion as the first titles were claimed in swimming at the Paris Paralympics on Thursday.

The arrest and charging by France of Telegram founder Pavel Durov has thrown a spotlight on the international connections of a man with at least four passports and high-level contacts but who has also aroused the attention of security agencies around the world.

Joe Root equalled the England record of 33 Test centuries held by Alastair Cook when he reached three figures on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Thursday.

As American businessman John Textor focuses on an attempted takeover of English club Everton, another team in his Eagle Football galaxy, Lyon, are reeling from a disastrous start to the season in Ligue 1.

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia faces an arrest warrant if he ignores a third demand to appear before prosecutors, the latest summons said Thursday.

Lando Norris played down his chances of pipping Max Verstappen to the Formula One drivers' title on Thursday even though the world champion's unbeatable aura has faded heading into the Italian Grand Prix.

USA wheelchair rugby veteran Chuck Aoki said on Thursday he wants to emulate women's sevens Olympics superstar Ilona Maher and her social media feats during the ongoing Paralympics.

Paralympic sports can provide a "new life" for Ukrainian war veterans maimed in the war with Russia, Ukraine goalball player Fedir Sydorenko told AFP on Thursday.

The US Army on Thursday took aim at Donald Trump's staff over a visit by the Republican presidential candidate to the country's most hallowed resting place for its war dead.

US and European stock markets rose Thursday as investors shrugged off a drop in shares of chip giant Nvidia and turned their attention back to expectations of lower interest rates.

Ajax said Thursday they had signed Dutch international and former Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst on a two-year contract from Championship outfit Burnley.

Angelina Jolie confessed she was afraid about being able to "live up" to Maria Callas in her new biopic about the great diva's extraordinary yet tragic life that premiered Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.

Joe Root proved to be England's anchorman yet again as wickets fell around him in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Thursday.

In the Paraguayan city of Hernandarias, a data center with row upon row of supercomputers stands as a testament to a burgeoning crypto mining sector fueled by the South American country's abundance of green electricity.

Napoli have signed Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea, the Serie A club announced on Thursday, ending the Belgium striker's extended period in limbo with the Blues.

Now that France has charged Telegram's founder with failing to stop illegal activity on his platform, other tech bosses may have reason to weigh the wisdom of jetting into Europe themselves.