Russia said Thursday it captured another village in east Ukraine, closing in on the town of Kurakhove after months of steady advances.

A decision to extend trials for the controversial 20-minute red card in rugby union has been deferred until after th Tests, the sport's governing body World Rugby said on Thursday.

An international festival promoting peace that was due to take place in violence-racked eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been called off for security reasons, organisers said on Thursday.

Technology firms are ceaselessly promoting new AI products, but climate activist Sage Lenier says AI is useless, ...

An independent central bank is "fundamental" to getting good economic outcomes, a senior Federal Reserve official said Thursday, shortly after Donald Trump won the US presidential race.

The European Parliament on Thursday approved a one-year delay on implementing the bloc's landmark anti-deforestation rules, while also voting to loosen some requirements of the controversial law.

Traders remain confident that another quarter-point rate cut is coming in December, even if they are less sure about what will happen in the first half of 2025. The market is pricing in an 82% chance ...

German industrial giant Siemens on Thursday posted a record net profit in the last fiscal year, but warned that global tariff conflicts could weigh on business in the coming 12 months.

Malaysia's religious affairs authority on Thursday accused a conglomerate under investigation for child abuse and money laundering of deploying "elements of slavery" in the way it operates its ...

Greece said Thursday that it would shake up its defence forces to economise funds and sideline older weapons in favour of drones after lessons drawn from Ukraine.

Presidents can control monetary policy even without replacing the Fed chair, Benn Steil writes in a commentary essay.

South African police and ambulances were at the site Thursday of an old gold mine shaft where around 4,000 illegal miners ...