UN nuclear chief raises alarm over power outages at Ukraine plant
The UN nuclear agency's chief warned on Thursday of the danger of repeated electricity outages at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant, after a new missile strike left it running on diesel generators.
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Indonesia jails two football match officials over stadium crush
An Indonesian court on Thursday jailed two football match officials for negligence over one of the worst stadium disasters in the sport's history.
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South Africa remove top four West Indies batsmen before lunch
The West Indies lost their top four batsmen cheaply at the start of their first innings on the second day of the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Thursday.
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Forty die in suspected DR Congo rebel attacks
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants have killed over 40 people in twin attacks in eastern DR Congo, local officials said Thursday, in the latest bloodshed across the turbulent region.
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Macron, Sunak seek to overcome years of Franco-British feuding
French leader Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will Friday seek to reset cross-Channel relations at a Paris meeting signalling an end to years of feuding between the two capitals.
Read moreWest Bank violence, Israeli protests overshadow Pentagon chief visit
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin was due in Israel Thursday as flaring violence killed three suspected Palestinian militants and protesters again rallied against the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Pope John Paul II helped 'cover up' child abuse in Poland, says book
John Paul II "knew" about cases of child abuse by Catholic priests in Poland and helped cover them up before becoming pope in 1978, a new book claims.
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Dortmund's Brandt to miss two games with torn muscle
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Brandt has been ruled out for two weeks with a torn thigh muscle, the club announced on Thursday.
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Senegalese recyclers seek solutions in fight against plastic
Discarded containers and bags are an eyesore in many towns, while beaches are covered by debris -- Senegal's notorious problem of plastic pollution is not going away.
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South Korea's Yoon to visit Japan next week
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Japan next week, his office said Thursday, as the two neighbours try to ease their diplomatic strains over Japan's wartime atrocities during its 35-year colonial rule.
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