UK PM Johnson set to step down
Boris Johnson was expected to resign as leader of Britain's Conservative party on Thursday, paving the way for the appointment of a new prime minister after dozens of ministers quit his scandal-hit government.
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Disputed grain ship returns to Russia from Turkey
A disputed cargo ship carrying allegedly stolen grain from Ukraine has returned to Russian territorial waters, a Turkish source told AFP on Thursday, drawing angry condemnation from Kyiv.
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Spring handed France debut against Japan
France head coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday handed full-back Max Spring his debut for Saturday's second rugby Test against Japan in Tokyo in an otherwise unchanged side.
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High-octane thrills as Spain's Pamplona bull run returns
Half-tonne fighting bulls knocked over thrill-seekers on Thursday in the first bull run since 2019 at Spain's San Fermin festival in Pamplona, with five people taken to hospital.
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China's Wang meets Lavrov in Bali ahead of G20 talks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Bali Thursday for talks ahead of a G20 ministerial meeting overshadowed by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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Piffle: Boris Johnson in his own words
Boris Johnson forged a high-profile career as a journalist before going into politics, rising to become British prime minister, never losing his flair for controversy in print and speech.
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Brexit to exit: The rise and fall of Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson rode his luck throughout his career, bouncing back from a succession of setbacks and scandals that would have sunk other less popular politicians.
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Farah set for make-or-break London Marathon
Quadruple Olympic champion Mo Farah says his stellar track career is over but he is going to run in October's London Marathon to see if he can still be competitive on the road.
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Kruger honours memory of Springbok World Cup winning father at Wimbledon
South Africa's Isabella Kruger only needs to think of the photograph of her Rugby World Cup winning father, standing proudly next to Nelson Mandela, to inspire her title dreams at Wimbledon.
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Russia says US 'hype' not helping WNBA player Griner
Moscow said Thursday that US "hype" over women's basketball star Brittney Griner, held in Russia on drug smuggling charges, will not help her case after President Joe Biden spoke out against her detention.
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