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Germany's Thyssenkrupp cuts targets as US tariffs weigh

Germany's Thyssenkrupp cuts targets as US tariffs weigh

Thyssenkrupp's shares slumped Thursday as the struggling German industrial giant slashed its sales forecasts due to weak demand amid US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught.

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UK PM hosts Zelensky in London on eve of US-Russia summit

UK PM hosts Zelensky in London on eve of US-Russia summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Thursday in London with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a strong show of support on the eve of a key US-Russia summit from which Kyiv and its European allies have been excluded.

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Brady didn't understand football, says Rooney after 'work ethic' jibe

Brady didn't understand football, says Rooney after 'work ethic' jibe

Wayne Rooney has described criticism of his work ethic by Birmingham minority owner Tom Brady as "unfair" and said the NFL legend did not understand football.

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Greek firefighters make progress against wildfires

Greek firefighters make progress against wildfires

Firefighters in Greece gained ground Thursday against a wildfire outside the third-largest city of Patras, while water bombers battled blazes on three other fronts.

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UK economy slows less than feared after tariffs

UK economy slows less than feared after tariffs

Britain's economy performed better than expected in the second quarter as it weathered the impact of US tariffs and a higher UK business tax, official data showed Thursday.

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Markets mixed as bitcoin hits new high

Markets mixed as bitcoin hits new high

Markets were mixed Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei down as bitcoin hit a new high and investors braced for talks between the US and Russian presidents in Alaska.

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PSG begin French title defence as Pogba returns home and Paris FC step up

PSG begin French title defence as Pogba returns home and Paris FC step up

Paris Saint-Germain will be hoping a severely curtailed summer break does not come back to bite them as the Ligue 1 season begins this weekend, headlined by the newly-crowned European champions and featuring the return to France of Paul Pogba.

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At least 40 dead in Sudan's worst cholera outbreak in years: MSF

At least 40 dead in Sudan's worst cholera outbreak in years: MSF

At least 40 people have died in Sudan's Darfur region in the country's worst cholera outbreak in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday.

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Zelensky in London to meet PM ahead of US-Russia summit

Zelensky in London to meet PM ahead of US-Russia summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with ally UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday ahead of a key US-Russia summit in Alaska.

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French dictionary gets bad rap over Congolese banana leaf dish

French dictionary gets bad rap over Congolese banana leaf dish

Diners flock to the terrace of Mother Antho Aembe's restaurant in downtown Kinshasa to enjoy "liboke", blissfully unaware of the linguistic brouhaha surrounding the Democratic Republic of Congo's national dish.

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