Kylian Mbappe hit a brace while Michael Olise and Hugo Ekitike also scored as France beat Ukraine 4-0 on Thursday to secure World Cup qualification after an evening marked by tributes to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks.
Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for an elbow as his Portugal side lost 2-0 against Ireland on Thursday and blew another chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze maintained England's flawless record on the road to the World Cup but Jude Bellingham was reduced to a cameo role in Thursday's 2-0 win against Serbia.
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Politics
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and the United States shipped vast amounts of oil to Israel during its two-year Gaza offensive, according to a report by Oil Change International, which says the same fossil-fuel system driving climate change is also enabling "genocide."
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Economy
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Wales coach Steve Tandy said giving a start to Louis Rees-Zammit against Japan on Saturday was a "straightforward" decision.
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British artist David Shrigley has piled tonnes of discarded rope into a London gallery and put a £1 million price tag on it, in a playful take on the phrase "money for old rope".
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Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann on Thursday backed Newcastle striker Nick Woltemade to lead the line for his injury-hit side in their 2026 World Cup qualification bid.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday ordered sanctions on a former business partner at the heart of a corruption scandal that has sparked outrage in a nation exhausted by nearly four years of war.
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Economy
Hundreds of unionized Starbucks baristas kicked off an indefinite strike Thursday in cities across the United States, protesting working conditions and stalled labor negotiations.
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Fiji head coach Mick Byrne announced on Thursday an unchanged starting lineup for this weekend's Autumn Nations Series game against France in Bordeaux.
Scott Robertson insists New Zealand will have no qualms with a challenge to the haka from England at Twickenham on Saturday, so long as it is done "respectfully".
Global stocks slid back sharply on Thursday, dashing hopes that President Donald Trump's signing of a spending bill to end a record US government shutdown might enliven trading floors.
The bells of Notre Dame rang out Thursday as Paris marked 10 years since France's worst-ever peacetime attack, honouring the 130 people killed in a night of shootings and suicide bombings that scarred the country.
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Sports
France international scrum-half Baptiste Serin has extended his contract with French Top 14 side Toulon for two seasons until 2028.
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Elon Musk's Starlink, whose internet services have been utilised by Myanmar scam centres, has seen its use across the country plummet since the end of September, according to estimates from regional internet registry Apnic.
MrBeast, the world's most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in Riyadh on Thursday, the latest celebrity drawn to Saudi Arabia as it aspires to become a major entertainment hub.
A man walked into a Viennese gallery one day in the summer of 2023 looking to sell a Gustav Klimt painting. The person who greeted him thought it was a joke, and gently sent him on his way.
Twenty-five countries shipped oil to Israel during its two-year offensive in Gaza, according to a report published Thursday by the nonprofit Oil Change International, which argued the same fossil-fuel system driving the climate crisis is also enabling "genocide."
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