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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday stressed the need to punish all Russian "murderers and torturers" and appealed for more air defence systems to fight Moscow's renewed offensive.

French railway workers and civil servants voted Thursday to join striking oil refinery staff with a walkout next week, raising fears that anger over the rising cost of living could spiral into a series of blockages.

Netflix on Thursday said a subscription option subsidized by ads will debut in November in a dozen countries as the streaming service strives to jumpstart growth.

Russia agreed Thursday to help residents leave a region it has "annexed" in a new sign Kyiv's counter-offensive is advancing, as a top EU official warned Moscow's army would be "annihilated" by the West if the Kremlin uses nuclear weapons in the war.

Neanderthals and humans lived alongside each other in France and northern Spain for up to 2,900 years, modelling research suggested Thursday, giving them plenty of time to potentially learn from or even breed with each other.

Bob Dylan fans on Thursday got a glimpse into the nobel laureate and folk-rock legend's new book, "The Philosophy of Modern Song," set for publication next month.

The G20 held talks in Washington on Thursday, but Russia's presence in the club made any consensus unlikely despite the multiple crises facing the world.

Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been expelled from his position as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music for his reluctance to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the academy said Thursday.

Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation.

The United States and Saudi Arabia traded barbs Thursday over last week's OPEC+ oil output cut, with Washington accusing Riyadh of knowingly boosting Russian interests.

A little-known woman senator has emerged as kingmaker in Brazil's knife-edge presidential runoff.

David Hockney's 1969 painting "Early Morning, Sainte-Maxime", inspired by a French Riviera sunrise, sold for over £24 million ($27.3 million) at a London sale Thursday -- more then double the pre-sale estimate.

Britain has had its knuckles rapped over its controversial debt-fueled budget at the IMF's annual meetings, with the crisis lender's chief urging London on Thursday to maintain "coherent and consistent" policies.

Chelsea women's manager Emma Hayes is to take time away from the club after revealing on Thursday that she has undergone an emergency hysterectomy.

Kenya on Thursday denied it had defaulted on interest repayments on a loan advanced by China for the construction of a railway line from the port city of Mombasa that opened in 2017.

Equities fell sharply on Thursday after data showed US inflation jumped more than expected in September, before quickly bouncing higher.

A US jury on Thursday rejected the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at his former Florida high school, opting instead for life imprisonment without the chance of parole.

Inflation kept its hold on the US economy in September, jumping more than expected according to government data Thursday that adds to the headwinds facing President Joe Biden's Democrats shortly before midterm elections.

The day after Burkina Faso's latest coup, protesters attacked the French Institute, wrecking not just a symbol of the country's former colonial power but also a valued showcase for artists and free expression.

Six-time major-winner Phil Mickelson compared Saudi-funded LIV Golf to the short-lived but influential World Series Cricket of the 1970s on Thursday, insisting he had picked "the winning side".

Thousands of Afghan girls and women sat university entrance exams on Thursday under the guard of Taliban snipers, two weeks after a bomber killed dozens of students preparing for the tests.

The famed Iguazu waterfalls on the border between Argentina and Brazil have registered 10 times their usual water volume after heavy rains, authorities said, closing one of the site's main tourist walkways for safety reasons.

Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation.

Chinese and Nigerien workers haul giant steel pipes over mounds of earth as heavily armed soldiers keep guard.

More than five billion of the estimated 16 billion mobile phones possessed worldwide will likely be discarded or stashed away in 2022, experts said Thursday, calling for more recycling of the often hazardous materials they contain.

The yen on Thursday dropped to the lowest level against the dollar since 1990 after US inflation data indicated more aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been expelled from his position as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music for his reluctance to condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine, the academy said Thursday.

Barcelona were left ruing the cost of individual errors after their 3-3 draw with Inter Milan left them on the verge of Champions League elimination at the group stage for the second year running.

Germany on Thursday moved closer to approving a successor to a popular ultra-cheap, country-wide public transport ticket rolled out over the summer to curb inflation and cut carbon emissions.

Ukraine could extradite Russian war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court (ICC) even though Moscow is not a member, the tribunal's prosecutor said on Thursday.

The second installment of long-lost manuscripts from famed French author -- and notorious Nazi supporter -- Louis-Ferdinand Celine were published on Thursday, based on his time in London.

Equities fell sharply on Thursday after data showed US inflation jumped more than expected in September.