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Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty on Thursday in a British court to several charges of sexual assaulting three men on different occasions beginning nearly 20 years ago....

The Kremlin said on Thursday there was still work to be done over a European Union ban on the transit of sanctioned goods to the Russian territory of Kaliningrad....

Hedge fund Ides Capital on Thursday asked U.S. car service and tire center operator Monro Inc to pressure its controlling shareholder to drop a veto to a sale of the company....

AccuWeather meteorologists are warning of one of the most significant heat waves in western Europe in over 200 years....

The BBC announced filming has begun in Northern Ireland on Season 2 of its World War II drama, "World on Fire."...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Kazakhstan's efforts to attract sanctions-hit businesses that have left the Russian market were "absolutely normal"....

Private equity investor KKR said on Thursday that sustainable investing executive Elizabeth Seeger is leaving to join global standard-setter the International Sustainability Standards Board....

A flight carrying Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has landed at Singapore, flight data showed on Thursday....

Beverage company Diageo has agreed to sell its Guinness Cameroon brewery to France's Castel Group for 389 million pounds ($459.8 million), the company said in a statement on Thursday....

France needs to mobilise to prepare for the probable scenario of energy shortages this autumn because Russia is using cuts in supplies to Europe as a weapon in its war with Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday....

German gas reserves have ticked down slightly, according to data released by the network regulator, which warned that the country was struggling to reach the necessary storage levels for winter....

The Kremlin on Thursday refused to comment on the prospect of a prisoner exchange for detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner....

The Denver Nuggets and veteran shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope agreed to terms on a two-year, $30 million contract extension, his agency announced....

Sri Lanka's parliament will not convene on Friday as announced earlier, the speaker's office said on Thursday....

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China is a "very important" creditor of Sri Lanka and it would likely be in the interest of both countries if China participated in restructuring Sri Lanka's debt, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday....

Netflix has announced it is working on a film adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom's young adult novel, "You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!"...

Air France KLM's low-cost unit Transavia said it was cancelling around 25% of its French flights on Thursday due to a strike protest among some staff over pay and working conditions....

U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday after JPMorgan Chase & Co and Morgan Stanley kicked off the earnings season with downbeat results, adding to worries of a potential recession....

On the second day of his visit to Israel, U.S. President Joe Biden met Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and the leaders discussed the threat posed by a nuclear-equipped Iran....

The Columbus Blue Jackets signed All-Star forward Johnny Gaudreau to a seven-year contact, the team announced....

Conagra Brands Inc missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly sales on Thursday, with demand for its frozen foods and ready-to-eat meals slowing as it raised product prices....

A Swedish court on Thursday sentenced a former Iranian official to life in prison for participating in the execution of political prisoners in Iran in the 1980s....

Morgan Stanley posts lower quarterly profit as dealmaking stalls...

Russian-installed officials in a region of Ukraine partly under Moscow's control are aiming to stage a referendum on joining Russia in September, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a local official....

Talks between Finland and Germany over rescuing German gas importer Uniper are at a critical and sensitive stage, Finnish ownership steering minister Tytti Tuppurainen said on Thursday....

Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) in a statement on its social media feeds said armed and masked Tripoli government forces had stormed NOC's headquarters on Thursday to install a new board of directors....

Australian Min Woo Lee got a surprise morning alarm call from his computer before shooting an opening round of 69 at the British Open on Thursday....

Barrick Gold Corp , on Thursday reported a 5.4% rise in second-quarter gold output compared to the previous quarter, driven by stronger performance at its Carlin and Turquoise Ridge mines in Nevada....

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara will hold a rare meeting on Thursday with his predecessors and longtime rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bedie in an effort to reconcile the West African nation ahead of elections in 2025....