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Ferran Torres hit a hat-trick as Barcelona routed Valencia 5-0 on Thursday to cruise into the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

A judge on Thursday paused a scheme masterminded by billionaire Elon Musk to slash the size of the US government by encouraging federal workers to quit through a mass buyout.

Liverpool overturned a first leg deficit to reach the League Cup final with a 4-0 win on Thursday and ramp up the pressure on Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou.

Fiorentina honoured Edoardo Bove in perfect fashion on Thursday by defeating Inter Milan 3-0 in a match which was stopped in December for the midfielder's on-pitch heart attack.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday supervised the seizure of a second aircraft belonging to Venezuela's leftist government in less than a year, showing a hard line despite nascent diplomacy.

E-commerce giant Amazon reported Thursday its fourth-quarter net income nearly doubled to $20 billion, driven by strong holiday sales, but its outlook for the coming quarter came in less than hoped for by analysts.

US President Donald Trump's trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs were worth studying, adding that he would work to restructure global trade ties.

The UN's climate chief, seeking to shore up solidarity on combating global warming as the United States retreats from its leadership role, appealed to nations' self-interest in a speech Thursday.

A convicted British conman who featured in a Netflix documentary was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison by a French court for running over and injuring two police officers while trying to escape.

Jalen Hurts has held a press conference every day this week in the build-up to the Super Bowl and the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has somehow managed to keep his name out of the headlines.

Cleveland added forward De'Andre Hunter and Phoenix traded Bosnian big man Jusuf Nurkic to Charlotte, according to multiple reports, as Thursday's NBA trade deadline passed.

Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz eased into the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open on Thursday with a comfortable straight-sets win over Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori.

A judge paused a scheme masterminded by billionaire Elon Musk to slash the US government by encouraging federal workers to quit through a mass buyout by midnight Thursday.

US PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Adam Scott have implored President Donald Trump to help complete a Saudi Arabian investment deal and reunite golf's top players in one series.

A convicted British conman who featured in a Netflix documentary appeared in a French court on Thursday charged with knocking over and injuring two police officers in 2022 as he tried to escape from them.

Cleveland added forward De'Andre Hunter and Phoenix traded Bosnian big man Jusuf Nurkic to Charlotte, according to multiple reports, as Thursday afternoon's NBA trade deadline approached.

Hard-boiled, soft-boiled or poached. Scientists have studied how to cook the perfect egg and have come up with a new recipe that they say optimises its taste and nutritional quality.

Paris Saint-Germain head into the Champions League knockout phase in rude health, with their crushing domination against domestic opposition making a Ligue 1 and French Cup double look highly likely and leaving them in a strong position to keep advancing in Europe.

Mexican armed troops guard the fence snaking along the US border as part of a deal with President Donald Trump, who delayed tariffs on Mexico in exchange for increased efforts against illegal migration and fentanyl smuggling.

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town, as United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called for peace.

England captain Maro Itoje has insisted physicality is "non-negotiable" as his side look to revive their Six Nations campaign against France at Twickenham on Saturday.

Virginia Halas McCaskey, principal owner of the NFL Chicago Bears and the daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday at age 102, the Bears announced.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar, one of the big success stories of the Grammys last weeks, said Thursday his fans should expect "storytelling" at the Super Bowl halftime show this weekend.

England will play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy later this month despite calls from British politicians to boycott the match over the Taliban regime's curtailment of women's rights.

Ecuador's dueling presidential hopefuls made a last-ditch pitch to late-deciding voters Thursday, wrapping a bitter campaign dominated by surging cartel violence and economic crisis.

ChatGPT developer OpenAI on Thursday said it will allow some European customers to store and process data from conversations with its chatbots within the European Union, rather than on its infrastructure in the United States or elsewhere.

Spaniard Jordi Fernandez, head coach of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets, will not return as coach of Canada's men's national team, Canada Basketball announced on Thursday.

South Africa will not be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a national address Thursday, after criticism this week of his government from senior US officials including President Donald Trump.

Panama on Thursday rejected the United States' claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama Canal, while bowing to US pressure to quit a key Chinese project.

Charlotte center Mark Williams joined the Los Angeles Lakers and the Toronto Raptors made two late moves, according to multiple reports, as Thursday afternoon's NBA trade deadline approached.

Stefanos Tsitsipas saved a match point and battled from a set down to advance into the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open Thursday with a gruelling win over local hope Tallon Griekspoor.

French cosmetics giant L'Oreal said Thursday its profits rose last year despite the declining Chinese market and it made bullish statements about its hopes for 2025.