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Paris Saint-Germain refused Thursday to pay departed striker Kylian Mbappe a disputed 55 million euros ($60.6m) despite a French league (LFP) order to do so earlier in the day.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump headed back Thursday to battleground states set to decide the knife-edge US election, with the Democrat hoping to ride the momentum from her dominant display in their first presidential debate.

Erik ten Hag on Thursday brushed aside Cristiano Ronaldo's criticism about his ambition at struggling Manchester United, saying the Portugal star is "far from Manchester".

The American French Film Festival, an annual Los Angeles jamboree of cinema from France, will bookend its run with two possible Oscar nominees, organizers announced Thursday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for world leaders to show greater "vision" and "courage" in their approach to the future, as a crunch summit on the threats and opportunities of the coming years nears.

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Thursday it questioned the role of administrative supervisors from the ministry of sport following the death of France under-18 player Medhi Narjissi last month.

Disgraced American film producer Harvey Weinstein is facing new charges, US media reported Thursday, just days after he was rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery.

Former Scotland skipper Stuart Hogg will miss Montpellier's French Top 14 game with Perpignan this weekend after he was released on bail, his club coach said on Thursday.

Heavy rainfall, hail and mildew have destroyed most of the wine harvest in eastern France's Jura region for this year, leaving winegrowers struggling.

Europe's main stock markets and the euro climbed Thursday as the European Central Bank cut interest rates for the second time this year.

Oscar Piastri made clear on Thursday that he will not be pulling over to help his team-mate Lando Norris at every one of the remaining eight races this year following McLaren’s decision to adopt team orders in support of the title-chasing Briton.

Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo says he feels "energised" as he seeks to bring the curtain down on his breakthrough season with victory in the Diamond League finals in Brussels on Saturday.

Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after Typhoon Yagi swept through the region, as the death toll passed 250.

Carmaker Stellantis said Thursday it would halt production of the electric version of its emblematic Fiat 500 in Italy due to weak demand, a move that comes as EV sales have slowed in Europe.

A hotly anticipated party thrown by high-street retailer H&M and pop star Charli XCX is set to shake things up as London Fashion Week opens on Thursday alongside two shows focused on sustainability.

The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate again Thursday as inflation cools while president Christine Lagarde urged EU governments to institute sweeping reforms proposed in a "formidable" report by her predecessor Mario Draghi.

Francine weakened Thursday as it moved inland from Louisiana, where the storm left hundreds of thousands without power, but it was continuing to dump dangerous levels of rain across the US south, forecasters said.

Struggling Everton on Thursday played down prospective new owner John Textor's comments about being close to a takeover of the Premier League club, saying "there remains work to be done".

A Russian strike on Red Cross vehicles in eastern Ukraine killed three people, the country's president Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday.

A Russian strike on Red Cross vehicles in eastern Ukraine killed three people, the country's president Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday.

Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Iraqi Kurdistan Thursday on a visit hailed by the regional president as the first by an Iranian president to the autonomous region.

A court on Thursday ordered two women to pay 8,000 euros in damages to French First Lady Brigitte Macron after making false claims she was transgender, sparking online rumour-mongering by conspiracy theorists and the far right.

Europe's main stock markets and the euro climbed Thursday as the European Central Bank cut interest rates for the second time this year.

Israel faced international condemnation Thursday after a strike killed 18 people at a school-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza, where the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas militants.

Russia on Thursday claimed to have recaptured a swath of territory in its western Kursk region, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky conceded Moscow's troops were mounting a counter-offensive.

Dutch transport authorities said Thursday they have seized thousands of illegal electric "fatbikes" imported from China, as the bicycle-loving country grapples with a new craze that has even prompted heated debate in parliament.

Paris Saint-Germain, already galloping away at the top of Ligue 1, take on last season's surprise team Brest in the fourth round, with French police on alert as fans protest the league's broadcast deal.

The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate again Thursday as inflation cools but warned of continuing price pressures and gave no indication of the path ahead.

Two years after announcing that he was suffering from Parkinson's disease, Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier, is to direct a new film, a listing of grants reviewed on Thursday by AFP showed.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has signed a new long-term contract at the Emirates Stadium, the Premier League title chasers announced on Thursday.

US musician Jon Bon Jovi was celebrated this week, not for a new song, but for helping a woman in need, according to police.

A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by becoming the first civilians to perform spacewalks, marking a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry.