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Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition for the rite which his predecessor Francis used to perform for the homeless, prisoners and other marginalised people.

The four Artemis astronauts fired up their spacecraft's engine to break away from Earth's orbit and zoomed towards the Moon Thursday, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half-a-century.

Colombian soccer captain James Rodriguez was hospitalized for three days with severe dehydration following a friendly match against France, Colombia's soccer federation said Thursday.

Threatening to destroy Iran's electricity grid and to reduce the country of 90 million to destitution, US President Donald Trump is shattering precedent by not just accepting but gloating about acts seen as potential war crimes.

Iran and its allies traded fire with Israel and the United States, as Washington-linked assets across the Middle East were targeted alongside energy and civilian infrastructure -- with the month-long war on Friday showing little sign of easing.

Tiger Woods told police he was on the phone with "the President" immediately after his car crash in Florida and then expressed surprise when he was arrested, body camera video released Thursday showed.

Detroit's Cade Cunningham, who has missed eight NBA games with a collapsed left lung, will miss another week before doctors re-examine him, the Pistons said on Thursday.

Lyon ran riot in extra-time to beat Wolfsburg 4-0 on Thursday to advance to the Women's Champions League semi-finals 4-1 on aggregate.

Oil prices surged Thursday after US President Donald Trump threatened more heavy strikes on Iran, while global equity markets reacted indecisively to the latest developments in the conflict.

Phil Mickelson, a six-time major winner and three-time Masters champion, said Thursday he will not compete in next week's 90th Masters due to a family health issue.

NASA gave the four Artemis astronauts circling Earth the green light on Thursday to head for the Moon and carry out the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.

Auckland Blues forward Cameron Suafoa announced his retirement from rugby aged 27 on Friday, after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis.

US President Donald Trump's White House ballroom received final planning approval on Thursday, but construction remains in limbo following a judicial order handed down earlier this week.

Defending champion and top seed Jessica Pegula fought back to reach the WTA Charleston Open quarter-finals on Thursday, requiring a final-set tiebreak to see off Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/1).

Pakistan's government on Thursday drastically raised fuel prices in response to spiking global energy prices caused by the Iran war, the country's petroleum minister said in a press conference.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered new tariffs on certain medicines, alongside an overhaul of metal duties, doubling down on his trade agenda a year after unleashing trade wars on virtually all partners.

In a leafy Tehran park on Thursday, Iranians gathered for picnics on the final day of the Persian new year holidays, shrugging off US President Donald Trump's threats to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages".

France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey has been voted best player of the Six Nations Championship for the second season running, organisers announced Thursday.

Veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins is joining the Las Vegas Raiders, where he is expected to team up with likely top NFL Draft pick Fernando Mendoza, his agent told US media on Thursday.

Footballer Anwar El Ghazi has recorded a final legal victory in an unfair dismissal action against Bundesliga club Mainz in relation to social media comments made about the war in Gaza.

Barcelona demolished rivals Real Madrid 6-0 on Thursday to progress to the women's Champions League semi-finals 12-2 on aggregate.

British police on Thursday launched a new national hub aimed at cracking down on the sale of banned knives and machetes, often to children, on an online "grey market".

Bally Bagayoko, the newly elected black mayor of the French capital's largest suburb, says racism is growing in the former colonial power, and the authorities need to keep discrimination in check.

US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department.

Explosive knocks by openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma led Sunrisers Hyderabad to their first win of the IPL season with a 65-run thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.

A UK-led meeting of some 40 countries on the strait of Hormuz crisis wrapped up Thursday with a demand for the "immediate and unconditional" reopening of the vital shipping route, but no immediate breakthrough.

US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department.

Paris Saint-Germain are focused on the impending showdown with Liverpool and the defence of their Champions League title as they return to domestic action this weekend against Toulouse.

Hundreds of Cubans demonstrated in front of the US embassy in Havana on Thursday, riding bicycles and electric vehicles as they waved flags and signs demanding an end to the decades-old trade embargo on the country.

Authorities in Florida released the body camera video of Tiger Woods being arrested on Thursday following a rollover car crash last week that led to him stepping away from golf to seek treatment.

The four Artemis astronauts circling Earth were awaiting the green light from NASA on Thursday to head for the Moon and carry out the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.

US movie legend John Travolta will present his directorial debut "Propeller One-Way Night Coach", about a young boy's journey in the "golden age of aviation", at the Cannes Film Festival in May, organisers said Thursday.