Bond franchise shifts to Amazon as Broccoli family steps back
Amazon MGM Studios will take creative control of the James Bond franchise following a landmark joint venture agreement with longtime producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the parties announced Thursday.
Read moreUnfair? Figures belie Trump's claims on EU trade balance
President Donald Trump repeatedly claims that US-EU trade ties are unfair and that Europe is abusing the United States as justification for threatening tariffs.
Read morePutin hails Russia's huge number of 'terror' convictions
Russian military courts sentenced more than 1,000 people on terrorist charges last year, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, referring to a massive wave of prosecutions during the Ukraine offensive.
Read moreIsrael denounces Hamas as 'monsters' for staging of hostage bodies handover
Israel denounced Hamas as "monsters" on Thursday after the Palestinian militant group staged a handover ceremony in Gaza for the bodies of four hostages, who they said included Shiri Bibas and her two young sons.
Read moreRublev downs de Minaur on eighth match point in Qatar
Andrey Rublev converted his eighth match point against second seed Alex de Minaur to seal a semi-final spot at the Qatar Open on Thursday.
Read moreTeenager kills two women in knife attack at Czech shop
A 16-year-old boy killed two women in a knife attack at a discount shop in the Czech Republic on Thursday, police said, adding the motive remained unclear.
Read moreTrump goads '51st state' Canada ahead of hockey grudge match
President Donald Trump took a slap shot at Canada on Thursday, again suggesting a US takeover of the northern neighbor as a "fifty first state" and urging the US hockey team to prevail in a closely watched grudge match.
Read moreEU trade chief says tariff reciprocity 'must work for both' bloc and US
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said Thursday that reciprocity in tariffs should apply to both the bloc and Washington, after talks with his counterparts in US President Donald Trump's administration.
Read moreAfrica's first G20 meeting opens with call for 'cooperation'
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa opened on Thursday a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting with a call for "cooperation" amid geopolitical tensions and "rising intolerance".
Read moreLuis Rubiales: Spain's disgraced former football federation chief
Spain's former football federation chief Luis Rubiales, who on Thursday was convicted of sexual assault and fined over his forcible kiss on the lips of star player Jenni Hermoso, is a combative personality whose career was marked by controversies.
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