Off-spinner Nathan Lyon said he was humbled Thursday after claiming his 564th wicket to move clear of fellow Australian great Glenn McGrath and into sixth on the all-time Test bowling list.
Bowling coach Marcus Trescothick said England would keep "fighting and scrapping" as the Ashes slipped from their grip Thursday, while paying tribute to a dehydrated Ben Stokes.
As Devon Conway walked onto Bay Oval Thursday to face the West Indies in his 32nd Test, a reminder of his long and varied career was plastered on his back.
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Women swaying to dance music at a DJ set, strolling without headscarves through cutting-edge art exhibitions and in coffee shops showing off trendy styles that could have come from the streets of Europe.
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- Thailand strikes building in Cambodia's border casino hub
- Protests in Bangladesh as India cites security concerns
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Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who became one of the world's foremost combat correspondents, died Wednesday at 91, according to US media reports.
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EU leaders kicked off a make-or-break summit Thursday on using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, with key player Belgium under pressure to drop its opposition.
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Sri Lanka's government announced plans on Thursday for $1.6 billion in extra spending in 2026 to fund the country's recovery from Cyclone Ditwah, which killed more than 640 people.
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Most Asian markets sank Thursday after another sell-off on Wall Street as worries over the tech sector's colossal spending on artificial intelligence continued to dog investor sentiment.
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Cambodia said Thailand's military on Thursday bombed the casino town of Poipet, a major crossing between the two nations, as foreign powers pressured them to halt reignited border clashes.
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The queen of Thailand on Thursday won a gold medal in sailing at the Southeast Asian Games, a regional competition being held in her country this month.
A pumped-up Australia ripped through England's fragile batting Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle.
Devon Conway and Tom Latham plundered a poor West Indies attack Thursday for a mammoth opening partnership on day one of the third Test in Mount Maunganui as New Zealand piled up 334-1.
The European Court of Justice is to rule Thursday whether a Danish law requiring authorities to redevelop poor urban "ghettos" with high concentrations of "non-Western immigrants and their descendants" is discriminatory.
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Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg called an error in the Snicko technology being used during the Ashes series "not good enough" and said he was seeking answers as the issue flared again on Thursday.
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Squabbles over the EU-Mercosur trade deal are likely to punctuate a European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday.
President Donald Trump promised Americans an economic boom in an address to the nation on Wednesday, while blaming Democratic predecessor Joe Biden for high prices that have hit the Republican's popularity.
The European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates steady Thursday for its fourth meeting in a row as inflation remains in check, although debate is heating up about the path forward.
EU leaders gather in Brussels Thursday for a make-or-break summit on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine -- with key player Belgium under pressure to drop its opposition.
December 18, 2025
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- Conway 120 as New Zealand in command at 216-0 against West Indies
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