Knicks fans packed Manhattan on Thursday for a heavily secured victory parade celebrating the New York team's NBA Finals triumph, turning the city into a sea of blue and orange. Fans chanted "Let's go Knicks" as the procession moved through packed streets, with some paying hundreds of dollars for line sitters to secure prime viewing spots overnight.

Morocco took a major step towards the World Cup knockout stage with a 1-0 victory over Scotland on Friday, thanks to an early strike from Ismael Saibari. The North Africans moved to four points in Group C, while Scotland remain in contention ahead of a decisive final match against Brazil.

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey lost a court challenge on Tuesday that would have allowed him to enter Canada for his side's World Cup opener in Toronto. The former Arsenal player, who awaits trial on rape charges in Britain, will be eligible to play in Ghana's following two matches, both of them in the United States.

The third and final day of the G7 summit focuses on AI and social media, with CEOs from OpenAI, Anthropic and European rival Mistral meeting leaders for lunch on Wednesday. French President Emmanuel Macron has invited his US counterpart Donald Trump to a private dinner at the lavish Palace of Versailles after the three-day summit wraps up.

Israel targeted several areas in southern Lebanon with air strikes Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, despite Tehran’s threat of a “harsh response” to Israeli attacks in Lebanon as the US and Iran head for peace talks in Switzerland on Friday. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates. 

Tiny Curaçao, the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup, clinched their maiden point on Saturday after battling to a 0-0 draw against Ecuador in Kansas City thanks to ​an outstanding performance from goalkeeper ⁠Eloy Room.

Initial negotiations on implementing a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran were still planned to take place in Switzerland on Friday, the Swiss foreign ministry said Thursday. US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian have digitally signed the interim agreement. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.

Poland's nationalist President Karol Nawrocki said Friday that he was revoking the country's highest award from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he infuriated Warsaw by naming a Ukrainian unit after a World War II insurgent militia that massacred Poles. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had earlier appealed to both nations "not to waste" solidarity between allies amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

US President Donald Trump turned up the heat on a diplomatic row with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday, accusing her of repeatedly seeking a photograph with him at the G7 summit and blaming the clash between the two heads of state on tensions over Iran and NATO. Meloni later fired back, slamming the 'constant, unprovoked attacks' from Trump as 'senseless'.

Labour's Andy Burnham won the Makerfield parliamentary by-election on Friday, defeating Reform UK candidate Rob Kenyon and returning to Westminster after years as Manchester mayor. The victory strengthens Burnham's position as a potential successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as speculation grows over Labour's future leadership.

Gunfire and explosions were heard at the airport in Niger's capital Niamey early Thursday, according to witnesses, and security forces had blocked off the area, residents said.

US Vice President JD Vance spoke at a White House press briefing on the interim agreement with Iran on Thursday, saying that some ​12.5 ‌million ⁠barrels ‌of oil have flowed ⁠through the Strait of ​Hormuz following ‌the overnight signing of ‌a memorandum ​of understanding between the United States and ​Iran.