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Xi's European tour: red carpets, but 'no breakthroughs' on tensions

Jabeur's woes continue with early Rome exit, Djokovic begins bid

Pandemic agreement talks reaching end with deal elusive

Celtic's Rodgers dismisses Rangers talk of 'disrespect' ahead of Old F...

AI systems are already deceiving us -- and that's a problem, experts w...

Polish farmers protest 'harmful' EU environmental rules

Spurs boss Postecoglou ready to disappoint King Charles by relegating...

The Palestinian who almost represented Iceland at Eurovision

Top opponent of India PM Modi leaves prison on bail

Ten Hag says Man Utd owners have 'common sense' to see reasons for slu...

Multiple arrests as US police clear MIT, UPenn Gaza protests

Departing Georgia envoy to Francehits out at foreign influence bill

Georgia's ambassador to France, who has resigned over a bill criticised for mirroring repressive Russian legislation, called for the draft law to be dropped on Friday.

European stock markets hit record highs on rate cut hopes

European stock markets climbed to fresh record highs Friday on growing hopes that central banks are close to cutting interest rates.

Waikato Chiefs thump Moana Pasifika to go third on Super Rugby table

All Blacks centre Anton Lienert-Brown grabbed a second-half try as the Waikato Chiefs thumped Moana Pasifika 43-7 in a bonus-point win Friday to go third on the Super Rugby table.

'World coming to an end': Kenyan town copes with life underwater

Abdi Hussein sat alone on a Kenyan road strewn with ramshackle tents bound with plastic strings and covered with tarpaulins, peering into the sea of rust-coloured flood water.

India's top court releases jailed Modi opponent on bail

India's top court on Friday ordered a jailed opponent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be released on bail, allowing him to campaign in an ongoing national election.

CAF Confederation Cup final set for Morocco amid drama

Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane are due to host Egyptian outfit Zamalek on Sunday in the CAF Confederation Cup final first leg against a background of off-field drama.

London, Frankfurt hit records as rate hopes boost markets

Growing hopes that the US Federal Reserve and other central banks are close to cutting interest rates helped push London and Frankfurt to records Friday, while Asian markets also chalked up healthy gains.

Atalanta battle Roma for Champions League after making history

Atalanta head into Sunday's Serie A top-five showdown with dejected Roma on the highest of highs after reaching their first ever European final in the greatest night of the club's 117-year history.

Hotter, drier, sicker? How a changing planet drives disease

Humans have made our planet warmer, more polluted and ever less hospitable to many species, and these changes are driving the spread of infectious disease.

Honda posts record profit, issues cautious forecasts

Japanese auto giant Honda on Friday logged a record annual profit thanks to improving global vehicle sales, but issued a cautious outlook for the current fiscal year.

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