Stocks rally into weekend with US rate cut 'seemingly locked in'
Most markets extended gains Friday, tracking record highs across Wall Street, after US inflation and jobs data all but set in stone a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week.
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Springboks, Pumas out to keep Rugby Championship hopes alive
South Africa will showcase their young backline talent while Argentina need an 80-minute performance as both teams attempt to keep their Rugby Championship title hopes alive on Saturday.
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Scrutiny on Thai zoo grows after lion attack
A Thai zoo has temporarily closed its predator zone after lions mauled a zookeeper to death, wildlife officials said Friday, as scrutiny on the park's animal treatment intensified.
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UK economy stalls in July
Britain's economy stagnated in July, official data showed Friday, dealing another blow to the Labour government at the end of a turbulent week for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Charlie Kirk's killing: what we know
Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event in the western US state of Utah. Authorities had failed to locate the gunman on Thursday, more than 30 hours later.
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S. Korean workers arrive home after US detention
A specially chartered flight carrying hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a US immigration raid last week landed at Incheon International Airport on Friday, AFP reporters saw.
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US tariffs deal stokes 'monster' pick-up fears in Europe
Considered powerful, heavy-duty vehicles by their fans and dangerous gas-guzzling "monsters" by detractors -- could large pick-up trucks, long a staple on US roads, be about to roam in greater numbers across Europe?
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Saint Lucia's Alfred says Olympic gold shows talent counts, not your passport
Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred is bidding to add world 100 metres gold in Tokyo to her Olympic title and says her triumph last year shows no matter how small a nation you come from there is no need "to feel inferior".
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Springboks hard man Wiese to take the All Blacks head-on
Recalled Springboks forward Jasper Wiese said Friday he was "stupid" to be suspended for a headbutt but is still vowing to play "on the edge" against the All Blacks.
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Tinch's journey to be hurdles title contender sparked by stepdad's joke
A joke made at Cordell Tinch's expense by his stepfather sparked the American into returning to the track and could climax with him deposing three-time 110 metres hurdles world champion Grant Holloway in Tokyo.
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