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Panic, anger, tears: Evan Gershkovich's uneasy journey after Russian jail

Bohm's blast keeps Phillies alive in MLB playoffs

UK PM says 'strong indications' Iran involved in airbase incident

US judge accepts Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout settlement

Google restricts access to new AI model over safety concerns

Global stocks mixed as markets weigh higher oil prices, bond yields

Watchdog clears former US Fed chief Powell in renovation probe

Marsh hails improvements after Australia win final one-day international

Israel PM hails Indian pilot of rerouted flight for averting disaster

Hegseth says US cut number of generals, admirals by 20%

Fury, Joshua kick off 'battle of Britain' in good spirits

Kanye West's Russian concerts have been cancelled, organisers say

Ronaldo leaves Portugal training camp after coach says he is dropped

First Hollywood, now Fat Bear Week: nepobaby wins Alaska contest

Euros champion Morata signs for AC Milan

Alvaro Morata signed for AC Milan from Atletico Madrid on Friday, the Spain striker returning to Serie A days after winning Euro 2024.

Everton takeover talks called off

Everton's potential sale to the Friedkin Group will not go ahead after the Premier League club failed to reach an agreement with the American investors.

One dead as Huthi-claimed drone breaches Israel defences

A drone claimed by Yemen's Huthi rebels slipped through Israel's vaunted air defence system on Friday to hit a Tel Aviv building near a US embassy annex, killing a civilian.

Massive global IT outage hits airlines, banks, media

Airlines, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were scrambling to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years on Friday, apparently caused by an update to an antivirus program.

EU, Serbia sign deal to kickstart lithium battery development

The European Union and Serbia signed a deal Friday for the supply of lithium batteries that are seen as a crucial building block needed to power Europe's transition to a green economy.

Paris knife attacker suspected of killing teenager

A knifeman who stabbed a French police officer near the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris is suspected of having killed a 16-year-old teenager earlier in the day, police sources and prosecutors said Friday.

Spain PM's wife Gomez stays silent before judge in graft probe

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez on Friday invoked her right to remain silent during questioning before a Madrid judge handling the preliminary corruption inquiry into her business ties.

Russian trial of US reporter nears verdict, prosecutor seeks 18 years

Russia's speedy espionage trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich looked set to deliver a verdict on Friday, after just over three weeks of closed-door court proceedings denounced by the White House as a sham.

One dead in rare drone strike on Israel claimed by Yemen's Huthis

A drone claimed by Yemen's Huthi rebels slipped through Israel's vaunted air defence system on Friday to hit a Tel Aviv building near a US embassy annex, killing one person.

Markets track Wall St loss, tech outage hits global computer systems

Equities sank Friday as hopes for US interest rate cuts were offset by uncertainty over the US presidential election and worries about China's economy, while technical disruptions delayed London's open as a widespread outage hit global computer systems.

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