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Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31

Drone owners rush to offload devices ahead of Beijing ban

Trump says Denmark to give US 'permanent control' over Greenland security

Trump's beef policies irk Texas ranchers, testing their loyalty

Kennedy Center: future unclear for iconic Washington arts hub

Trump says CNN, Politico, MS NOW banned from White House

Nvidia, OpenAI CEOs to attend Xi dinner at White House

Trump claims 'infinite' Greenland security deal with Denmark

Anthropic picks Accenture for in-house AI safety evaluation

Helicopters battle wildfire threatening Ecuador's capital

Balogun returns as Monaco beat Lens to continue strong Ligue 1 start

Brentford batter Chelsea to undo Alonso's promising start

'Pause' on overt repression in Venezuela, but reforms still needed: HRW

Kane hits Bundesliga century as Bayern rout Union

Wes Anderson says no one should modify Roald Dahl's work

Director Wes Anderson, who presented his take on a Roald Dahl story at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, came out strongly against moves to alter the author's books for "sensitivity" reasons.

NASA spots new Moon crater, likely caused by crashed Russian probe

NASA has spotted a small new crater on the Moon that was likely caused by a Russian probe crash landing on the surface around two weeks ago.

Morocco begins probe after Algeria jet ski killings

Morocco has begun investigating the death of a French-Moroccan after he and another Moroccan tourist on jet skis were shot dead by Algerian coastguards, media reports said on Friday.

Australia exit Basketball World Cup after loss to Slovenia

Australia exited the Basketball World Cup on Friday after a 91-80 loss to a Luka Doncic-inspired Slovenia as the second round got under way.

Niger set for rallies to demand French troops leave

Niger braced Friday for a weekend of planned anti-French rallies as tensions mount between the country's new military rulers and its traditional ally.

Champions South Africa facing 'tightly-contested' World Cup

South Africa may have thrashed New Zealand in their final warm-up game but Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said Friday that they were heading into the "most tightly-contested World Cup in history."

Brazil economy slows, but beats forecasts again in Q2

Brazil's economic growth slowed to 0.9 percent in the second quarter, officials said Friday, but once again beat expectations in a fresh boost for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Man City swoop for Nunes, Liverpool reject Saudi bid for Salah on deadline day

Manchester City signed Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes in a £53 million ($63 million) deal after selling Cole Palmer to Chelsea, while Liverpool reportedly turned down a £150 million offer from Saudi Arabia for Mohamed Salah in the hectic final hours before Friday's transfer deadline.

Rohit says India ready for Pakistan's pace test in Asia Cup

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Friday said his team's experienced batsmen were unfazed by the threat of Pakistan's fast bowlers, ahead of the arch-rivals' blockbuster Asia Cup clash.