5 EU countries aim to send rejected migrants to 'return hub' by 2027
Five EU countries are seeking a deal with a country outside the bloc to host a "return hub" for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted start date of January 1, a Danish minister said Friday.
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Top seed Sabalenka powers into US Open fourth round
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka out-gunned Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4 to lead the way into the US Open round of 16 on Friday.
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Argentina to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector's heir
Argentina is set to return an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector to the rightful owner's heir, a judge said Friday.
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Russia rights group boss fears post-election crackdown
The head of Memorial, Russia's Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group, has told AFP she fears a fresh crackdown after September's legislative elections, with more people arrested and sent to fight in Ukraine.
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Australian Simmons makes NBA comeback with Kings: reports
Australian Ben Simmons, who missed last season with nagging back injuries, has agreed on a one-year NBA comeback deal with the Sacramento Kings, according to multiple reports on Friday.
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WHO says key warehouse destroyed by attack in Ukraine
The World Health Organization said Friday that one of its main warehouses in Ukraine had been destroyed in air attack -- the third such incident in three months.
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Two broken threads on Bayeux Tapestry, no major damage: French minister
Two broken threads were observed on the Bayeux Tapestry after the centuries-old artefact was transported to London, but it was more or less "in the same state", France's culture minister said Friday.
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Hesson says Pakistan players used to 'chaos' after shake-up
Interim Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson hopes his drastically revamped squad can come through some all too familiar "chaos" with a much-improved showing against England in next week's third and final Test in Birmingham.
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Meloni marks record in power with eye on 2027 elections
Giorgia Meloni on Friday celebrated her hard-right government becoming the longest-lasting in Italy's postwar history with a rally in the southern port of Bari, as she gears up for elections next year.
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Bosnian Serb war criminal to be buried Monday, amid EU backlash
War criminal Ratko Mladic will be buried in Belgrade next week, his son told media Friday, as a European Union official cancelled a visit to Serbia over the "glorification" of the former Bosnian Serb military leader.
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