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China coach says team on right track despite Asian Cup heartache

Oscars audience drops, viewing figures show

Resilient Australia 'need to be better' in Women's Asian Cup final

Gio Reyna picked for US squad as Pochettino says World Cup roster still 'open'

Colombia, Ecuador leaders clash over bomb dropped near border

PSG, Real Madrid and Arsenal march into Champions League last eight

'Incomplete' Man City not what they once were, says Guardiola

US judge orders Trump admin to bring VOA employees back to work

White House pressure on Cuba mounts as island fights power cut

Arteta hails 'magical' Eze after Arsenal star sinks Leverkusen

Senegal stripped of AFCON title, Morocco declared champions

Is that Israel's final blow?

Iran lifts Dollar, sinks Euro

Israel presses Tehran

Iran and the holy War risk

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Hormuz Shock Risk rising

Brazil's trade-war boom

Hundreds protest in Milan ahead of Winter Olympics

Hundreds of people protested in Milan on Friday ahead of the Winter Olympics as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hosted world leaders including US Vice President JD Vance.

Suspect in murder of Colombian footballer Escobar killed in Mexico

A drug trafficker linked to the 1994 murder of Colombian football star Andres Escobar has been killed in Mexico, President Gustavo Petro said Friday.

Colombia's Rodriguez signs with MLS Minnesota United

Colombian national team captain James Rodriguez has signed a short-term contract with Minnesota United ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the MLS club announced on Friday.

Wainwright says England game still 'huge occasion' despite Welsh woes

Aaron Wainwright believes there is still an intense rivalry between England and Wales despite the gulf in recent results.

WADA shrugs off USA withholding dues

The United States has withheld $3.6 million in annual dues for a second consecutive year to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which says it remains financially strong despite the move.

France detects Russia-linked Epstein smear attempt against Macron

France has detected a Russia-linked disinformation effort alleging President Emmanuel Macron's involvement with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a government authority said Friday.

Winter Olympics to open with star-studded ceremony

The curtain will rise on the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, with a star-studded ceremony at the San Siro stadium echoed by celebrations at Games venues across the Italian Alps and the Dolomite mountains.

Trump posts, then deletes, racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

President Donald Trump shared a post with a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, sparking outrage across the US political spectrum Friday before deleting it in a rare backtrack.

Danone expands recall of infant formula batches in Europe

French food giant Danone recalled batches of infant formula in Britain, Spain, Croatia and Slovenia over the possible presence of a toxin, food safety authorities said on Friday, expanding the measure across Europe.