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Iran footballers pay tribute to victims of school strike

Questions over Israel's interceptor stockpiles as Mideast war drags on

Sweet heist? Nestle says 12 tonnes of KitKat stolen

Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit

Yemen's Houthi enter war with missile targeting Israel

USS Gerald Ford arrives in Croatia for maintenance

Antonelli leads Mercedes 1-2 as Verstappen suffers qualifying shock

Verstappen calls his Red Bull 'undriveable' after more woes

Antonelli takes pole for Japanese Grand Prix in Mercedes 1-2

Millions angry with Trump expected to fill American streets

Attacks across Middle East as Iran war enters second month

Trump fears Asia's oil shock

BlackRock fund freeze panic

Calm or Chaos: Iran’s reach

Cuban regime nears collapse

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Iran-War and dangerous Lines

30 Days to Save the Economy?

A French yoga teacher's 'hell' in a Venezuelan jail

A French yoga teacher who was held in a blood and feces-stained Venezuelan jail on suspicion of being a US spy described how guards put him "through hell" in an attempt to break him.

England's Underhill taking nothing for granted against Wales

Sam Underhill said Friday there will no complacency from England when they begin their bid for a first Six Nations Grand Slam in a decade against struggling Wales at Twickenham.

Fans cheer for absent Ronaldo as Saudi row deepens

Al Nassr fans showed their support for Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday as the Portuguese star missed a second straight game after reportedly growing frustrated over transfers.

Violence-ridden Haiti in limbo as transitional council wraps up

Nearly two years after it was created to restore order in impoverished, violence-ravaged Haiti, the transitional council is ending its work -- with no end to the crisis in sight.

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.

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