Rival 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final coaches in Rabat on Sunday, Walid Regragui of Morocco and Pape Thiaw of Senegal have both experienced the heartbreak of losing a title decider as players.
Taiwan vowed Friday to remain the world's "most important" AI chipmaker, after reaching a trade deal with the United States that will reduce tariffs on the island's shipments and increase Taiwanese investment on US soil.
A pumped-up Amanda Anisimova said Friday she will use expectation as motivation at the Australian Open after a breakthrough 2025 saw her make back-to-back Grand Slam finals.
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- Japan and US agree to expand cooperation on missiles, military drills
Economy
China's economy likely grew last year at its weakest rate in three decades, outside of the pandemic, according to an AFP survey of analysts ahead of official data on Monday.
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One headspinning year down, three more to go.
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Michael Carrick has the chance to make a fine first impression to his short-term stint as Manchester United manager by derailing local rivals Manchester City's Premier League title challenge on Saturday.
January 16, 2026
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the formation of a Gaza "board of peace," a key phase two element of a US-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory.
January 16, 2026
Sam Darnold loves listening to birds. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback even has an app, ready to identify the call of the northern mockingbird at a moment's notice.
January 16, 2026
Politics
On a sunny January morning in Florida, Donald Trump went shopping for marble and onyx for his new White House ballroom. A few hours later, he was bombing Venezuela.
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Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff announced her retirement Friday just weeks away from the Winter Olympics with a series of major injuries forcing her out.
Bruised and battle-hardened, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills face Denver on Saturday as their star quarterback seeks to reach his first Super Bowl and add the NFL's biggest prize to his list of accolades.
German forward Franz Wagner hit his stride late to help the Orlando Magic rally for a 118-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday in the first NBA regular-season game ever played in Germany.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, in a bid to win over the US president who had sidelined her since overthrowing Nicolas Maduro.
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Politics
The commander of Colombia's largest guerrilla group on Thursday backed calls for warring leftist militias to unite to repel any US military operations in the country.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes says he's aiming to be ready for week one of the 2026 NFL season after knee surgery in December.
Venezuela's interim president on Thursday announced pending legal reforms to the country's critical fossil fuel sector, as she seeks to recalibrate ties with Washington following the US military ouster of her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro.
Tech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country's online safety watchdog said Friday.
A US judge on Thursday authorized work to resume on a New York offshore wind project that had been suspended under an order by President Donald Trump's administration.
January 15, 2026
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- Rabiot and AC Milan give Como French lesson to stay on Inter's heels
- US says reached deal with Taiwan to lower tariffs, boost investments
- South Korea's ex-leader Yoon faces first court verdict over martial law chaos
- 'Gigantic explosion', fire in Dutch city of Utrecht, four hurt
- Twenty-six charged in latest basketball gambling scandal
- Venezuela's Machado meets Trump for 'positive' talks despite snub
- NBA Europe 'must respect tradition', says commissioner Silver