Jessica Pegula maintained her perfect record against Amanda Anisimova and triumphed 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in an all-American battle to reach the final of the Dubai Championships on Friday.
US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday denounced "terrorism" and left-wing violence in France as French police braced for a weekend rally for a slain far-right activist.
The mayor of Medellin on Friday touted the construction of a mega-prison in his city, Colombia's second-largest, becoming the latest Latin American leader to mimic the iron-fisted approach to gang violence of El Salvador's Nayib Bukele.
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Sports
Maro Itoje is set to join a select group when he wins his 100th England cap in Saturday's Six Nations clash at home to Ireland, but the Red Rose skipper said he might have missed the milestone without learning to manage the "emotional turmoil" of his early rugby career.
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When he sat down to write the first "Scream" film which appeared in cinemas exactly 30 years ago, horror movies were out of fashion and aspiring Hollywood creative Kevin Williamson had low expectations.
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Dozens of national delegations at an artificial intelligence summit in India will issue their statement on how the world should handle the technology on Saturday, a day later than expected, the host country said.
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Constructors crowned the largest tower of Barcelona's unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica with a final piece on Friday, setting the peak of the world's tallest church at 172.5 metres (566 feet).
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Jonathan Milan won a second straight sprint finish to take the fifth stage of the UAE Tour in Dubai on Friday.
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Economy
US economic growth cooled much more than expected in the final months of 2025, government estimates showed Friday, capping the first year of Donald Trump's return to the presidency.
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Benfica have begun an investigation into two fans who were filmed making what appeared to be monkey gestures in the direction of Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior during the two sides' Champions League match earlier this week.
French police will be out in force at a weekend rally for a slain far-right activist, the interior minister said Friday, as the country seeks to contain anger over the fatal beating blamed on the hard left.
World champion freestyle skier Finley Melville Ives is "stable and positive" following a hard fall during men's freeski halfpipe qualifying at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday.
Pep Guardiola insists he "couldn't care less" about Arsenal's stumble letting Manchester City back into the Premier League title race.
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Police were Friday searching the former home of ex-prince Andrew for a second day, as his sensational arrest tipped the British monarchy into a crisis unprecedented in its modern era.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China next week for talks with President Xi Jinping centred on trade between the top EU economy and the Asian giant, Berlin said.
Vincent Kompany has criticised Jose Mourinho's handling of the racism controversy involving Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, saying the Benfica coach's comments after the midweek Champions League match were a "huge mistake".
Elon Musk's X social media platform said Friday that it had filed an appeal with the European Union's top court against a 120-million-euro ($142 million) fine for breaking its digital content rules.
France coach Fabien Galthie has recalled second row hulks Thibaud Flament and Emmanuel Meafou for Sunday's Six Nations clash against Italy.
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