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Campaigning starts in Central African Republic quadruple election

NBA Cavs center Mobley out 2-4 weeks with left calf strain

Tokyo-bound United flight returns to Dulles airport after engine fails

Hawks guard Young poised to resume practice after knee sprain

Salah back in Liverpool fold as Arsenal grab last-gasp win

Raphinha extends Barca's Liga lead, Atletico bounce back

Glasgow comeback upends Toulouse on Dupont's first start since injury

Two own goals save Arsenal blushes against Wolves

'Quality' teens Ndjantou, Mbaye star as PSG beat Metz to go top

Maresca bemoans 'worst 48 hours at Chelsea' after lack of support

Teenage pair Ndjantou, Mbaye star as PSG beat Metz to go top

UK king shares 'good news' that cancer treatment will be reduced in 2026

Britain's King Charles III, who has broken royal taboos to talk openly about battling cancer, Friday revealed the "good news" that his treatment will be pared back next year.

Wembanyama expected to return for Spurs in NBA Cup clash with Thunder

San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama is expected to return from a 12-game injury absence just in time for the Spurs' NBA Cup semi-final clash with the mighty Oklahoma City Thunder after being listed as "probable" Friday on the team's injury report.

Five takeaways from Luigi Mangione evidence hearings

Lawyers for the man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive on a Manhattan street have been in court seeking to have key pieces of evidence ruled inadmissible at his trial.

UK's king shares 'good news' that cancer treatment will be reduced in 2026

Britain's King Charles III, who has broken royal taboos to talk openly about battling cancer, Friday revealed the "good news" that his treatment will be pared back next year.

Steelers' Watt undergoes surgery to repair collapsed lung

Pittsburgh Steelers star pass rusher T.J. Watt has undergone surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung suffered after a treatment at the team facility, his brother said Friday.

Iran detains Nobel-prize winner in 'brutal' arrest

Iranian security forces on Friday detained the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi along with at least eight other activists in an arrest condemned as "brutal" by the Norwegian Nobel committee.

NBA Cup goes from 'outside the box' idea to smash hit

The NBA Cup, which took shape as an "outside the box" idea for league growth, has evolved into a success with players and supporters.

UK health service battles 'super flu' outbreak

The UK is facing an "unprecedented wave of super flu", a health chief has warned, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday denounced "reckless" plans by doctors to launch a five-day strike next week.

Can Venezuela survive US targeting its oil tankers?

Venezuela has been sidestepping a US oil export embargo for years, selling crude at a discounted price mainly to China. But even this limited income stream is now under threat after the United States seized a Cuba-bound tanker.

Democrats release new cache of Epstein photos

Democratic lawmakers released a new cache of photos on Friday from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that includes images of US President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton.

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