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Major earthquake hits Panama, injures at least 27

Marquez grabs MotoGP championship lead with Indonesia sprint win

Schauffele closes in on leaders after 'weird' round in Japan

'No divisions, no borders', French astronaut says of seeing Earth

Medvedev through at Shanghai Masters in first match since disqualification

Fernandez trumps MotoGP championship duo to grab Indonesia pole

Major quake hits Panama, no deaths reported

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida

Brazil prosecutors sue Shell for $108 mn over deadly 2024 floods

Three Mexicans convicted in murders of Australian, US surfers

Major earthquake destroys buildings, roads in Panama

Powerful waves lash California coast as storm threatens more damage

Anthropic AI model sent fake murder tip to Philadelphia police

7.7-magnitude quake rocks Panama, triggers tsunami warning

Ufunded Launches “Spotlight” Series, Documenting the Minds Shaping Modern Trading

Ufunded has introduced Spotlight, a new long-form content format created to shed light on the stories seldom discussed behind some of the most influential minds in the trading industry, and to document the individuals shaping its ongoing evolution.

Maddinson given shock recall but fails to score

Australia recalled Nic Maddinson after a near 10-year absence from Test cricket, but the opening batsman was out without scoring on the first day of the first Test against South Africa on Friday.

Russell goes fastest in practice for smoggy Singapore GP

George Russell in a Mercedes topped the timesheets Friday in the only practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix at a Marina Bay Circuit enveloped in smoky haze caused by fires in Indonesia.

For exiled Russian director Zvyagintsev, triumph without belonging

Exiled Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev's latest film, Minotaur, won the second-highest honour at the Cannes Film Festival and was selected to represent France at the Oscars.

Home hope Zheng storms into China Open semi-finals

Homegrown hero Zheng Qinwen pulled out some of her best tennis to beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) at the China Open on Friday and storm into the semi-finals.

Everton's US owners mull sale of club two years after takeover

Everton's American owners are considering selling the Premier League club less than two years after they took control.

Zverev churns out win in Shanghai Masters opener

Top seed Alexander Zverev churned out an opening win over Chinese wildcard Wu Yibing 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) at the Shanghai Masters on Friday to advance into the third round.

Hurricane Isaias strengthens en route to US Gulf Coast

Isaias strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday as it headed toward the US Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and gas production.

Chinese AI tool pulled to prevent 'misuse' after South Korea hacks

Chinese AI cybersecurity tool Artex said it stopped programmers from accessing its source code, acknowledging misuse by "bad actors" after South Korea linked it to several recent bank hacks.

Asian stocks mostly up as traders weigh AI, oil dips after surge

Asian stocks mostly rose Friday as traders weighed the outlook for the AI investment boom, with support coming from a drop in oil prices after Donald Trump ruled out a pre-election strike on Iran.

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