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African players in Europe: Mbeumo ends goal drought as United draw

Italian rice farmer beats heat with biodiversity haven

France's high school students plan fresh protests

NZ bank in free speech row over 'explicit' sheep memes

China Open champ Zheng withdraws from Wuhan citing fatigue

DATA Network joins Sui and Walrus to scale the supply chain for AI training data

Brewers edge Dodgers 2-1 in National League Championship Series opener

Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'

Pope to have surgery to remove lung nodule

El Nino sets temperature record in key Pacific zone: EU monitor

Man City charges cloud hangs over Premier League season

World leaders urged to 'course correct' as UN nature goals fall short

Software, sprints, trolls: Singapore Grand Prix talking points

New York's notorious Rikers jail awaits elusive closure

France students plan more protests, UN 'concerned' over violence

Students in France were largely back in the classroom Friday following days of protests demanding better education and school conditions, as the UN voiced "concern" over the sometimes violent clashes.

Australia struggle against South Africa's fast bowlers

South Africa picked two spinners, but it was their fast bowlers who did the damage as Australia limped to 187 for six on the first day of the first Test in Durban on Friday.

De Zerbi calls on struggling Spurs to react in Man Utd clash

Roberto De Zerbi has urged bottom-of-the-table Tottenham to "react" to the pressure of their crunch clash with fellow strugglers Manchester United.

China agrees to 'moderate' car exports to Europe: EU commerce chief

China and the European Union reached an understanding to "moderate" hybrid vehicles exports on Friday, which could prevent millions of Chinese cars from being shipped to Europe, the bloc's commerce chief said following talks that dispelled a much-feared trade war.

Massive debt puts France in a bind as investor doubts deepen

French government bonds have become the bane of investors on fears that officials are unwilling or unable to rein in spending that far outstrips its revenue.

US sanctions on ICC: a 'test of resilience'

Donald Trump's US administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court that threaten to cripple its operations and spark fresh transatlantic tension.

Arteta urges 'respect' for process after Man City financial verdict

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said it was vital to "respect the process" after Manchester City were found guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules.

Outrage over US military plan to livestream firing squad execution

Condemnation of the Pentagon's plan to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military base mass shooter escalated Friday, with the UN saying it would amount to torture and US lawmakers from both parties slamming the move.

'Human-authored' book labels gain ground amid AI scandals

Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals where authors were suspected of using the technology without admitting it.