Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ruled out meeting his Ukrainian counterpart any time soon, a day after Volodymyr Zelensky called for a sit-down between the leaders to end the four-year war.
Gus Atkinson struck twice late on the second day as England pressed for victory in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Friday.
Teenage Germany forward Lennart Karl may miss this summer's World Cup after sustaining an injury in training, coach Julian Nagelsmann said Friday.
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US President Donald Trump said Friday he wants his incoming acting spy chief to start firing employees, deepening the controversy over the appointment of a man with no previous intelligence experience.
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Some Peruvian lawmakers have had assistants clip their toe nails, others have been accused of sexual assault and rampant corruption -- but while discredited and disdained, they could quickly bring down whoever wins Sunday's knife edge election.
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Flavio Cobolli will face Alexander Zverev in the French Open final after his semi-final opponent and fellow Italian Matteo Arnaldi pulled out of the tournament due to illness on Friday.
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Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton rolled back the years on Friday when he outpaced Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc to clock the fastest time in second practice for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.
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European leaders used a summit in Montenegro on Friday to dangle the carrot of a quicker path into the EU for Balkan countries, some of which have been waiting to join for decades.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ruled out meeting his Ukrainian counterpart any time soon, a day after Volodymyr Zelensky called for a sit-down between the leaders to end the four-year war.
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Thundering On won the Epsom Oaks on Friday in impressive fashion to give two-time Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Joseph O'Brien his second classic success in England.
Alexander Zverev moved to the verge of a long-awaited first Grand Slam title as the second seed saw off Jakub Mensik in four sets to reach his second French Open final on Friday.
Teenage Barcelona striker Lamine Yamal was named player of the year in la Liga on Friday after spearheading the club's drive to the title.
England suffered a dramatic middle-order collapse on Friday, losing four wickets for just one run, as New Zealand fought back on the second day of the first Test at Lord's.
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Lebanon's leaders issued pointed calls for Iran to stop interfering in their country's affairs on Friday, as Israel and the Tehran-backed Hezbollah traded attacks after a new truce deal collapsed before it even began.
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Carlos 'Indio' Solari, a towering figure in Argentine music known for his blend of hard rock and punk, died Friday at the age of 77, according to a police report seen by AFP.
Clubs whose players go to the World Cup, or appeared in qualifying, will receive increased compensation this summer, FIFA, the governing body of world football, announced on Friday.
The Russian economy has not fallen apart, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, dismissing Western criticism that his country's economic engine had run out of steam.
A Ukrainian sea drone exploded Friday in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta without causing injury, officials said, and the Ukrainian navy blamed Russian jamming for knocking the device off course.
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