Hollywood star John Travolta was given a surprise lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival Friday as he premiered the first movie he has ever directed.
Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend a ceasefire and hold new talks on a political settlement, the United States announced Friday, even as Israel carried out new strikes that it insists are not subject to the truce.
South African Aldrich Potgieter grabbed the early lead in a chaotic second round of the PGA Championship on Friday as cold and windy conditions helped cause carnage at Aronimink.
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Economy
Prime Minister Mark Carney and the leader of Canada's oil‑rich Alberta province took a major step Friday toward building an oil pipeline that could substantially increase crude exports to Asia.
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Alex Smalley, chasing his first PGA Tour title, grabbed a one-stroke lead in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship as cold and windy Aronimink played havoc with contenders.
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KTM's Pedro Acosta set the fastest time in Friday's practice for the Catalan Grand Prix, the sixth of 22 rounds in the MotoGP world championship.
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West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo wants VAR decisions to show more consistency after his relegation-haunted side were denied a crucial equaliser against Arsenal.
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Jonas Vingegaard ignited his Giro d'Italia title bid on Friday with a brilliant stage seven victory on the formidable Blockhaus climb in the Apennines.
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Sports
The Iran team will head to Turkey for a training camp before taking part in the World Cup in the United States, local media reported Friday.
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The United States has canceled the planned deployment of 4,000 soldiers to Poland, US officials said Friday, as Washington reorganizes its forces in Europe after announcing it would withdraw thousands of troops from Germany.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday to launch more retaliatory strikes on Russia, a day after a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 24 people, including three children, according to officials.
Bayern Munich veteran Manuel Neuer announced Friday that he has extended his contract at the German champions by one year until 2027.
A massive Russian bombardment of Kyiv this week that lit up the night sky, sent thunderous booms echoing through the capital, and killed two dozen civilians, has revealed a stark dichotomy in Ukraine's air defence architecture.
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Politics
Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the militant group Hezbollah on Friday, wounding 37 people as the two countries' envoys started a second day of peace talks in Washington.
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Celtic manager Martin O'Neill believes the whole world is hoping his side do not retain the Scottish Premiership on Saturday as Hearts aim to shatter the Old Firm's stranglehold.
Top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler tumbled from a share of the lead with three bogeys in his first four holes in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship.
A new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has been declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, African health officials said Friday, voicing concern of the risk it could further spread.
Leeds manager Daniel Farke has warned the club's owners that he is "not the right choice" to be in charge if they fail to match his ambition to build on an impressive campaign.
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