California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday directing state officials to explore the feasibility of imposing a mandatory "kill switch" for the most advanced AI models.
European and US stock markets retreated while oil prices wobbled on Friday at the end of a week dominated by central bank moves to tame inflation driven by the Middle East war.
Travis Head struck 112 to lead an Australia charge in a series-clinching 84-run win over Zimbabwe in the 2nd one-day international in Harare on Friday.
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President Emmanuel Macron warned Friday of the growing threat posed by Moscow's shadow operations across Europe, saying he had ordered measures to protect France's critical infrastructure from Russian "hybrid attacks".
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Spain's World Cup-winning coach Luis de la Fuente said on Friday he wanted to offer the people of Ceuta his "full support", as the north African exclave grapples with a migration crisis.
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Cristiano Ronaldo was called up for the start of Portugal's Nations League campaign on Friday as Jorge Jesus named his first squad since taking over as coach.
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Russian authorities have seized the businesses and assets of Swiss food giant Nestle and three French groups, a move the Kremlin defended Friday as a justified measure against firms representing "unfriendly countries" that back Ukraine.
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Global stock markets diverged and oil prices fell on Friday approaching the end of a week dominated by central bank moves to tame inflation driven by the Middle East war.
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Sports
Thomas Tuchel said England will build on the "fantastic spirit" of their World Cup campaign as he targets glory on home soil at Euro 2028.
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Syrian singer Assala Nasri has made a triumphant return to Damascus with a sold-out concert following 15 years of exile due to her opposition to ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad.
UNESCO chief Khaled el-Enany has proposed in an interview with AFP that the UN culture and education agency become a facilitator in the worldwide wrangling on the risks of artificial intelligence.
Uncapped Espanyol attacker Roberto Fernandez was included in World Cup winners Spain's Nations League squad, announced by head coach Luis de la Fuente on Friday.
Gianni Infantino must leave the FIFA presidency "no ifs or buts", according to Hans-Joachim Watzke, one of the vice-presidents of the German Football Association (DFB), as he spoke at a festival dedicated to artificial intelligence in Berlin on Thursday evening.
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Sports
Mikel Arteta has made peace with Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler following their row last season as the pair go head to head again on Saturday.
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Russian authorities have seized the businesses and assets of Swiss food giant Nestle and three French groups, a move the Kremlin defended Friday as a justified measure against firms representing "unfriendly countries" that back Ukraine.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer were recalled by England on Friday as Thomas Tuchel named his first squad since leaving the pair out of the World Cup.
The world's busiest railway station, located at the heart of Tokyo in Japan, is testing whether mobile robotic rubbish bins can ease the workload of sanitation workers, a rail operator representative said on Friday.
Russians began voting Friday in a tightly controlled three-day election that will likely see President Vladimir Putin tighten his grip on power after 26 years at the helm, in the country's fifth year of war with Ukraine
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