Napoleon's sword sold at auction for 4.7 mn euros
A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor fetched almost 4.7 million euros at auction in Paris, many times the asking price and coming close to a new record price for a Napoleonic artefact, the auction house said.
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European stocks sink as Trump puts EU in tariff crosshairs
European stock markets tumbled Friday after US President Donald Trump ended a lull in his trade war as he raised the spectre of hitting imports from the European Union with a massive 50-percent tariff.
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Merz, Xi discuss Ukraine war, trade woes amid global 'chaos'
Germany's Friedrich Merz urged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to support a Ukraine ceasefire push and discussed thorny economic ties, in the leaders' first call since Merz became chancellor.
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Iran, US hold new round of nuclear talks in Rome
Iranian and US negotiators met in Rome on Friday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran's uranium enrichment.
Read moreCook strikes on debut after England run riot against Zimbabwe
England debutant Sam Cook took his first wicket in Test cricket after Harry Brook's rapid fifty took the hosts to a commanding 565-6 declared against Zimbabwe in their one-off match at Trent Bridge on Friday.
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Defendants ask forgiveness ahead of Kardashian robbery verdict
Defendants accused of stealing $10 million in jewellery from reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris in 2016 asked for forgiveness Friday as the court prepared to deliver its verdict.
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Bangladesh minister says Yunus 'not going to step down'
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus "needs to remain" in office as interim leader to ensure a peaceful transition of power, a cabinet member and special adviser to Yunus said Friday.
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260 miners stuck underground after 'incident' at S.African shaft
Damage to a mine shaft kept 260 miners stuck in a gold mine outside Johannesburg overnight, the mine manager and union said Friday.
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S.Africa minister rejects 'genocide' claim with statistics
South Africa does not face a "white genocide" and claims that most victims of murders on farms are white are a distortion of statistics, the police minister said Friday, dismissing statements by US President Donald Trump.
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Lucu's Bordeaux-Begles eye 'neutralising' Pollock in Champions Cup final
Bordeaux-Begles captain Maxime Lucu said on Friday the French club are planning to "neutralise" Northampton's in-form back-rower Henry Pollock.
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