France star Dupont invests in American rugby
France rugby captain Antoine Dupont, arguably the most well-known male player in the world, has become a shareholder in Rugby Football Club Los Angeles (RFCLA), the American side announced on Friday.
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India asks IMF to reconsider Pakistan programme over 'terror funding'
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Friday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should reconsider a one billion dollar loan to Pakistan, alleging Islamabad was "funding terror".
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Russia, Ukraine to meet for first talks since 2022
Russian and Ukrainian delegations will meet in Istanbul on Friday for their first talks in more than three years of war, with tens of thousands killed in Europe's worst conflict since World War II.
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Trump says many in Gaza are 'starving'
US President Donald Trump said Friday "a lot of people are starving" in the besieged Gaza Strip, where rescuers reported more than 50 deaths in Israeli air strikes since midnight.
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Umerov: 'Wonder' dealmaker from Crimea leading Ukraine peace talks
Rustem Umerov, who heads Ukraine's delegation at peace talks with Russia on Friday, is a skilled and pragmatic negotiator, hailed by his colleagues as a worker of diplomatic "wonders".
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Australia's Starc opts out of return to IPL: reports
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc will not return to the disrupted Indian Premier League, reports said Friday, while England's former white-ball captain Jos Buttler will leave before the playoffs.
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APEC says 'concerned' over challanges to global trade
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group said Friday that it was "concerned" over the challenges to global trade, as ministers from APEC countries met in South Korea in the shadow of growing woes from US tariffs.
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Coach Chaabani wishes Berkane were not CAF Cup final favourites
Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane are expected to beat Tanzanian rivals Simba in the two-leg CAF Confederation Cup final, but coach Mouin Chaabani wishes they were not the favourites.
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Eurovision in numbers
The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Basel, Switzerland, with the grand final on Saturday. Here is a snapshot of Eurovision in numbers:
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Eurovision comes full circle, showing changing times
Switzerland is hosting Eurovision for the third time, with the extravaganza a world away from when it staged the inaugural competition in 1956 -- and also from 1989 when Celine Dion starred.
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