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Ancelotti says Brazil 'respects' India ahead of showdown

Man City face appeal deadline after explosive financial verdict

North Korean leader's sister calls Seoul 'despicable' after DMZ apology demand

Pole vault superstar Duplantis to skip indoor season

Germany's crisis-hit rail operator looks to AI future

Sri Lanka drop Asalanka from T20 against Pakistan

Leclerc tops second practice ahead of Hadjar

Disney president says layoffs 'extremely painful' but necessary

Macron urges G7 coordination as US presses Europe on diesel stocks

Indian flydubai pilot opened cockpit door to save passengers

Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts

Alex Marquez clocks record lap at MotoGP Japan practice

Eala-conqueror Wang wins Asian Games tennis gold and Olympic berth

Tom Kim leads Asian Games golf in chase to avoid military service

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Itoje urges England to 'seize our moments' against Scotland

Maro Itoje has urged England to seize their chances against Scotland while avoiding "blind rage" in Saturday's Six Nations clash at Twickenham.

US-Ukraine resources deal still on table despite Trump-Zelensky spat, Kyiv says

Kyiv and Washington are engaged in talks over a deal to hand the United States preferential access to Ukraine's mineral deposits, a source in Kyiv told AFP on Friday -- despite a dramatic spat between leaders Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump.

Russia sells famed imperial prison at auction

A notorious Russian prison complex that once housed jailed revolutionaries, toppled ministers and Soviet dissidents will be turned into a hotel, restaurants, museum and art gallery after being sold at auction on Friday, the site's new owner said.

Argentina to observe two days national mourning for Bibas brothers

Argentina announced two days of national mourning on Thursday after the bodies of two Israeli Argentine children who had been taken hostage by Hamas were handed over by the group.

Liverpool draw PSG, Madrid clubs clash in Champions League last 16

Liverpool will take on Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of this season's Champions League while Friday's draw also threw up a showdown between reigning champions Real Madrid and their city rivals Atletico.

Wales' rugby woes - three talking points

Wales take on Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday on the back of a national record 14 straight Test defeats. The latest, against Italy, saw, Warren Gatland leave as coach by mutual agreement with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).

Ill-prepared trekkers swarm Mt Etna for high-altitude selfies

Authorities near Sicily's Mount Etna are bracing to control an influx of visitors this weekend, attracted by a two-week flow of lava inspiring high-altitude selfies and other reckless behaviour.

Trump appoints new 'pardon czar'

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has appointed Alice Marie Johnson, a woman he pardoned in his first term, as "pardon czar" to advise on other cases.

Liverpool to play PSG in Champions League last 16

Liverpool will take on Paris Saint-Germain in one of the standout ties in the last 16 of this season's Champions League after the teams were paired together in Friday's draw.

Dutch court gives life sentence to Rotterdam hospital shooter

A Dutch court Friday handed a life sentence to a man who shot dead three people and set fire to a Rotterdam hospital during a rampage that sparked pandemonium and shocked the country.

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