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Solomon Islands leader to face no-confidence vote after appeal court loss

Salah 'deserves big send-off', says Liverpool boss Slot

UK police charge man with stabbing attack on two Jewish Londoners

Solomon Islands leader loses court appeal, must face no confidence vote

Former world skating champion Uno joins pro eSports team

Japan baseball umpire hit by bat still unconscious two weeks on

Nakatani says won't be intimidated in sold-out Inoue title clash

T-Wolves eliminate Nuggets as Knicks demolish Hawks in NBA playoffs

Timberwolves eliminate Jokic's Nuggets from NBA playoffs

Iran activates air defences as Trump faces congressional deadline

Arsenal seek to ramp up heat on Man City in title race

Global finance in few hands

Scandic Coin, (SNC) and Trust

Brussels misreads Magyar

US China race hits 2027

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

AI's 18-month Job disruption

Iran war fuels terror risks

Frustrated Scheffler finds water hazards at Masters

World number one Scottie Scheffler sank down the Masters leaderboard Friday, twice splashing into the water on a difficult day, but insisted he played much better than his score suggested.

Swing and miss: Ichiro statue reveal goes awry as bat snaps

A statue reveal to honor Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki went awry on Friday when a key detail in the bronze tribute broke during a ceremonial unveiling.

China's Li flushes toilet trouble at Masters

Chinese golfer Li Haotong battled through illness and into Masters contention with four consecutive birdies Friday, despite being so sick in the morning he could barely leave the bathroom.

Stocks up, oil down over week on guarded optimism for Iran

Wall Street stocks rose sharply over the week and oil prices fell as a fragile truce was struck between the United States and Iran, with ceasefire talks due to start in Islamabad on Saturday.

Real Madrid title hopes dented by Girona draw

Real Madrid dropped more points in the Spanish title race with a frustrating 1-1 La Liga draw at home against Girona on Friday.

Malen hits hat-trick as Roma rebound against declining Pisa

Donyell Malen hit a hat-trick as Roma revived their fading European hopes by crusing past Serie A's bottom club Pisa 3-0 on Friday.

Iranian delegation in Pakistan for talks with US, Vance on his way

Iran's delegation arrived in Pakistan on Friday for ceasefire negotiations with the United States as Tehran insisted on a truce in Lebanon and release of its blocked assets for the talks to go ahead.

Playoff loss to McIlroy not motivating 'nearly man' Rose

Justin Rose isn't taking extra motivation from his playoff loss to Rory McIlroy as the "nearly man" of Augusta National tries to capture a long-sought Masters title.

Lebanon says Israel talks set for Tuesday in US

Lebanon's presidency said Friday that a meeting would be held with Israel in Washington next week to discuss a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war and the start of negotiations between the neighbours.