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FA Cup glory would mean more to Palace than Man City: Glasner

FA Cup glory would mean more to Palace than Man City: Glasner

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner believes winning Saturday's FA Cup final will mean more to his club than their Wembley opponents Manchester City.

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Jihadists in Nigeria turn to TikTok to spread propaganda

Jihadists in Nigeria turn to TikTok to spread propaganda

Jihadists in northeastern Nigeria are surging -- and using social media to spread the word of their campaigns and recruit fighters.

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US singer Chris Brown ordered held until June in UK assault case

US singer Chris Brown ordered held until June in UK assault case

American R&B singer Chris Brown, former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, was Friday remanded in custody until June 13 by a UK court, charged with assault over a 2023 incident.

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Polish PM says Russian hackers behind cyberattack on party website

Polish PM says Russian hackers behind cyberattack on party website

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday blamed "Russian hackers" for a cyberattack that knocked his ruling party's website offline ahead of a presidential vote this weekend.

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Salman Rushdie assailant sentenced to 25 years in prison

Salman Rushdie assailant sentenced to 25 years in prison

An American-Lebanese man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for trying to kill novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack at a New York cultural center.

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Lawyers for jailed Venezuelan migrants accuse El Salvador of 'torture'

Lawyers for jailed Venezuelan migrants accuse El Salvador of 'torture'

Lawyers for 252 Venezuelans deported by US President Donald Trump's administration and imprisoned in El Salvador for two months alleged Friday that the migrants are victims of physical and emotional "torture."

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Brazil football federation appeals president's dismissal to Supreme Court

Brazil football federation appeals president's dismissal to Supreme Court

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Friday appealed the dismissal of its president Ednaldo Rodrigues to the Supreme Court, a day after a lower court invalidated his employment contract over suspicions of forgery.

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World Press Photo cast doubt on  'Napalm Girl' photographer's identity

World Press Photo cast doubt on 'Napalm Girl' photographer's identity

World Press Photo said Friday it removed US-Vietnamese photographer Nick Ut's name as the person credited for one of history's most iconic pictures, the Vietnam War image "Napalm Girl", amid doubts over its authorship.

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Slot's mind on next season but tight-lipped on Frimpong pursuit

Slot's mind on next season but tight-lipped on Frimpong pursuit

Arne Slot refused to comment on Liverpool's reported pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen defender Jeremie Frimpong, but the Reds boss is already working on plans to make the Premier League champions even stronger next season.

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Russia, Ukraine agree prisoner swap, fail to reach truce in first talks since 2022

Russia, Ukraine agree prisoner swap, fail to reach truce in first talks since 2022

Russia and Ukraine agreed a large-scale prisoner exchange, said they would trade ideas on a possible ceasefire and discussed a potential meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin in their first direct talks in over three years on Friday.

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