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Stocks drop, bond yields rally on Mideast flare-up

UN says world must navigate 'reality' of 1.5C overshoot

China expands Egypt investments in first Xi visit in a decade

Taliban govt defends ban on protest, citing Islamic law

Messi departure leaves Argentina facing rebuild after golden era

10 missing as Turkish cargo ship sinks after collision off Istanbul

Ourbit SuperCEX Launches "Cosmic Wheel Season 3. Oracle Realm" on September 2 with 3M USDT Prize Pool

easyMarkets Expands Commodity Offering with 24/7 Gold, Silver and Oil Trading

Ebola death toll passes 3,000 in DR Congo: official data

Australia defends Pacific climate meeting despite doubts on attendance

Hong Kong democracy activist Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion

Iran attacks US sites after American strikes, wedding deaths

World record prize winner Romantic Warrior retires from horse racing

Stocks drop, yields at three-decade highs on Mideast flare-up

US projected to hit debt limit in August: Treasury chief

There is a "reasonable probability" the United States will hit its borrowing limit in August when Congress is in recess, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday, calling on lawmakers to act.

'You're gonna be the Pope,' Leo XIV's brother recalls telling him

Louis Prevost is still reckoning with what just happened in his family.

Guardiola says Man City season has been toughest in management

Pep Guardiola admits this season has been the toughest of his 16-year managerial career as Manchester City's Premier League title challenge collapsed and they exited the Champions League early.

'It's terrific': Chicago hails hometown hero Pope Leo XIV

Paula Hambrick never imagined that in her lifetime the Catholic Church would be led by a pope from the United States, never mind her hometown of Chicago.

Europe leaders head to Kyiv on unprecedented visit

The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland will make an unprecedented joint visit to Ukraine on Saturday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, vowing to ratchet up pressure on Russia until it agrees a ceasefire.

Pakistan warns won't de-escalate as conflict with India spirals

Pakistan has warned it will "not de-escalate" a spiralling conflict with India, and blamed New Delhi for bringing the two nuclear-armed neighbours closer to a full-blown war, with the death toll from days of violence crossing 50.

Stocks mixed as global markets eye US-China tariff talks

Global stocks were mixed Friday as markets awaited weekend US-China talks amid hopes for a deescalation in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

Serbia's Vucic seeks low-price gas in Putin meeting

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic asked Vladimir Putin during a meeting Friday to keep providing his country with cut-price gas, an arrangement the Russian leader said they would "definitely" discuss.

German Holocaust survivor and witness-bearer Margot Friedlaender dies at 103

One of Germany's most renowned Holocaust survivors, Margot Friedlaender, has died at the age of 103 in her native Berlin, her foundation said Friday.

Timberwolves launch probe after fan's 'racially charged' abuse

The Minnesota Timberwolves have launched an investigation after a fan was accused of making racially charged comments at Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green during their NBA playoff clash, the team said Friday.

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