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Ex-Brazil president Bolsonaro must wear monitoring device: Supreme Court
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro must wear an electronic monitoring device as he awaits a verdict in his trial on charges of plotting a coup, a Supreme Court judge ruled Friday.

Resilient US economy spurs on stock markets
Upbeat company earnings and healthy US data buoyed stock markets on Friday, pushing ongoing concerns about President Donald Trump's tariffs into the background.

Trump administration seeks to release some of Epstein probe material
President Donald Trump attempted Friday to control the storm triggered by a bombshell report on his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, ordering the Justice Department to seek the release of testimony from the prosecution of the late, alleged sex-trafficker-to-the-famous.

Man Utd agree deal to sign Brentford winger Mbeumo: reports
Manchester United have reportedly agreed to sign Cameroon winger Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford in a deal worth an initial £65 million ($87 million) as Ruben Amorim steps up his overhaul of the team's misfiring attack.

New clashes rock Syria's Druze heartland as tribal fighters reinforce Bedouin
Armed tribes supported by Syria's Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure.

Germany presses ahead with deportations to Afghanistan
Germany said Friday it had deported 81 Afghan men convicted of crimes to their Taliban-controlled homeland, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government looks to signal a hard line on immigration.

Crews rescue 18 miners trapped in Colombia
Emergency crews rescued 18 workers trapped in a gold mine in Colombia on Friday, the government said.

McIlroy five back as Harman leads British Open
Rory McIlroy continued to battle driving woes during a topsy-turvy front nine of his second round at the British Open on Friday, as 2023 champion Brian Harman moved into the lead at Royal Portrush.

Lyles the showman ready to deliver 100m entertainment
Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles insisted he was ready to bring his showman persona to a sell-out London Stadium in the 11th Diamond League meet of the season on Saturday.

EU targets Russian oil in tough new Ukraine war sanctions
The EU on Friday adopted a sweeping new package of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, looking to pile more pressure on the Kremlin by lowering a price cap for Moscow's oil exports.

Liverpool line up swoop for Frankfurt striker Ekitike: reports
Liverpool are preparing to launch a bid for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike after missing out on Newcastle's Alexander Isak, according to reports on Friday.

Stocks up, dollar down tracking Trump moves and earnings
European and Asian stocks markets closed out the week broadly higher Friday following Wall Street's latest record highs sparked by healthy US retail data and upbeat earnings.

Three Sri Lankan elephants killed in blow to conservation efforts
At least three wild elephants were found dead across Sri Lanka on Friday, officials said, a day after six young rescued elephants were returned to the jungle under a conservation drive.

Indie game studios battle for piece of Switch 2 success
Players line up inside Nintendo's booth at a Japanese game fair to try upcoming Switch 2 titles, but, for once, the company's chirpy red-capped mascot Mario is nowhere to be seen.

Former Liverpool and Man Utd star Ince banned for drink-driving
Former Liverpool and Manchester United star Paul Ince has been banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay £7,085 ($9,524) after a drink-driving offence.

Spain taming fire that belched smoke cloud over Madrid
Spanish firefighters on Friday were bringing under control a forest fire near Madrid that had cloaked the capital in a huge cloud of acrid smoke.

Top Holy Land clerics visit Gaza after deadly church strike
Two of the most senior Christian leaders in the Holy Land travelled to Gaza on Friday after Israeli fire killed three at the Palestinian territory's only Catholic church, provoking international condemnation.

Scotland end tour with seven-try thrashing of Samoa
An improved Scotland finished their season-ending Pacific tour on a high note Friday, scoring seven tries to outclass Samoa 41-12 in a fast-paced Test in Auckland.

Sharaa's pullout from Syria Druze heartland exposes shaky leadership
Under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure, Ahmed al-Sharaa pulled troops from Syria's Druze heartland -- a move that exposes the interim leader's weakness just as he sought to assert control.

Trump team to seek release of Epstein documents
Donald Trump's administration said it would seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, as the US president sought to dispel lingering political fallout over his team's handling of the late financier's sex trafficking case.

Wrexham chief wants playoff push after promotion to Championship
The Hollywood fairytale that is Wrexham AFC is only just beginning, the club's chief executive said Friday as the Welsh side continued its unlikely quest to crack the English Premier League.

Snoop Dogg becomes co-owner of Championship club Swansea
Snoop Dogg has become co-owner of Championship side Swansea City in an unlikely alliance between the world of rap and football, the Welsh club announced.

Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakes
Pakistan will ban for five years the construction of new hotels around picturesque lakes in the north that attract tens of thousands of tourists each year, a government agency said.

Trump's budget hacksaw leaves public broadcasting on precipice
Hundreds of television and radio stations across the United States risk seeing their resources evaporate, after President Donald Trump prevailed Friday in scrapping federal funding for public broadcasting.

New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
After two weeks of negotiations, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is still far from finalizing rules for extracting coveted metals on the high seas despite heightened pressure triggered by US efforts to fast-track the controversial practice.

Stocks head for positive end to week, Tokyo struggles ahead of vote
Markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note Friday, as investors took up New York's latest record highs sparked by healthy US retail data and upbeat earnings from some of Wall Street's big names.

North Korea bars foreign tourists from new seaside resort
North Korea has barred foreigners from a newly opened beach resort, the country's tourism administration said this week, just days after Russia's top diplomat visited the area.

Lions ignoring the noise ahead of Wallabies Test
British and Irish Lions assistant coach Johnny Sexton said on Friday his team was taking no notice of bookmakers who have the visitors overwhelming favourites to win the opening Test against the Wallabies.

CBS says Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' to end in May 2026
Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show", long a staple of late-night television, will come to an end in 2026, the comedian and network CBS said on Thursday.

Lions block Wallabies flanker Samu from Pasifika team
The British and Irish Lions have blocked Wallabies backrower Pete Samu from appearing for a First Nations and Pasifika XV against them because he did not play Super Rugby this season, the visitors confirmed Friday.

Indian state blames cricket team for deadly stampede
State authorities blamed the management of India's Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team for last month's deadly stampede during celebrations for their first IPL title.

Trump threatens to sue WSJ, Murdoch over story on alleged 2003 letter to Epstein
US President Donald Trump threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal and owner Rupert Murdoch Thursday over a story about an alleged off-color letter he wrote to Jeffrey Epstein, amid lingering political fallout over his administration's handling of the late financier's sex trafficking case.