Hamas attack does not justify Gaza's destruction: Red Cross
The massive Hamas attack on Israel cannot justify the "limitless destruction" of the Gaza Strip, the Red Cross said Friday, as it called for pauses in the fighting.
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Stock markets mixed, oil prices surge
Stock markets were mixed on Friday while oil prices surged on worries the Israel-Hamas conflict could impact supplies in the crude-rich Middle East.
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NASA journeys to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche
It's a world like no other: a metal-rich asteroid that could be the remnants of a small planet, or perhaps an entirely new type of celestial body unknown to science.
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Thousands flee north Gaza after Israel evacuation warning
Thousands of Palestinians fled to southern Gaza in search of refuge Friday after Israel warned them to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against Hamas in retaliation for the deadliest attack in Israel's history.
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Israeli embassy employee attacked with knife in Beijing
An Israeli embassy worker in China's capital was attacked with a knife by another foreign national and hospitalised on Friday, with the suspect later arrested, officials said.
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US Fed on track for a 'soft landing': senior offical
The US Federal Reserve is on track to achieve the rare feat of lowering inflation without causing a damaging recession, a senior central bank official said Friday.
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Ireland focused on World Cup future not past failures, says Doris
The Ireland team that confronts New Zealand in Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final is brimming with "confidence" and "belief" and ready to take the Irish into the semi-finals for the first time, said Caelan Doris.
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China's Zheng Qinwen makes 'big step' to Zhengzhou last four
Zheng Qinwen called it "a big step" after advancing to her third semi-final of the year with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina at the Zhengzhou Open on Friday.
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'Spiritual' Dimitrov to face Rublev in Shanghai semi-finals
Grigor Dimitrov said he was playing some of the best tennis of his career as he marched into the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Friday and a clash with Andrey Rublev.
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Fabian Picardo narrowly reelected leader of Gibraltar
Fabian Picardo was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term as leader of Gibraltar Friday after his centre-left alliance narrowly won an election in the tiny British overseas territory.
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