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Kenyan cult leader guilty on all charges over 191 starvation deaths

Araujo says too soon to talk about permanent Liverpool move

Eagles star Hurts to miss rest of NFL season: reports

US wants to be 'strong partner' for central Asia: Rubio

Oil-rich Alberta votes on Canada breakup

'Special' to face friend Perez in Champions League, says Liverpool's Iraola

Israel announces arrests after West Bank settler attacks on Westerners

Monitor says Indonesia fires have burned nearly two million hectares

Guehi insists players have 'trust and belief' in Man City after charges

French PM says could declare state of emergency over unrest 'if needed'

UN climate panel head wants swift end to deadlock over key scientific report

Albanian PM warns of 'red line' after days of unrest

PM calls for curfews in France as govt grapples with unrest

Putin, Xi and Trump could meet at APEC summit: Kremlin

Morocco begins probe after Algeria jet ski killings

Morocco has begun investigating the death of a French-Moroccan after he and another Moroccan tourist on jet skis were shot dead by Algerian coastguards, media reports said on Friday.

Australia exit Basketball World Cup after loss to Slovenia

Australia exited the Basketball World Cup on Friday after a 91-80 loss to a Luka Doncic-inspired Slovenia as the second round got under way.

Niger set for rallies to demand French troops leave

Niger braced Friday for a weekend of planned anti-French rallies as tensions mount between the country's new military rulers and its traditional ally.

Champions South Africa facing 'tightly-contested' World Cup

South Africa may have thrashed New Zealand in their final warm-up game but Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said Friday that they were heading into the "most tightly-contested World Cup in history."

Brazil economy slows, but beats forecasts again in Q2

Brazil's economic growth slowed to 0.9 percent in the second quarter, officials said Friday, but once again beat expectations in a fresh boost for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Man City swoop for Nunes, Liverpool reject Saudi bid for Salah on deadline day

Manchester City signed Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes in a £53 million ($63 million) deal after selling Cole Palmer to Chelsea, while Liverpool reportedly turned down a £150 million offer from Saudi Arabia for Mohamed Salah in the hectic final hours before Friday's transfer deadline.

Rohit says India ready for Pakistan's pace test in Asia Cup

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Friday said his team's experienced batsmen were unfazed by the threat of Pakistan's fast bowlers, ahead of the arch-rivals' blockbuster Asia Cup clash.

Stocks rise as US jobs data reassures investors

Stock markets mostly rose and the dollar dipped Friday after a US jobs report helped solidify expectations of a pause in US interest rate hikes.

Ten Hag says Hojlund, Reguilon could make Man Utd debuts at Arsenal

New recruits Rasmus Hojlund and Sergio Reguilon could make their Manchester United debuts at Arsenal this weekend, according to manager Erik ten Hag.

Latvia coach wary after downing Spain at Basketball World Cup

Latvia head coach Luca Banchi warned his players to beware of "fake friends" after they added defending champions Spain to their giant-killing conquests at the Basketball World Cup on Friday.

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