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Douglass breaks 50m free world record again to claim Pan Pacs gold

Messi sees penalty saved as Nashville routs Inter Miami in MLS

As Opel turns to Chinese partners, its hometown frets about the future

Heat is on as German winegrowers struggle to protect vines

Mehidy takes three as Bangladesh close on historic win in Australia

Hope fades for finding survivors of Colombia quake as rescued woman dies

Hope fades for finding surivivors of Colombia quake as rescued woman dies

Japan aims for the moons of Mars

Hurricane Lala dumps heavy rain on Hawaii

'People could get hurt': Conservationists decry AI wildlife visuals

Jaded voters, same old choices: Brazil kicks off election campaign

'Another chance to live': Flores residents recall quake panic

'Everyone lives in fear': Yemenis worry about return to all-out war

Rivers among nine inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Swiss bar blaze suspicions fall on sparklers waved by staff

Moments before flames and smoke engulfed the bar in Switzerland where 40 people died, staff were seen holding aloft sparklers stuck in Champagne bottles, videos posted online showed.

US woman killed in rare suspected mountain lion attack

A woman has died after a rare suspected mountain lion attack on a hiking trail in Colorado, an incident that would mark the state's first such fatality in decades if confirmed.

Slot admits Liverpool's season has been 'constant battle'

Arne Slot says the first half of Liverpool's season has been a "constant battle", admitting the Premier League title race appears to be a duel between Arsenal and Manchester City.

Spurs forward Johnson completes Palace switch

Brennan Johnson on Friday completed a move from Tottenham to Crystal Palace for a reported fee of £35 million ($47 million).

Endrick absent from Lyon year opener but 'adapting well': coach

Brazilian starlet Endrick will miss Lyon's first game after the winter break but is settling well into life in France since arriving on loan from Spanish giants Real Madrid, Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca said Friday.

Ukraine says 19 wounded in Russian strike on Kharkiv housing area

A Russian strike Friday on residential buildings in the major Ukrainian city of Kharkiv wounded 19 people, Ukrainian officials said.

6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City and southwestern Guerrero state on Friday, sending people rushing into the streets but causing no serious damage, according to preliminary reports.

Tesla sales slip as it loses EV crown to China's BYD in 2025

Tesla's sales fell in 2025, the company reported Friday, ceding its position as the world's biggest electric vehicle maker for the year to Chinese auto giant BYD.

UK sees record-high electricity from renewables in 2025: study

Britain produced a record-high amount of electricity from renewable energy last year, a study revealed on Friday.

Budanov: Enigmatic spy chief set to become Zelensky's top aide

Kyrylo Budanov, set to become Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's new chief of staff, is a secretive figure who rose from relative obscurity to become head of Kyiv's formidable spy agency.

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