Trump launches 'Board of Peace' at Davos
Politics
Russia is demanding Ukraine cede all of its eastern Donbas region, but would be willing to freeze the conflict in the south of the country along current front lines, Turkey's top diplomat has said.
Boulevard
The wife of jailed former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Friday on charges including bribery, stock-market rigging, and accepting luxury gifts worth more than $50,000, a special prosecution team said.
Health
The leading French eggs association has sounded alarm over the import of hundreds of thousands of eggs from Ukraine, warning they breach with European production standards and may contain banned antibiotics.
Economy
India and Japan will "shape the Asian Century", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday, on a visit expected to secure billions of dollars in Japanese investment and an upgrade to security ties.
Economy
Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade.
Sports
The outdoor season for athletes, welfare concerns notwithstanding, should be stretched longer than it currently is, according to World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.
Culture
Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, whose work included famed ballets such as "Anna Karenina" and "Carmen Suite", has died at the age of 92, Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre said Friday, calling his passing an "enormous tragedy".
Boulevard
Thailand's Constitutional Court began delivering its verdict Friday on suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who could be thrown out of office over her handling of the country's border row with Cambodia.
Technology
The last surviving member of the French resistance force that withstood a German advance in a key battle in the north African desert in World War II has died aged 103, authorities announced.
Boulevard
New Zealand police released rare images Friday apparently showing a fugitive father whose nearly four years on the run with his children have gripped the country.
Politics
When cell phone and internet networks went down across nine states in Nigeria earlier this summer, leaving millions without service, telecoms officials pointed to an increasingly familiar culprit: vandalism.
Politics
Indonesia's president promised Friday to investigate the death of a motorcycle taxi driver in clashes between protesters and police, as discontent grows over the government's handling of the economy.
Economy
She drops the beat and gets her groove on, spinning discs like a pro as her head-to-toe sequins twinkle under the lights: 81-year-old DJ Gloria is filling dancefloors across Sweden.
Politics
Japan's defence ministry is aiming for a major boost to its drone arsenal as part of another record spending request made Friday to deal with a "severely intensifying security environment".
Sports
Tommy Paul survived a brutal five-set epic that finished at 1:46 am to fight his way past Nuno Borges and into the third round of the US Open early Friday.
Boulevard
An Australian celebrity crocodile wrangler was found guilty Friday of lying to police and seeking to falsify flight records after a fatal helicopter crash.
Health
As patients enter a major Abidjan hospital, a large sign informs them that Ivory Coast's universal health insurance will cover some of their medical expenses.
Sports
Reigning men's champion Jannik Sinner charged into the third round of the US Open on Thursday as Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek battled to keep their title bids intact.
Boulevard
Australian police told an on-the-run gunman accused of killing two officers to "lay down your firearms" Friday, as they hunted him for a fourth day in rugged, forested bushland.
Politics
The sound of machine gun fire rattled around collapsed buildings as schoolchildren eagerly explored the ravaged streets of 1930s Nanjing, delighted to be visiting the set of a Chinese blockbuster about a historic massacre.
Sports
Celtic and Rangers head into Sunday's Old Firm clash still licking their wounds from humiliating Champions League exits that have left fans of both Scottish giants venting their anger.
Sports
A former Australian Rules player has posthumously been diagnosed with a brain disease linked to repeated head trauma, his mother saying Friday she hoped some good would come out of the finding.
Politics
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western allies on Thursday to send a "strong joint signal" to Vladimir Putin, after Russia killed 23 people in one of its deadliest attacks on Kyiv since the start of the war.
Economy
The United States on Friday ended tariff exemptions on small packages entering the country from abroad, in a move that has sparked concern among small businesses and warnings of consumer price hikes.
Economy
Asian markets were mixed on Friday following recent strong gains and after the Dow and the S&P 500 hit new records.
Politics
Far above Kabul, the cash-strapped Taliban government has located a potentially lucrative revenue stream: Afghanistan's airspace.
Sports
Coco Gauff said the presence of Olympic gymnastics legend Simone Biles at courtside helped her through the worst experience of her tennis career as she battled to a tearful US Open victory over Donna Vekic on Thursday.
Culture
Graphic depictions of enormous phalluses and acrobatic sex positions have long rendered centuries-old Japanese "shunga" art taboo, but a rare exhibition aims to prove the genre is a world apart from male-centred porn.
Sports
Reigning Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan plans to skip the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, instead preferring to be part of history in Sydney.
Sports
Atletico Madrid overhauled their squad this summer in the hope of being able to compete with giants Barcelona and Real Madrid for the Spanish title but have started La Liga with one point from a possible six.
Sports
Condemned to relegation two months ago before being handed a reprieve on appeal, Lyon have emerged from the most turbulent period in their modern history with some cause for optimism after enjoying a strong start to the season in France.
Sports
Reigning men's champion Jannik Sinner charged into the third round of the US Open on Thursday as Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek battled to keep their title bids intact.
Culture
Julia Roberts is due to walk the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival Friday for the first time after stepping into a new role as a college professor grappling with tense US campus politics.
Sports
The Women's Rugby World Cup heads into its second week on the back of impressive off-field numbers, with organisers adamant the tournament's momentum can be maintained despite several mismatches in the first round of pool matches.
Boulevard
Ana Mercedes Garcia has barely slept since her son was taken away three years ago, one of tens of thousands of men to have disappeared inside El Salvador's grim prisons since 2022.
India once united US policymakers like few issues. For nearly three decades, US presidents of both parties courted New Delhi as an emerging ally, politely overlooking disagreements for the sake of larger goals.
Sports
A tearful Coco Gauff battled through another shaky performance to defeat Croatia's Donna Vekic and reach the third round of the US Open on Thursday.
Sports
Liverpool and Arsenal aim to strike first blood in the Premier League title race as last season's top two face off at Anfield after a summer of heavy spending.
Sports
The Dallas Cowboys traded superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday in a deal that will reportedly make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.