Rwandan mother aims to prove that politics is for all
Her three-month-old daughter swaddled on her back, Jeanne d'Arc Nyiramahirwe is determined to make her voice heard as she runs for a parliamentary seat in Rwanda's elections.
Read moreEuropean stock markets extend gains
European stock markets on Friday extended recent gains but Tokyo tanked with focus firmly on central bank activity.
Read moreAt least two dead as scaffolding collapses in Switzerland
At least two people were killed and nine injured Friday when scaffolding collapsed off a 19-story building under construction in the western Swiss city of Lausanne, police said.
Read moreSuspect arrested over UK crossbow triple murders
A man wanted in connection with the deaths of the wife and two daughters of a British horseracing commentator has now been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said on Friday.
Read moreAnderson bows out of Test cricket a winner as England thrash West Indies
James Anderson bowed out of international cricket on the winning side as England thrashed the West Indies by an innings and 114 runs on the third day of the first Test at Lord's on Friday.
Read moreBattles rock Gaza City after mass evacuation order
Heavy combat and bombardment hit Gaza City and other parts of the Palestinian territory on Friday as mediators pushed on with efforts to halt the war raging into its tenth month.
Read moreNew UK coal mine plans appear doomed under new government
Contentious plans to open the UK's first new coal mine in decades appeared doomed Friday after it emerged the new Labour government will not defend the project's previous approval in court.
Read moreRoglic withdraws from Tour de France after crash
Leading contender Primoz Roglic has withdrawn from the Tour de France before the start of stage 13, the day after being involved in a crash, his team said on Friday.
Read moreMusk's X 'deceives' users with blue checks, EU charges
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's X platform is misleading users with its blue checkmarks for certified accounts, and is also violating EU content rules, Brussels said Friday, in a finding that could lead to hefty fines.
Read moreFrance says four migrants drowned trying to cross Channel
Four migrants drowned in the Channel overnight off France's northern coast while trying to cross to Britain, French maritime police said Friday.
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