Stocks mostly rise as profits please and recession worries ease
World stock markets mainly rose Friday as companies reported better-than-expected earnings and investors hoped easing US inflation would mean an end to rate hikes is near.
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Vingegaard keeps Tour de France lead after Pogacar attack
Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard held on to the overall lead of the Tour de France after a skirmish with Tadej Pogacar on the Grand Colombier mountain on Friday.
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Blinken: US, allies to 'defend against any aggression' from North Korea
Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Friday the United States would defend allies from North Korean "aggression", with Japan and South Korea joining a call to punish Pyongyang for its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.
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Djokovic into ninth Wimbledon final, record 35th at Slams
Novak Djokovic powered into his ninth Wimbledon final as the defending champion subdued big-hitting Jannik Sinner to reach a record 35th Grand Slam singles title match on Friday.
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UN rights council calls for AI transparency
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday called for transparency on the risks of artificial intelligence and for the data harvested by AI to be used responsibly.
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US, EU assail Russia in rare meeting in Southeast Asia
The US and European Union's top diplomats on Friday assailed Russia's foreign minister as being negative and unconstructive in a rare sit-down appearance with him at a Southeast Asian gathering in Jakarta.
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Transgender cyclists barred from women's competition - UCI
Female transgender riders who transitioned after male puberty will be prohibited from women's events in all categories of cycling, the sport's governing body said on Friday.
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RB Leipzig sign striker Openda from Lens
Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on Friday bought Belgian striker Lois Openda from French club Lens.
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Footballer Benjamin Mendy breaks down as acquitted of sex offences
Former Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy broke down in tears on Friday, as a UK jury cleared him of sex offences.
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Iraqis beat summer heat by swimming in shrinking Tigris river
With scorching temperatures and power cuts, Wissam Abed cools off from Baghdad's brutal summer by swimming in the Tigris river, but as Iraqi rivers dry up, so does the age-old pastime.
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