Burkina sees no break with Paris, denies Wagner presence
Burkina Faso's military leader said Friday that there was no break in diplomatic relations with France, which he asked to withdraw its forces, and denied Russian Wagner mercenaries were in the country.
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Five people dead in Chile forest fires caused by heatwave
Chile has declared a state of disaster in several central-southern regions after a devastating heat wave provoked forest fires that left at least five people dead, authorities said on Friday.
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US jobs surge, tech concerns whiplash stocks and send dollar higher
A surge in hiring in the United States renewed worries about aggressive interest rate hikes on Friday, bolstering the dollar and whiplashing Wall Street stocks.
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Chelsea can't buy a goal in Fulham stalemate
Chelsea's wait for a return on a world record investment in the transfer market goes on as the Blues were held 0-0 at home by Fulham on Friday.
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Northeast US, Canada gird for 'epic' Arctic blast
The northeastern United States and Canada steeled themselves Friday for an "epic" Arctic blast that could see some areas record their lowest ever wind chill temperatures.
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Zverev storms to Davis Cup win after being cleared of abuse
Alexander Zverev beat three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka in the Davis Cup on Friday as the German star returned to the courts for the first time since being cleared of domestic abuse.
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US Democrats ready to battle for Biden as he mulls second term
It once looked like an outside bet, but US President Joe Biden's bid for a second term is being treated as a given among grassroots Democrats plotting the course to the next election at their winter get-together.
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Jury mulls whether Musk's 2018 Tesla tweet was fraud
Jurors on Friday began deliberating whether Elon Musk committed fraud and should pay dearly for 2018 tweets falsely claiming that he had funding in place to take Tesla private.
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US proposes slashing salt, sugar in school meals
Cut the salt, cut the sugar, but you can keep the chocolate milk.
Read moreBlinken scraps rare China trip over alleged spy balloon
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday scrapped a rare Beijing trip aimed at easing escalating tensions between the two global powers, after the Pentagon said that China flew a spy balloon over the United States.
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