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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said he was "very surprised" by Gabriel Jesus's claim that he was forced to train alone and was given no information prior to joining Barcelona.

Formula Two driver Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak escaped unhurt after his car burst into flames during practice on Friday when he crashed into a safety barrier, underlining driver fears about the safety of the new Madring circuit which will host its first Spanish Grand Prix this weekend.

The Czech antitrust office UOHS said Friday it had allowed Pegasus Airlines to buy the Czech airline Smartwings as the Turkish low-cost carrier seeks to boost its presence in Europe.

Nepal estimates the reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse last month will amount to $4.78 billion, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

Enzo Maresca said Friday he was not the "main focus" as he prepares to take charge of his first Manchester derby, seeking to maintain his team's 100 percent record this season.

High oil prices and US diesel prices at record levels kept inflation fears at the fore on Friday, ratcheting up expectations that more central banks will have to hike interest rates despite the risk of weighing on economic growth.

The Philippine coast guard has discovered bodies aboard a ferry consumed in a blaze that swept through it "in seconds", it said Friday, with dozens of people still missing.

Designed to support the mobilisation of sustainable funding for financial inclusion and economic empowerment across Africa.

British MPs were on Friday set to vote again on an assisted dying bill as protesters both for and against the proposed legislation gathered outside parliament.

Stark warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that advanced forms of the technology could wipe out humanity have raised questions over whether governments are moving fast enough to regulate it.

Leaders from Russia and Iran were in India for talks on Friday, ahead of a BRICS summit dominated by conflict and economic challenges, which Chinese President Xi Jinping will also attend.

Yemen's Houthis seized on Friday a key Red Sea island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandab strait, completing a push to take control of a waterway crucial to Saudi oil exports, a local government official and eyewitnesses told AFP.

Italy's Emma Bonino, a long-time radical activist and one of the country's most popular political figures, has died aged 78.

Toronto rolled out the red carpet for movie stars on Thursday as North America's biggest annual film festival opened with a program of nearly 300 films on topics ranging from political activism to sports.

North Korean athletes wearing white blazers and pink ties received a warm welcome as they began arriving on Friday in Japan for the Asian Games, where they will be cheered on by pro-Pyongyang supporters.

French showbiz comedy series "Call My Agent" is back as a feature-length film with cameos from Hollywood stars George Clooney and Eva Longoria, with critics saying that for once, a movie made from a series has hit the mark.

A Hong Kong court sentenced three pro-democracy activists on Friday who organised annual vigils to mark China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown on charges of "incitement to subversion".

Asian stocks sank on Friday after oil prices and bond yields spiked as the Middle East crisis stoked supply concerns and a forecast-topping US inflation report ramped up rate hike bets.

Indonesian authorities are working to repatriate five baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India, where they were found motherless in a forest, Jakarta's forestry ministry told AFP Friday.

Four years after plying their trade in the semi-professional fourth division of German football, newly promoted SV Elversberg welcome defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on Sunday.

Spanish World Cup-winner Juan Mata on Friday opted against playing another season with Australian side Melbourne Victory, but stopped short of calling time on his career.

Indonesian authorities are working to repatriate five baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India, where they were found motherless in a forest, Jakarta's forestry ministry told AFP Friday.

If there is an industry for it, there will be a lobby group representing its interests in Brussels, home to the European Union's institutions.

In the shadow of the EU Parliament in Brussels, under a grand white tent filling a museum garden, hundreds of lobbyists, officials and lawmakers hobnob as the cava flows.

On the streets of a working-class Abidjan neighbourhood, hundreds of young people gather every week after class to dance the biama, a high-tempo combo of acrobatic twists, frenetic footwork and funny facial expressions.

World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Steve Hansen joined Manly Sea Eagles as football performance director Friday in a coup for the Australian National Rugby League side.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was in India on Friday for talks ahead of an 11-member BRICS summit dominated by conflict and economic challenges, with the leaders of China and Iran set to attend.

Aryna Sabalenka stormed past Jessica Pegula in straight sets on Thursday to keep her bid for a rare US Open three-peat on track, booking a championship showdown with Elena Rybakina.

The San Francisco 49ers thrashed the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 Friday in the NFL's first-ever regular-season game in Australia, quarterback Brock Purdy throwing for three touchdowns to dismantle this season's heavily hyped favorites.

Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday and book a US Open championship showdown with two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

Many Real Madrid fans were disappointed when the club extended Vinicius Junior's contract this summer, amid speculation he might depart for Arsenal.

Enzo Maresca faces his first major test since stepping into Pep Guardiola's shoes as City visit United in the Manchester derby on Sunday, while Arsenal aim to extend their flawless start at Sunderland.