Trump expected to name intel chief Clayton as AI czar: reports
President Donald Trump is expected to name Jay Clayton, the US director of national intelligence, as the White House's new AI czar, CNN and other US media reported Friday.
England captain Jamie George said he had "never seen anything like the athletic ability" of Noah Calouri as his teenage Saracens team-mate prepares to make his Test debut in a Nations Championship clash against Fiji in Liverpool on Saturday.
Global stock markets wobbled on Friday as investors digested a wave of corporate announcements, while the Nasdaq failed to get a boost from the debut of shares of South Korean chip titan SK hynix.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he repeated his assertion that the ceasefire between the decades-old foes was over.
Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan told AFP he believed the kind of movies he makes -- big-budget action films shot mostly on location -- would survive the spread of AI, a technology he says many people "disdain".
A fast-moving wildfire that has killed at least 12 people was tearing through area in southern Spain home to many foreign residents Friday after trapping people in burning vehicles and as they tried to flee on foot.
Boeing will mark another step in a marathon comeback Friday when it commemorates expanded production of the 737 MAX, now an aircraft in heavy demand after earlier disasters tarnished the company's reputation.
Belgian Tim Merlier won the Tour de France seventh stage in a sprint finish at the end of a 175km run from Hagetmau to Bordeaux on Friday.
Embattled centre-right Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner announced Friday that he would not run for re-election just weeks before the vote after facing months of criticism over his response to a major blackout in Berlin.
India suffered a double blow as opener Smriti Mandhana fell agonisingly short of becoming the first woman to score a Test century at Lord's on Friday before England dismissed Harmanpreet Kaur as well.
Poland's Jewish community, political leaders and ordinary citizens on Friday commemorated a massacre of hundreds of Jews killed by their Polish neighbours 85 years ago, as far-right activists protested nearby.
Portugal appointed Jorge Jesus as their new national team coach on Friday and he said he would continue to call on veteran superstar Cristiano Ronaldo if he is available, insisting the forward will "never" be a problem.
French Open champion Alexander Zverev ended the remarkable run of British wildcard Arthur Fery with a dominant semi-final victory on Friday to reach his first Wimbledon final.
German prosecutors said Friday they had rejected a complaint filed by Commerzbank's staff over alleged market manipulation by Italy's UniCredit in its hostile takeover bid for the Frankfurt-based bank.
Fashion titan Shein has won approval from China's market watchdog for its initial public offering application in Hong Kong, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said in a statement on Friday.
Amnesty International criticised Friday the latest US deportation of 11 people to Eswatini as unlawful, accusing President Donald Trump's administration of "cruel and racist" anti-immigrant policies.
A cholera outbreak in jihadist-hit northeast Nigeria has killed dozens as insecurity and a lack of health infrastructure hampers the response, medical sources and local residents told AFP Friday.
Syrian authorities on Friday said they uncovered an explosives cache after having captured an IS-linked cell responsible for two bomb blasts during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Damascus earlier this week.
A fast-moving wildfire that has killed at least 12 people was tearing through a tourist area in southern Spain on Friday after trapping people in burning vehicles and as they tried to flee on foot.
Global stock markets mostly rose on Friday as investors digested a wave of corporate announcements, but the Nasdaq dipped as shares of South Korean chip titan SK hynix made their NY debut.
England men's cricketers have been advised to avoid drinking alcohol on the day before and after matches under new behaviour guidelines, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
Fiji captain Tevita Ikanivere insists his players are unconcerned by a call from the country's top rugby official to "deliver a return on investment".
Glowing minidresses, fairy tale-inspired designers, and clammy celebrities battling another summer heatwave all featured during the just-completed Paris Haute Couture Week.
Hundreds of euphoric supporters welcomed home Egypt's national football team on Friday after the country's best-ever performance at the World Cup, which ended with a thrilling last-16 exit to Argentina.
China and the southern United States were hit last year by some of their worst sand and dust storms in decades, the United Nations said Friday.
An all-round athlete invoking lucky charms including a nose piercing, Linda Noskova is heading into Saturday's Wimbledon final following in the footsteps of compatriot and role model Petra Kvitova.
Karolina Muchova's injury-plagued career was in danger of coming to a premature end just four years ago, but now the Wimbledon finalist is on the brink of a life-changing moment at the All England Club.
Wildfires have scorched twice as much land in France so far this year as in the same period last year, an official said on Friday.
Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova will fight for the Wimbledon title on Saturday, but the Czech pair's bond will remain intact no matter who wins their first Grand Slam crown on Centre Court.
Smriti Mandhana's sparkling unbeaten fifty led India to 122-3 against England at lunch on the opening day of the inaugural women's Test at Lord's on Friday.
MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced the launch of its VVIP Futures Loss Coverage Program 2.0 from July 10 to July 30, 2026 (UTC), an upgraded initiative offering enhanced trading protection and a 1,000,000 USDT prize pool for futures users to share.
England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles died with a traumatic brain injury, a court heard Friday as a coroner ruled an inquest into his death must be held.
At least 11 people have been killed in a fast-moving wildfire that tore through a tourist area in Andalusia, southern Spain, trapping motorists in burning vehicles or as they tried to flee on foot.