Trump sees progress on TikTok, says will visit China
US President Donald Trump hailed Friday what he called progress with Chinese President Xi Jinping including on selling blockbuster app TikTok and said he would visit the Asian power, which offered a more cautious assessment of their talks.
Read moreBiathlete Fourcade awarded sixth Olympic gold 15 years later
French biathlete Martin Fourcade, who retired in 2020, will be awarded a sixth Olympic title following the decision to uphold the doping conviction of Russia's Evgeny Ustyugov, the IOC announced on Friday.
Read moreIOC to again allow Russians under neutral flag at 2026 Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee on Friday announced that athletes from Russia will once more be allowed to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics under a neutral banner if they meet strict conditions.
Read moreArsenal will learn from Lewis-Skelly's Haaland taunt: Arteta
Mikel Arteta expects Arsenal to learn from Myles Lewis-Skelly's provocative celebration against Manchester City last season when the title rivals clash at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Read moreLyles defies health issues to emulate Bolt's feat
Noah Lyles joined Usain Bolt in winning four successive world 200 metres titles on Friday, adding to one of the greatest medal collections of any sprinter in history.
Read moreUN Security Council votes to reimpose Iran nuclear sanctions
The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to reimpose deep economic sanctions on Iran over its resurgentnuclear program after Britain, France and Germany called for action.
Read moreFresh off Cannes win, Akinola Davies imagines the future of Nigerian film
Akinola Davies, the director of "My Father's Shadow", Nigeria's first film to win an award at the Cannes film festival, is savouring his return to Lagos, the country's cultural capital, where the movie was released Friday.
Read moreElderly British couple released by Taliban arrive in Qatar
An elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan for almost eight months arrived in Qatar after their release by Taliban authorities on Friday amid concerns for their health, an AFP journalist reported.
Read moreBol retains world crown but laments McLaughlin-Levrone absence
Femke Bol emphatically retained her 400m hurdles world title on Friday and then admitted that absent Olympic champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone probably would have beaten her.
Read moreAmateur astronomers help track asteroid to French impact site
With help from amateur astronomers, scientists tracked how an asteroid travelled from space, broke up in Earth's atmosphere and sent fiery fragments shooting to the ground, gathering new information about how these space rocks disintegrate.
Read moreIn The News