'Zero doubts' as Jefferson-Wooden scorches to Brussels 100m win
In-form US sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden fired a broadside to rivals just three weeks from the world championships by scorching to victory over 100m at the Friday's Diamond League meet in Brussels.
Read moreFleetwood ties Henley for PGA Tour Championship lead
Tommy Fleetwood fired a seven-under par 63 on Friday to tie Russell Henley for the halfway lead in the Tour Championship and position himself for another run at a coveted first US PGA Tour title.
Read moreDetained Chileans freed two days after football brawl in Argentina
Argentina on Friday released 104 Chileans detained following a bloody brawl that erupted during a knock-out Copa Sudamericana match this week.
Read moreJefferson-Wooden scorches to Brussels Diamond League 100m win
In-form US sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden fired out a broadside to rivals just three weeks out from the world championships by scorching to victory over 100m at the Friday's Diamond League meet in Brussels.
Read moreTrump says 2026 World Cup draw set for December in Washington
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will be held in Washington on December 5 -- and got a rare chance to hold the coveted football trophy.
Read moreCanada removing tariffs on US goods compliant with free trade deal
Canada will remove all tariffs on US goods that are compliant with the existing North American free trade agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday, matching exemptions affirmed earlier this month by Washington.
Read moreUS Fed chair opens door to rate cut as Trump steps up pressure
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell left the door open to cutting interest rates in a keenly watched speech Friday, as he faces President Donald Trump's intensifying pressure on the central bank.
Read moreBoko Haram denies Nigerien army claim to have killed leader
A close aide to the head of jihadist group Boko Haram on Friday denied Nigerien army claims that he he had been killed in a targeted airstrike in the Lake Chad basin.
Read moreUkrainian refuses German extradition in Nord Stream sabotage case
A Ukrainian man arrested in Italy this week over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines from Russia to Europe on Friday refused to be extradited to Germany, reports said.
Read moreWall Street rallies, dollar drops as Fed chief fuels rate cut hopes
Wall Street shares rallied Friday as US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell left the door open to cutting interest rates, which also sent the dollar dropping against the euro and other major currencies.
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