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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday promised not to force Ukraine into any agreement to end Russia's invasion as European allies joined fresh talks in Miami.

A Burkinabe teenager who used to artificial intelligence to post fake news of a French coup on Facebook got more than he bargained for.

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday rejected a fresh appeal by jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro against his coup conviction, declaring it inadmissible, according to a court document seen by AFP.

Stan Wawrinka says the 2026 season will be his last as the three-time Grand Slam singles champion aims to finish his career "on the best note possible".

Ruben Amorim believes Manchester United can win the Premier League far sooner than the 10 or 11 years that Alex Ferguson fears it could take.

Hardik Pandya led India's batting assault with his 16-ball 50 to set up a 30-run win over South Africa and clinch the series 3-1 in the fifth T20 on Friday.

Officials in the US state of Rhode Island have denounced misinformation that they said complicated their multiday search for the gunman who killed two students and wounded others at Brown University.

The International Monetary Fund said Friday that its board has approved $206 million in emergency financing for Sri Lanka, to help in the country's recovery from the devastating Cyclone Ditwah.

The Trump administration will suspend a green card lottery that allowed a man believed to be behind both a mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor into the United States.

Stock markets pushed higher on Friday as expectations for lower US interest rates continued to cheer investors.

Unai Emery said Friday that greater expectations were fuelling Aston Villa's Premier League charge as his in-form side target a rare victory over Manchester United on Sunday.

Attacks at metro stations in Taipei on Friday involving smoke bombs and stabbings killed at least three people, the Taiwanese city's fire department said, adding that the suspect was also dead.

Colombia's ELN guerrilla group attacked a military base near Venezuela with drones and explosives, killing seven soldiers and wounding 30, the army said Friday.

Ruben Amorim said provocative social media posts from two of Manchester United's academy stars showed a damaging "feeling of entitlement" at the Premier League club.

Representatives of the South American Mercosur bloc met in Brazil Friday, as EU diplomatic sources said a long-delayed trade deal may now be signed on January 12.

A key US Federal Reserve official said Friday that he sees no need to rush to cut interest rates further, adding that challenges with data collection likely distorted recent inflation numbers.

Tourists will have to pay a two-euro entrance fee to get close to Rome's famous Trevi Fountain, which draws vast crowds daily, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said on Friday.

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank said there is no quick fix to his side's problems, but he maintains the support of the club's board.

Poland's nationalist President Karol Nawrocki told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday that Ukrainians failed to appreciate his country's help for them as they fight off Russia's invasion.

Global stock markets mostly advanced on Friday as traders reacted to central bank activity and easing concerns over the technology sector.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said a provocative T-shirt stunt by Kobbie Mainoo's half-brother would not influence his selection decisions as he prepares for a visit to high-flying Aston Villa.

Matvei Safonov probably saved two penalties with a broken hand to win Paris Saint-Germain the Intercontinental Cup win, his coach Luis Enrique said Friday.

A French court on Friday rejected the state's request to suspend Shein's site in France as "disproportionate" after the Asian e-commerce giant removed illicit products sold on its platform.

Lyndsey Vonn's triumphal comeback tour of old haunts reaches France this weekend and she wants to go home with a cow.

Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday said the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow's recent battlefield gains and threatening more.

A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remained dire.

Pep Guardiola said Friday that his departure from Manchester City is "not on the table" at the moment as he focuses on trying to wrest back the Premier League title.

Jan Zabystran stopped Marco Odermatt from notching up a 51st World Cup win on Friday with a stunning victory in the super-G at Val Gardena.

The Czech Football Association said Friday it had appointed Miroslav Koubek as national coach for next two and and a half years, giving him time to prepare for the 2026 World Cup 2026 play-offs in March.

Goalkeeper Matvei Safonov, the star of Paris Saint-Germain's Intercontinental Cup win, has a fracture in his left hand the club said on Friday.

Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday said the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow's recent battlefield gains and threatening more.

Jan Zabystran stopped Marco Odermatt from claiming a 51st World Cup win on Friday with a stunning victory in the super-G at Val Gardena.