Small American businesses warned Friday that a tougher trade landscape was here to stay, as the Supreme Court's rejection of sweeping tariffs was quickly followed by President Donald Trump's pledge to impose new duties.
US freestyle skier Alex Ferreira won Olympic gold on Friday to complete his set of medals, soaring to victory in a men's halfpipe final littered with errors.
US freestyle skier Alex Ferreira won the first Olympic gold of his career on Friday, soaring to victory in a men's halfpipe final littered with errors.
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The British government on Friday mulled passing a law to remove former prince Andrew from the line of succession, as police stepped up investigations into his conduct, quizzing the disgraced royal's former protection officers.
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Ireland captain Caelan Doris has told side to put Henry Pollock "under pressure as much as possible" as they bid to win the battle of the back row against England in Saturday's Six Nations clash at Twickenham.
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The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier entered the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, further boosting American firepower in a region that has seen a massive military buildup ahead of potential strikes against Iran.
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Former Brazil captain Neymar said he is thinking of retiring at the end of the year after being hampered by injuries but hopes to go to the World Cup first.
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Stocks pushed higher on Friday after the US Supreme Court overturned most of President Donald Trump's tariffs, which could boost company earnings around the globe.
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Captain Mitchell Marsh crashed a belligerent 64 off 33 balls as Australia finished their dismal T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket romp past Oman in Kandy on Friday.
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International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry said on Friday she believes the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics had shown that the Games could be held in a new, more sustainable way.
Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency has taken over mercenary group Wagner's influence operations in Africa after the death of its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to a new investigation.
The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs illegal -- a stunning political setback that blocks the signature policy of the president's economic agenda.
Jessica Pegula maintained her perfect record against Amanda Anisimova and triumphed 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in an all-American battle to reach the final of the Dubai Championships on Friday.
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US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday denounced "terrorism" and left-wing violence in France as French police braced for a weekend rally for a slain far-right activist.
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The mayor of Medellin on Friday touted the construction of a mega-prison in his city, Colombia's second-largest, becoming the latest Latin American leader to mimic the iron-fisted approach to gang violence of El Salvador's Nayib Bukele.
German public broadcaster ZDF on Friday recalled a New York correspondent after AI-generated images were screened during a news report on ICE immigration raids in the United States.
The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing a swath of tariffs that upended global trade, blocking a key tool the president has wielded to impose his economic agenda.
Maro Itoje is set to join a select group when he wins his 100th England cap in Saturday's Six Nations clash at home to Ireland, but the Red Rose skipper said he might have missed the milestone without learning to manage the "emotional turmoil" of his early rugby career.
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