LeBron James announced on Friday he will play for the Philadelphia 76ers next season, with the 41-year-old NBA superstar hoping to transform another franchise into a championship team.
Authorities ordered new mass evacuations Friday -- with some tourists escaping on boats -- as wildfires raced through forests in southwest France and central Spain, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee or hole up indoors.
Anthropic on Friday released Claude Opus 5, a new artificial intelligence model the company says approaches the performance of its most powerful system at half the price.
- Many thousands flee burning France holiday haven by road and sea
- LeBron James: 'King' seeks final NBA conquest with 76ers
Culture
British megastar Charli XCX released her first album since the smash hit "Brat" on Friday, shaking things up with a moody, self-referential collection titled "Music, Fashion, Film".
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Europe's wildfire crisis forced more than 80,000 people to flee for safety Friday, as holidaymakers boarded boats to escape fires on one French peninsula and Spanish officials ordered mass evacuations in towns near Madrid.
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She tours major international defence shows, negotiates with arms manufacturers and takes part in discussions on Europe's rearmament.
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Famous as a summer getaway for the likes of French actors Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin, the Cap Ferret peninsula has turned into a disaster zone due to wildfires, with more than 35,000 people evacuated by road and sea.
July 24, 2026
At least 21 people were killed Friday in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes -- including at a gathering of Ukraine's defence industry just outside Kyiv and at a factory hundreds of miles east of Moscow.
July 24, 2026
Sports
Enzo Maresca said Friday it is a "privilege" to follow Pep Guardiola as manager of Manchester City.
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The main international oil contract Brent North Sea fell back under $100 Friday after surging past the key milestone the previous day on escalating Middle East strikes, helping US and European stock markets stabilise.
Mark van Bommel is the new coach of the Belgian national football team, the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) announced on Friday.
American R&B singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded guilty to a public order offence during a brawl at a London nightclub in 2023, allowing him to avoid a UK trial.
The Congress of People’s Deputies is working in exile on legislation for a democratic transition in Russia. Moscow has banned the body as a terrorist organisation. Participant Maxim Motin explains why he nevertheless believes in the success of this political experiment.
July 24, 2026
Education
Talks between the Indian government and leaders of the youth-led "Cockroach" movement failed to make headway Friday, as protesters gathered in the nation's capital to push for an overhaul of the education system.
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Two major wildfires merged west of Madrid on Friday, where some residents could smell smoke drifting in from blazes burning out of control near the Spanish capital.
Charles Leclerc topped the times and experienced a car failure on his Ferrari as he outpaced Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Friday’s opening free practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Olympic champions Adam Ramsay-Peaty and Duncan Scott made a fast start in the pool as the 23rd Commonwealth Games kicked into gear on the first full day of action in Glasgow on Friday.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham formally opened his newly created northern office on Friday, promising "a different way of running Britain" as he bids to reverse decades of centralising power over England in London.
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- At least 17 killed in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes
- Firefighters race to stop wildfires merging near Madrid
- Wildberries: Russia's Amazon that became a target for Kyiv
- UN urges evacuation of 6,000 sailors stranded in Hormuz strait