Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said.
Member states of the International Maritime Organization will decide on Friday whether to formally adopt a plan to cut carbon emissions in the face of opposition from the United States.
Marco Bezzecchi demolished the Australian MotoGP lap record in setting the standard during second practice on Friday, becoming the first rider ever to dip below 1:27 at Phillip Island.
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Cincinnati quarterback Joe Flacco passed for 342 yards and three touchdowns and Evan McPherson drilled a 36-yard field goal with seven seconds left to lift the Bengals 33-31 over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday in the NFL.
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Trinidad and Tobago was in shock Thursday over the reported deaths of two local men in a US strike on a suspected drug boat, the latest of Venezuela's neighbors to become sucked into Washington's pressure campaign.
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Brazilian navigator Tamara Klink told AFP she encountered "very little" sea ice on her solo sail through the Northwest Passage -- a rare feat that would have been impossible without an icebreaker ship three decades ago.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers moved to within one win of returning to the World Series on Thursday, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series.
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Home hero Jack Miller topped the timesheets in opening practice for the Australian MotoGP Friday with Alex Marquez second as he bids to seal the world championship runner-up spot behind injured brother Marc.
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Gunshots rang out in a Mexico City warehouse as Leopoldo Cerdeira emptied a cartridge into a car door propped up on a stand.
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Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist for US glam rock group KISS, has died, his family said. He was 74.
Indie singer Sam Fender won the UK's prestigious Mercury Prize on Thursday with his chart-topping album "People Watching", as the award ceremony moved out of London for the first time.
A high-octane offense has Indianapolis off to their best NFL start since 2009, but quarterback Daniel Jones says early accolades don't mean much and the Colts remain "hungry" as they head into a Sunday showdown with the Los Angeles Chargers.
John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security advisor, was indicted on Thursday, the third foe of the US president to be hit with criminal charges in recent weeks.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday the plan to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a Europa League match at Aston Villa was the "wrong choice" after police advised the club no away fans could be at the game due to security concerns.
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Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso on Thursday said Max Verstappen was capable of overhauling Oscar Piastri's 63-point advantage to claim a sensational fifth drivers' world title this year.
John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security advisor, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury, the third foe of the US president to be hit with criminal charges in recent weeks.
Donald Trump on Thursday announced a plan aimed at making in vitro fertilization more affordable, an initial step in a long-touted campaign promise.
Turkey has deployed dozens of disaster relief specialists to help search for bodies under the mountains of rubble in Gaza, as US President Donald Trump fired a warning at Hamas Thursday over a spate of recent killings in the territory.
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