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World record-holder Summer McIntosh failed to qualify for the 400m freestyle final at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, on Friday, slumping to the ninth-quickest time in the heats.

President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran and said the ship would soon rotate out.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will retire Kevin Garnett's number 21 jersey on February 28 when they face another of his former NBA sides, the Boston Celtics, the team said Friday.

Zambia resumed vote counting Friday after a nationwide suspension over alleged attacks on polling staff and the theft of marked ballot papers ratcheted up tensions.

Romanian David Popovici was crowned European champion in the 200m freestyle for the third consecutive time on Friday.

Around 1,800 people fled their homes in western Germany after a wildfire spread nearby, officials said Friday, with helicopters and army equipment deployed to battle the country's largest forest fire of the summer.

Liverpool's owners have agreed to sell a minority stake in the Premier League club to a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam suffered an injury during the second day of a warm-up match ahead of next week's first Test against England.

Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth over $10.4 million which were stolen from an Italian museum in March have been recovered, police said Friday.

Luigi Mangione admitted Friday to gunning down a top US health insurance boss in a Manhattan street as he pleaded guilty to stalking charges before a federal judge.

Stock markets retreated in sparse summer trading Friday, with the uncertain outlook for the Middle East war and the US economy arguing for caution ahead of the weekend.

The top United Nations official in Cuba has warned vital humanitarian aid is not reaching the island because shipping and financial firms fear US reprisals, stranding deliveries of cancer drugs and water-treatment equipment.

Colombian earthquake survivor Ana Maria Saavedra is out of physical danger, but for her the hardest part lies ahead: starting a new life without her two triplet sisters and her parents, a relative told AFP.

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a top US health insurance boss in a Manhattan street, told a federal judge Friday he was willing to plead guilty to stalking charges.

Firefighters raced to save a mythical 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of the medieval monarchs buried there.

President Emmanuel Macron found himself in hot water Friday after he was pictured riding a jet ski on the Riviera, fuelling opposition claims that he is disconnected from ordinary people grappling with heatwaves and wildfires.

US retail sales gave their weakest showing in more than a year and consumer sentiment plunged, data showed Friday, as households battered by fallout from President Donald Trump's Iran war curbed spending and raised their expectations of inflation.

The International Council of Nurses on Friday urged the DR Congo authorities to provide proper pay and protection for healthcare workers fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Friday that Britain must face up to the changing climate and accelerate its move to clean energy as he visited a town where a wildfire gutted homes.

France's top constitutional authority on Friday approved legislation on the right to assisted dying, but struck down a ban on social media access for children under 15 in a blow to one of President Emmanuel Macron's cherished reforms.

British Prime Minister said Friday the UK has to face up to the changing climate and accelerate its move to clean energy as he visited a central town where a wildfire has gutted homes.

Croatian police discovered a body in a burnt-out area on Friday, after a wildfire swept through a coastal area overnight, leaving dozens injured and forcing thousands to flee.

The UK parliament's sleaze watchdog on Friday resumed its probe into a £5 million ($6.7 million) gift to hard-right politician Nigel Farage just hours after he was re-elected as an MP in a snap by-election.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has backed Enzo Maresca to do an "unbelievable job" after replacing Pep Guardiola as Manchester City manager.

Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth over nine million euros which were stolen from a museum in Italy in March have been recovered, Italian police said Friday.

Stock markets traded little changed in scant summer trading Friday, with both oil prices and the dollar slipping as investors assess the outlooks for US interest rates and the war in the Middle East.

It is fair to say that Sebastian Coe's ground-breaking move to award prize money to track and field gold medallists at the 2024 Paris Olympics ruffled some feathers.

US retail sales declined unexpectedly in July, government estimates showed Friday, marking their weakest showing in more than a year as consumers pulled back at auto dealers and online stores.

The World Health Organization said Friday that more than 10,000 attacks on healthcare had been recorded since 2018 -- but nobody has ever been brought to justice.

Israel's defence minister called Friday for the police to take over law enforcement in the occupied West Bank from the military, which has come under fire from the right-wing for trying to remove settlers harassing Palestinians.

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