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Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday vowed "reciprocity" in response to a 25-percent levy on steel imports announced by US President Donald Trump.

Switzerland will consider legalising recreational cannabis use, after a parliamentary commission on Friday proposed a law that would allow regulated sale and access.

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A growing measles outbreak in west Texas has infected 48 people, according to official state data released Thursday -- the latest sign that the once-vanquished childhood disease is making a comeback as vaccination rates decline.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been charged with being abusive to match officials during Wednesday's stormy Merseyside derby at Everton.

An intense Israeli military raid had already sent Qusay Farahat fleeing his home in the occupied West Bank, but the offensive has since expanded, threatening a relative's house where he sought shelter.

Police believe an Afghan man suspected of driving a car into a group of people in Munich may have had Islamist extremist motives, authorities said Friday as German leaders paid tribute to the dozens wounded in the attack.

Carlos Sainz, the driver ditched by Ferrari to make way for Lewis Hamilton, believes his old team could now be even better placed to return to the summit of Formula One with the former world champion on board.

A double-decker bus and a car crashed into a river when a bridge collapsed in northern Peru Friday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens, authorities said.

Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health problems for the 88-year-old pontiff.

Barcelona and Spain legend Gerard Pique will appear in court on March 14 in a corruption investigation into the Spanish Super Cup's move to Saudi Arabia, a legal document seen by AFP on Friday showed.

M23 fighters on Friday pushed on towards another regional capital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting shops and businesses to close and frightened civilians to flee, as African leaders urged an immediate ceasefire in the escalating conflict.

The Berlin film festival premiered a documentary about an Israeli hostage held by Hamas on Friday as it seeks to move on from controversy over its stance on Gaza at last year's edition.

Mexico's president on Friday warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action and be deemed accomplices if Washington designates Mexican cartels as terrorist groups.

Pace bowler Will O'Rourke claimed four wickets while Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham hit half centuries as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets to clinch the tri-nations series final on Friday.

Rock 'n' roll icon Jim Morrison, a towering figure of the 1960s psychedelic music scene, will have a central Paris footbridge named after him, the city has decided.

US Vice President JD Vance met Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in Munich on Friday for crunch talks on ending Russia's war, as Kyiv insisted it wanted to hammer out a joint plan with Washington.

US Vice President JD Vance launched a withering attack Friday against European policies on immigration, populist parties and free speech, echoing President Donald Trump whom he called Washington's "new sheriff in town".

Hitmen gunned down an Ecuadoran air force colonel Friday in a city hard hit by drug crime that has turned the once-peaceful South American country into one of the most violent.

Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface is "happy" and "focused" even though a potential big-money January move to Saudi Arabia fell through last month, the German club's sporting director Simon Rolfes said Friday.

Under-fire Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou will be boosted by the return from injury of key players for the crucial clash with Manchester United on Sunday.

French customs officers seized nine dinosaur teeth last month from a courier truck transiting through the country from Spain on its way to Italy, they said on Friday.

US retail sales plunged by the most in almost two years in January -- a bigger drop than forecast and one that follows an unexpected uptick in inflation that President Donald Trump has vowed to tame.

Russia's central bank sharply raised its inflation forecast for 2025 on Friday, warning there was no sign rocketing price increases would go into reverse.

US Vice-President JD Vance Friday urged Germany's mainstream political parties to drop resistance to cooperating with the far right, hours after Berlin rejected American "meddling" ahead of its election.

Ruben Amorim on Friday warned that Manchester United must sell players to fund the rebuilding of his under-performing team because of financial restrictions.

Three-time defending Qatar Open champion Iga Swiatek suffered a crushing 6-3, 6-1 defeat by Jelena Ostapenko in the semi-finals on Friday, her fifth loss in as many meetings with the mercurial Latvian.

German activists rallied on Friday to push the climate crisis up the agenda in an election campaign where the issue has been overshadowed by debates on immigration and the economy.

Austrian skiing legend Marcel Hirscher on Friday dubbed as "very unfair" the criticism levelled at Lindsey Vonn for coming out of retirement at the age of 40, calling the American a "role model".

US Vice President JD Vance launched a withering attack Friday against European policies on immigration, populist parties and free speech, echoing the views of President Donald Trump, whom he called Washington's "new sheriff in town".

US retail sales plunged by the most in almost two years last month as cold weather hit the country alongside wildfires in California, data showed Friday, reflecting broad declines while President Donald Trump returned to office.

Stock markets diverged and the dollar dipped Friday as traders tracked US President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement, economic data and earnings.