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Paris Haute Couture Week has wrapped up after four days of shows that featured the end of an era at Balenciaga, the start of a new one at Maison Margiela, and some surprise appearances and absences.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi had a "positive" meeting in Malaysia on Friday, both sides said, in an apparent bid to ease tensions between the rival powers.

When the European Union unveils its long-term spending proposals next week, it will kick off the bloc's biggest budget battle in recent history.

American R&B singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty in a UK court to further charges stemming from an alleged London nightclub brawl in 2023.

Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets for one run in seven balls, including the prize scalps of England captain Ben Stokes and century-maker Joe Root, as India took control of the third Test at Lord's on Friday.

Liverpool have announced a series of tributes to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva when the Reds return to action on Sunday at Preston for the first time since the Portuguese international's death.

England have the quarter-finals of Women's Euro 2025 in their sights after thrashing the Netherlands on Wednesday but Lauren Hemp says the Lionesses have not become complacent ahead of their Group D match with Wales.

Stock markets mostly retreated Friday as US President Donald Trump ramped up his trade war, threatening a higher blanket tariff and a 35-percent levy on Canada.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday he had a "positive" meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of ASEAN talks in Malaysia, where Washington's tariffs are in sharp focus.

A delegation of Australia's Aboriginal people has travelled to Paris to win UN backing for the protection of a heritage site back home they say is threatened by harmful mining.

In a former life Nick Raudenski "hunted terrorists" now he is chasing down those who might pull a fast one and use engines in Tour de France bikes.

London's Heathrow Airport on Friday said it plans to invest £10 billion ($14 billion) over the next five years in upgrades to boost passenger numbers, largely funded by higher charges to airlines.

The return of the prodigal Oasis brothers to Manchester on Friday -- on the second leg of their highly anticipated reunion tour -- has rekindled memories of the city's time as a cultural epicentre.

The EU's top diplomat on Friday slammed Russia's latest blitz on Ukraine as "unacceptable", saying the 27-nation bloc was pondering a new raft of sanctions against Moscow.

Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.

Thirty PKK fighters destroyed their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

No position in the line-up of Rugby World Cup title-holders South Africa is more hotly contested than scrum-half with recalled Grant Williams set to start against Italy on Saturday.

Cambodian lawmakers amended the constitution Friday paving the way for people charged with foreign collusion to be stripped of their citizenship, despite concerns such a law could be used to silence government critics.

Tottenham have signed Mohammed Kudus from West Ham and are set to capture Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White in a double swoop worth over £100 million ($136 million).

A combined Australia-New Zealand side plans to "light up" the British and Irish Lions tour by upsetting them Saturday in their final warm-up on before the first Wallabies Test.

Stocks were mixed Friday as investors cautiously watched trade developments as US President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos tempered optimism that most countries will strike a deal to avoid the worst of his levies.

Novak Djokovic puts his bid for Grand Slam history on the line at Wimbledon on Friday when he faces world number one Jannik Sinner in a blockbuster semi-final, while defending champion Carlos Alcaraz meets Taylor Fritz.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi Friday on the sidelines of ASEAN talks in Malaysia, where Washington's tariffs are in sharp focus.

A son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is expected to plead guilty to narcotics charges in a Chicago court Friday as part of a deal in return for a reduced sentence.

Emerson Colindres had just finished high school when he was sent back to Honduras by the United States, a country that he had called home since he was eight years old.

The grey seals slide out of their cages into the Baltic Sea near the Lithuanian coast, swimming off to new lives imperilled by climate change, pollution and shrinking fish stocks.

Vibrant tapas bars and wild outdoor festivals define many outsiders' image of Spain -- but locals are increasingly fed up and mobilising against the din unleashed by their compatriots.

On paper, Kirsten Evans is among the first group of Danes who have to wait until age 70 to retire with a full pension, but she has no intention of waiting that long.

Chinese women who publish homoerotica online say they are being threatened with fines and jail time, as increasing enforcement of vague obscenity charges targets a rare space for LGBTQ identity and feminism.

Veteran playmaker James O'Connor was included Friday in Australia's squad to face the British and Irish Lions, adding a wealth of experience to a Wallabies side with a mountain to climb.

US President Donald Trump was set to visit Texas on Friday as questions mounted over the response to flash floods that have left at least 120 people dead, including dozens of children.

Caleb Clarke's All Blacks recall has been delayed after the team announced Friday he had suffered an ankle injury and wouldn't play the second Test against France.

Veteran playmaker James O'Connor was included Friday in Australia's squad to face the British and Irish Lions, adding a wealth of experience to a Wallabies side with a mountain to climb.

PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

China's economy is expected to have expanded more than five percent in the second quarter thanks to strong exports, analysts say, but they warned Donald Trump's trade war could cause a sharp slowdown in the final six months.

Stocks mostly rose Friday in Asia, tracking records in New York and London, as investors absorbed US President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos amid optimism that most countries will strike a deal to avoid the worst of his levies.

Hundreds of people protested in Caracas Thursday demanding the return of at least 30 children who remain in the United States after being separated from their Venezuelan parents during deportation.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday on the sidelines of ASEAN talks in Malaysia where Washington's tariffs are in sharp focus.

A man has been charged with racially abusing a high-profile basketball player via social media in what officials said Friday was a first for the sport in Australia.