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EU leaders struck a deal Friday to provide Ukraine a loan of 90 billion euros to plug its looming budget shortfalls -- but failed to agree on using frozen Russian assets to come up with the funds.

As Germany faces a hostile Russia, a defence firm plans to open a munitions plant in the ex-communist east -- but many locals are sympathetic towards Moscow and up in arms about the project.

Brandon King and John Campbell comfortably negotiated 23 overs in fading light before stumps to take the West Indies to 110-0 at the end of day two of the third Test after New Zealand declared on a mammoth 575-8 at Mount Maunganui.

Firefighters pulled journalists from their burning newsroom on Friday after the building was set ablaze during violent demonstrations in Bangladesh's capital.

For a reading of Wall Street's shifting mood on the artificial intelligence investment boom, take a look at the daily fluctuations of Oracle stock, analysts say.

Dozens of people lined the streets of Hong Kong on Friday to bid a tearful farewell to a firefighter killed tackling the world's deadliest residential building blaze since 1980.

Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks pulled off an improbable comeback in overtime to beat the Los Angeles Rams 38-37 Thursday and overtake their rivals in the race for the NFC number-one seed spot.

Cooper Flagg scored 23 points as the Dallas Mavericks dug deep to upset the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons 116-114 in a bruising overtime battle on Thursday.

A dangerous Travis Head crunched an unbeaten 68 as Australia built an ominous 204-run lead Friday in the third Test as England's hopes of salvaging the Ashes slid away.

Opener Devon Conway's epic 227 Friday led New Zealand to declare their first innings at 575-8 during the final session of day two of the third Test against the West Indies at Mount Maunganui.

The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 30-year high of 0.75 percent on Friday, the first increase since January, as it said the economy had shown signs of improvement.

Brazil's top court struck down a law on Thursday that limits Indigenous people's rights to their ancestral lands, the latest twist in a long legal battle over native territory.

Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to "get guns off our streets", Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday as hundreds plunged into the ocean to honour Bondi Beach shooting victims.

Opener Devon Conway's epic innings ended on 227 Friday as the West Indies showed some fight after lunch on day two of the third Test, but New Zealand piled on the runs to go past 500 at Mount Maunganui.

"We are ghosts on the night shift," says Leandro Cristovao from Angola, who has worked the graveyard shift at a south London market for seven years.

Asian markets rose Friday as a below-forecast read on US inflation boosted hopes for another interest rate cut next month, while blockbuster earnings from chip firm Micron helped soothe nerves over a tech bubble.

In the Christmas-mad Philippines, thousands cheer as hand-crafted lanterns towering six metres (20 feet) high light up the night sky in San Fernando, northwest of the country's capital.

TikTok boasts over a billion users worldwide, including more than 170 million in the United States, it says -- nearly half the country's population.

EU leaders struck a deal Friday to provide Ukraine a 90-billion-euro loan to plug its looming budget shortfalls -- but failed to agree on using frozen Russian assets to come up with the funds.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual press conference -- a staple of his 25-year rule -- Friday, emboldened by battlefield gains in Ukraine and during a diplomatic push to end the almost four-year war.

After her husband was detained by US immigration authorities in September, Rosa found herself alone with her two children, wondering what would happen should she suffer the same fate as him.

When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with their tattoos, rigid hierarchy and codes of honour.

Australia will hold a national day of reflection one week after the Bondi Beach mass shooting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday as he urged the nation to reject "hatred and violence".

EU leaders failed Friday to agree a deal on using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine -- with overnight talks pivoting instead towards providing Kyiv a loan backed by the bloc's common budget.

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping defense policy bill into law Thursday that signaled strong bipartisan support for Europe and defied the US leader's increasingly hostile posture toward NATO and America's closest allies.

Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne steered a nervy Australia to 17-1 at lunch and a 102-run lead Friday after Ben Stokes's gritty 83 gave England a slither of hope on day three of the third Ashes Test.

When the Indianapolis Colts' Blake Grupe blasted a career-best 60-yard field goal through the posts last weekend, it seemed yet another monster kick had decided an NFL game.

Australia will mark one week since the Bondi Beach mass shooting with a national day of "reflection", Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday as he outlined plans for a sweeping gun buyback scheme.

The boss of New Zealand cricket resigned on Friday after a long and bitter dispute with players and member associations over the future of T20 cricket in the country.

Skipper Ben Stokes hit a gritty 83 as England were dismissed for 286 in their first innings of the must-win third Ashes Test against Australia on Friday.

Australia will mark one week since the Bondi Beach mass shooting with a national day of "reflection", Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday as he outlined plans for a sweeping gun buyback scheme.

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will carry a massive weight advantage into his controversial Netflix-backed bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Florida on Friday.