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Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, music's highest honors, with nine, the Recording Academy announced Friday -- fresh off winning five golden gramophones at the last gala.

A former British soldier accused of murdering a young Kenyan woman more than a decade ago appeared in a UK court Friday to fight extradition to the east African country.

South Africa's history-making captain Siya Kolisi said it was "super special" to become a Test centurion and even more so as his children will be at the Stade de France Saturday when the Springboks play France.

Alex Marquez posted the fastest time on his Ducati-Gresini in Friday's qualifying practice for the Portuguese MotoGP which was disrupted by light rain.

Norway has grown vastly richer after overtaking Russia as Europe's main gas supplier following the invasion of Ukraine, sparking calls in Oslo for the Scandinavian nation to use its colossal sovereign wealth fund to help Kyiv.

Stock markets tumbled Friday as fears of an AI bubble deepened a tech selloff, with investors also rattled by weak economic data and a prolonged US government shutdown.

Two blasts at a school mosque in the Indonesian capital Jakarta injured at least 50 people on Friday, authorities said, with a student accused of being responsible for the incident.

Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi said the Pumas' schedule has been a "challenge" ahead of their opening Autumn Nations Series international against Wales in Cardiff on Sunday.

Greece on Friday hailed as "historic" a deal with US energy giant ExxonMobil that could see the country's first offshore drilling project in 40 years.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank said Friday the club are doing everything they can to support Destiny Udogie following a "terrible situation" in which the Italian international defender was allegedly threatened with a gun in north London.

The medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Wednesday that the fate of hundreds of thousands fleeing ethnically targeted violence from Sudan's western city of El-Fasher was unknown, a day after satellite images showed suspected mass graves.

Championship leader Lando Norris produced a fastest late lap to top the times narrowly ahead of his team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri as McLaren dominated Friday's practice at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

The United Nations warned on Friday of "intensified hostilities" ahead in Sudan, despite paramilitary forces endorsing a truce proposal from mediators after more than two years of war with the regular army.

Seven people were briefly hospitalized after a suspicious package containing a white powder was opened at the military base near the US capital that is home to Air Force One, the presidential jet, US media reported.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admitted Friday he had enjoyed "insane" success as he prepares for the 1,000th game of a spectacular managerial career against Liverpool.

Brazil, the world's biggest exporter of chicken meat, on Friday welcomed China's move to lift a ban on imports of the product after an outbreak of bird flu earlier this year.

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu says self-belief holds the key to the team's quest to mark 100 years of Murrayfield with a long-awaited first win over rugby giants New Zealand on Saturday.

A Polish woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann, missing for nearly two decades, was Friday convicted by a UK court of harassing the girl's parents, but acquitted of stalking them.

A Tanzanian court charged more than 100 people with treason Friday following election protests that turned violent, as rights groups condemned what they said was the killing of civilians.

A leading German auto supplier said Friday it has received permission to export Nexperia chips from China again as Berlin welcomed signs of "de-escalation" in a row that has alarmed carmakers.

Ellis Genge has told England to prepare themselves for a physical battle against Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday.

Stock markets fell Friday on renewed fears of an AI bubble, a weak US job market and a prolonged US government shutdown.

A British grandmother who had been on death row for smuggling $2.14 million worth of cocaine into Indonesia arrived back in the UK on Friday, AFP correspondents reported.

Spanish singer Rosalía released her anticipated fourth album, "Lux", on Friday, a sweeping, spiritual work that marks a departure from her previous work.

Nuno Mendes will miss Portugal's final two World Cup qualifiers, national coach Roberto Martinez said Friday but his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Joao Neves is expected to return.

Afghan and Pakistani negotiators were locked in crunch peace talks in Istanbul on Friday after deadly border fighting threatened a fragile truce.

Tommy Fleetwood produced another strong round on Friday to head into the weekend at the Abu Dhabi Championship tied for the lead with fellow Englishman Aaron Rai.

Brazil's Supreme Court on Friday began weighing former president Jair Bolsonaro's appeal against a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup after his 2022 election loss.

Serbia's parliament on Friday moved to fast-track the demolition of the bombed-out Yugoslav Army headquarters in central Belgrade, the site of a proposed luxury hotel backed by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Ireland captain Caelan Doris said on Friday he is "mentally stronger" after a six-month enforced break that included having to sit out the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia because of a shoulder injury.

Powerful G20 nations are pushing back on efforts to promote global access for health at this month's summit in South Africa, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Friday, calling the move disappointing.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has defended his policy of making regular wholesale changes to his Chelsea team after criticism from Wayne Rooney that his approach is disruptive.

Hundreds of flights were canceled across the United States on Friday after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers who are working without pay amid congressional paralysis on funding the US budget.

Mikel Arteta said Granit Xhaka had made him a "better coach" as the Arsenal manager prepares to lock horns with the Sunderland captain on Saturday.

On a cool November morning, members of a local council in central Nigeria met religious leaders at the traditional ruler's palace to discuss religious harmony as US President Donald Trump revs up accusations of Christian persecution in Africa's most populous country.

In a World War II bunker east of Frankfurt, a steel door weighing over four tonnes protects Germany's largest reserve of rare earths, a treasure at the heart of rising geopolitical tensions.

President Ahmed al-Sharaa will become Syria's first leader to pay an official visit to the White House on Monday, a crowning achievement for the ex-jihadist who since taking power has ended his country's isolation.

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama took the lead after the NHK Trophy short programme on Friday as he gears up for the Winter Olympics with his first Grand Prix appearance this season.

The world's leading furniture company, Ikea, reported a sharp fall in annual profits on Friday as it focused on dropping prices to boost volume and faced higher costs due to US tariffs.