Wales star North set for return after year out injured
Wales international George North is in line to make his return to competitive rugby union on Saturday after a year out with a knee problem.
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Boosted by oil prices, ExxonMobil, Chevron throw cash at investors
ExxonMobil and Chevron reported soaring profits Friday despite lower oil and natural gas volumes as the petroleum giants return billions of dollars to shareholders in the wake of lofty crude prices and refining margins.
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Russians 'behind schedule' in Donbas: Pentagon
The Russian campaign to seize control of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine is moving slowly and behind schedule, a Pentagon official said Friday.
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'High precision' strike kills journalist, hits Kyiv homes
Mykhailo Vovchynskyi had only just moved into his Kyiv apartment when the building was hit in what Russia called a "high precision" missile attack targeting a factory across the street -- a claim he found loaded with menace.
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'Very worried': Tensions high on Transnistria border after attacks
Like many people near the border between Moldova and its breakaway region of Transnistria, Victoria is worried.
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Ruud awakening as Van de Zandschulp reaches Munich semis
Casper Ruud became the latest seed to crash out of Munich's ATP tournament on Friday after he was beaten in straight sets by Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.
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Dennis extends Romandie lead ahead of key stage
New Zealand's Patrick Bevin of Israel Premier Tech won stage three of the Tour de Romandie on Friday as Australian Jumbo-Visma rider Rohan Dennis extended his slender lead in the overall standings.
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Boris Becker: Tennis superstar who struggled off the court
Boris Becker became an overnight sensation when he won Wimbledon as an unknown teenager but personal and financial troubles have dogged him since he hung up his racquet.
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At least 10 killed as bomb rips through mosque in Afghan capital
A bomb blast in the Afghan capital ripped through a Sunni mosque and killed at least 10 worshippers on Friday, interior ministry officials said, the latest in a wave of attacks that have rocked the country during the fasting month of Ramadan.
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Boris Becker jailed in Britain over bankruptcy
Former tennis star Boris Becker was on Friday jailed for two and a half years after being found guilty by a British court of charges relating to his 2017 bankruptcy.
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