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Dozens of schoolchildren kidnapped during a rare attack in southwestern Nigeria 56 days ago have been rescued, the presidency said on Friday.

Jannik Sinner hailed Novak Djokovic as a "true inspiration" as the defending Wimbledon champion revealed he had to raise his game to end his rival's title bid on Friday.

World and Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi set a new world's best in the men's 1,000m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco on Friday.

Four US senators said Friday they had reached agreement with President Donald Trump to advance bipartisan legislation targeting countries buying Russian energy -- potentially clearing the way for stronger pressure on Moscow over its war in Ukraine.

Novak Djokovic said he expects to play Wimbledon "at least one more time" after the Serb's bid for an eighth All England Club title was shattered by Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals on Friday.

A fast-moving wildfire in southern Spain has killed 12 people of different nationalities after trapping them in vehicles and as they tried to get away, authorities said on Friday.

Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev swept into the Wimbledon final in ruthless style on Friday, leaving broken dreams in their wake as Novak Djokovic and Arthur Fery fell short in their bids to make history.

Vinicius Junior apologized to Brazilian fans on Friday for the "enormous frustration" caused by their World Cup elimination by Norway and promised to "fight" to restore the might of the Selecao.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he repeated his assertion that the ceasefire between the decades-old foes was over.

Reigning champion Jannik Sinner clinically swept aside record-chasing Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-finals on Friday to set up a title showdown with Alexander Zverev.

Alexander Zverev said he is "hungry" for more silverware after the French Open champion swaggered into his first Wimbledon final with a ruthless straight-sets victory over Arthur Fery on Friday.

Smriti Mandhana struck a stylish 83 while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma both contributed fifties as India made 285 against England on the opening day of the inaugural women's Test at Lord's.

Centre-back Marc Guehi is at risk of missing England's World Cup quarter-final on Saturday against Norway as he tries to overcome a hamstring strain he suffered in the win over Mexico, according to several reports.

Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka told fans to "keep dreaming" as he prepares to lead his team against Lionel Messi's Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.

UK police on Friday launched a murder probe after a former government minister was found dead in her home.

Water reserves are being depleted rapidly in northern Italy, with farming under threat, as the region's main river dries up, local officials warned on Friday.

Lottie Woad found her range on Friday as she birdied five of the last eight holes for a seven-under par second round and a one-shot lead at the Evian Championship.

Arthur Fery insists he can handle the increased scrutiny and expectations that will follow his fairytale run at Wimbledon after Alexander Zverev ended the Briton's bid for All England Club history.

Harry Brook hopes to be involved in a special England cricket and football 'double' this weekend.

Tim Merlier admitted that he had been "scared" that he might not win a Tour de France stage this year before he triumphed in Bordeaux on Friday.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in a decade in the first half of the year, according to official figures released Friday.

India's cricket board will review the T20 team's performance after a dismal run that saw the world champions lose successive series in Ireland and England, a top official said Friday.

England captain Jamie George said he had "never seen anything like the athletic ability" of Noah Calouri as his teenage Saracens team-mate prepares to make his Test debut in a Nations Championship clash against Fiji in Liverpool on Saturday.

Global stock markets wobbled on Friday as investors digested a wave of corporate announcements, while the Nasdaq failed to get a boost from the debut of shares of South Korean chip titan SK hynix.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he repeated his assertion that the ceasefire between the decades-old foes was over.

Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan told AFP he believed the kind of movies he makes -- big-budget action films shot mostly on location -- would survive the spread of AI, a technology he says many people "disdain".

A fast-moving wildfire that has killed at least 12 people was tearing through area in southern Spain home to many foreign residents Friday after trapping people in burning vehicles and as they tried to flee on foot.

Boeing will mark another step in a marathon comeback Friday when it commemorates expanded production of the 737 MAX, now an aircraft in heavy demand after earlier disasters tarnished the company's reputation.

Belgian Tim Merlier won the Tour de France seventh stage in a sprint finish at the end of a 175km run from Hagetmau to Bordeaux on Friday.

Embattled centre-right Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner announced Friday that he would not run for re-election just weeks before the vote after facing months of criticism over his response to a major blackout in Berlin.

India suffered a double blow as opener Smriti Mandhana fell agonisingly short of becoming the first woman to score a Test century at Lord's on Friday before England dismissed Harmanpreet Kaur as well.

Poland's Jewish community, political leaders and ordinary citizens on Friday commemorated a massacre of hundreds of Jews killed by their Polish neighbours 85 years ago, as far-right activists protested nearby.