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The controversial documentary "Russians at War" about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine was to be unveiled to North American audiences on Friday but the Toronto International Film Festival paused the screenings after receiving "significant threats."

Three Americans were among 37 people sentenced to death on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo over what the army says was a coup attempt.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden are to meet Friday in Washington to discuss whether to let Ukraine fire Western-provided long-range missiles into Russia, an option that has sent tensions soaring with Moscow.

Championship-chasing Lando Norris conceded he and McLaren were well off the pace on Friday after he struggled to 17th place with team-mate Oscar Piastri fifth in second free practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

A strike by pilots and crew demanding salary increases in inflation-hit Argentina affected more than 30,000 passengers on Friday, according to the Aerolineas Argentinas airline and unions.

Too many golf fans and not enough shuttle buses from parking areas to the Solheim Cup caused thousands of people to miss Friday's start with an apologetic LPGA vowing improvement.

Pope Francis returned to Rome Friday after a gruelling 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific, defying health concerns to connect with believers from the jungle of Papua New Guinea to the skyscrapers of Singapore.

Tetyana Bugay burst into tears as she called her sister to announce she had finally returned to Ukraine after spending over two and a half years in Russian captivity.

Pop star Justin Timberlake was handed a sentence of community service on Friday after he changed his plea to guilty following his arrest for drunk driving, US media reported.

Pressure mounted on the European Union on Friday to delay a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, after Germany became the latest country to request the rules be postponed.

Schools were evacuated Friday for a second day in a row in the small Ohio town of Springfield, according to local media, amid anti-Haitian-immigrant tensions stoked by Donald Trump and his Republican Party.

New United States national team coach Mauricio Pochettino says his squad need to set themselves the highest goal possible -- to win the World Cup.

The US government said Friday it will work to curb the "overuse and abuse" of a mechanism allowing lower-value imports to enter the country duty-free, as concerns grow over Chinese shipments.

The families of Palestinians killed in an air strike in the occupied West Bank city of Tubas held funerals on Friday after Israeli forces withdrew following their latest raid in the territory.

Top-ranked Nelly Korda and second-ranked Lilia Vu each won foursomes matches and sparked the United States to a 3-1 lead over Europe after Friday's morning session at the Solheim Cup.

The co-founder of the deadly Mexican Sinaloa cartel, Ismael Zambada, appeared in court in Brooklyn Friday, pleading not guilty to a raft of charges following his arrest in a dramatic sting by US agents.

The first full day of London Fashion Week kicked off with a nod to the Swinging Sixties by Irish designer and LFW veteran Paul Costelloe and Turkish designer Bora Aksu.

US and European stock markets extended gains, gold hit a record high and the dollar fell on Friday ahead of an expected US interest-rate cut next week.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz doubled down Friday on Berlin's refusal to send long-range missiles to Ukraine, even as other Western powers discussed allowing Kyiv more freedom to use such weapons.

The Dutch city of The Hague has become the first in the world to pass local laws banning advertisements for fossil fuels, petrol cars and long-distance air travel, officials said Friday.

Charles Leclerc recovered from a crash early in the day to top the times for Ferrari ahead of Red Bull's Sergio Perez in Friday's second free practice on a day of incidents and accidents at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said Rodrigo Bentancur has acknowledged his mistake and pleaded for leniency towards the Uruguayan over an allegedly racist comment made about team-mate Son Heung-min.

It's the end of an era: after 74 years the blast furnace at Chile's biggest steelmaker will be turned off on Monday, snuffed out by competition from China with the loss of thousands of jobs.

Pressure mounted on the European Union on Friday to delay a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, after Germany added became the latest country to request the rules be postponed.

Ministers from Muslim and European countries along with the European Union's foreign affairs chief gathered Friday in Madrid to discuss how to advance a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

US and European stock markets rose, gold hit a record high and the dollar fell on Friday ahead of an expected US interest-rate cut next week.

The body of murdered Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei began its journey home to Uganda on Friday, as activists rallied against the latest case of gender-based violence in Kenya.

Russia's central bank on Friday raised interest rates to 19 percent amid the country's ongoing Ukraine offensive, warning inflation was running too high and it needed to cool the economy.

The United States locked in tariff hikes on billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods Friday, with a 100 percent duty on electric vehicles and 25 percent on EV batteries taking effect in two weeks.

The leaders of Britain and the United States meet Friday in Washington on whether to let Kyiv fire Western-provided long-range missiles into Russia -- an option that has sent tensions soaring with Moscow.

Enzo Maresca insists he will not be distracted by reports of a rift between Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali.

A top political opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked out of jail Friday, ending months behind bars after being bailed in an ongoing corruption case against him.