Nottingham Forest's historic Champions League dream is still alive as they brace for a dramatic showdown against Chelsea, while Liverpool will finally get their hands on the Premier League trophy.
The Cannes film festival is set to hand out its coveted main awards Saturday after a politically charged fortnight of screenings and celebrity sightings.
The CannesFestival draws to a close on Saturday, with a wry Iranian film about political prisoners and a Ukrainian-directed drama about despotism among the frontrunners to pick up the Palme d'Or top prize.
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Politics
The United Nations chief said Friday that Palestinians were enduring "the cruelest phase" of the war in Gaza, where more than a dozen food trucks were looted following the partial easing of a lengthy Israeli blockade.
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Antonio Conte has dragged Napoli back from disaster and restored them to the top of Serie A but his future at the Scudetto winners is in doubt even after a triumphant season.
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Scott McTominay has moved from the sidelines at Manchester United to centre stage for Napoli after winning his first league title in a superb debut season in Serie A.
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Napoli sealed the Serie A title on Friday after beating Cagliari 2-0 to hold off Inter Milan and win the Italian championship for the fourth time.
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A United Nations human rights expert warned Friday of intensifying persecution of independent judges, lawyers and others fighting corruption in Guatemala, urging its contentious attorney general to stop "criminalization."
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Economy
Rescuers on Friday pulled out all 260 mine workers who had been stuck for more than 24 hours in an underground shaft in South Africa, the mine's operator said.
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Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett said he felt as if he was back in Harare after a loyal band of travelling fans cheered him all the way to a record-breaking century in a one-off Test against England at Trent Bridge on Friday.
British rookie Oliver Bearman was hit with a 10-place grid penalty for the Monaco Grand Prix on Friday for overtaking under red flag conditions during second practice.
SpaceX said Friday it will make another launch attempt next week of the massive Starship rocket -- key to CEO Elon Musk's long-term vision of colonizing Mars -- after two consecutive in-flight explosions earlier this year.
Pop great Billy Joel cancelled a series of global tour dates after being diagnosed with a brain condition that worsened because of recent performances, he announced Friday.
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A Paris court on Friday handed prison sentences to a gang of robbers who stole $10 million in jewellery from reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris in 2016, although none of the accused are set to return to jail and the verdicts were more lenient than requested by the prosecution.
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A judge suspended Friday the Trump administration's move to block Harvard from enrolling and hosting foreign students after the prestigious university sued, calling the action unconstitutional.
US President Donald Trump rekindled his trade war with the European Union Friday as he insisted he would slap a 50 percent tariff on the bloc because talks with Brussels were "going nowhere."
French-Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, famed for his immense body of work depicting wildlife, landscapes and people around the world, died Friday aged 81, announced the French Academy of Fine Arts, of which he was a member.
Arsenal coach Renee Slegers said her team were staying humble ahead of the women's Champions League clash against holders Barcelona on Saturday, but fully believe they can cause a huge upset.
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