A flight carrying rebel prisoners of war left Saudi Arabia bound for Yemen on Saturday, and Saudi prisoners were due to be released later in the day, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
G7 allies kicked off two days of "difficult" climate talks in northern Japan on Saturday, facing pressure to show progress on key fossil fuel commitments in an example to other major economies including China.
California's Coachella festival got back to its turn-of-the-millennium rock roots Friday with a surprise reunion set from Blink-182, delivering a nostalgic headbanging moment hours before Bad Bunny is set to make history.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resumed campaigning on Saturday after being evacuated unharmed from the scene of an apparent "smoke bomb" blast.
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The World Bank must ensure that its ambitious climate agenda does not come at the expense of the pressing development needs of its African members, a senior bank official said Friday.
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Scottie Scheffler, targeting a return to top spot in the world rankings, set himself up for a weekend push at the RBC Heritage shooting a six-under-par round of 65 to move within three strokes of leader Jimmy Walker.
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US President Joe Biden ended an emotive visit to Ireland on Friday with a campaign-style exhortation for hope, as he inched closer to formally launching his 2024 bid.
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Former Charlotte Hornets starter Miles Bridges was given a 30-game suspension by the NBA on Friday following a 2022 domestic violence incident involving the mother of his children.
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Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Andrea Bocelli will be among those performing at a concert to mark King Charles III's coronation, the BBC said on Friday.
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The Washington Capitals have parted ways with head coach Peter Laviolette after failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
G7 climate ministers kick off two days of talks in northern Japan on Saturday, with campaigners warning the world's leading developed economies against backtracking on their fossil fuel commitments.
Lawmakers from the western US state of Montana voted Friday to impose a total ban on TikTok setting up a legal fight over accusations that the popular app is a tool of the Chinese Communist Party.
The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, in an 11th-hour ruling preventing lower court restrictions on the drug from coming into force.
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Wall Street stocks retreated Friday following a positive session on European bourses, as disappointing US retail sales data offset a lift from better-than-expected bank earnings.
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Defending champions the United States will face Jamaica and Nicaragua in the group stage of June's CONCACAF Gold Cup finals.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro will travel to Washington next week for his first meeting with President Joe Biden, the two countries announced Friday, as the longstanding US ally charts a new course under its first leftist leader.
France's constitutional court on Friday approved President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62, but unions vowed to oppose the controversial reforms as fresh protests erupted nationwide.
Shares of Boeing tumbled Friday after the company disclosed a problem with a supplier part on the 737 MAX that is expected to slow deliveries of new jets.
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