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Ten Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest late Friday from its southern approach, opening the route for hundreds of summit hopefuls.

Most of Joe Biden's clean energy tax credits are now law and are unlikely to be reversed by Donald Trump if he wins November's presidential election, a senior administration official said Friday.

Peruvian police on Friday arrested the brother of President Dina Boluarte over his alleged involvement in a graft scheme in which officials were appointed in exchange for bribes, the prosecution said.

Toronto will be the home of a Women's NBA expansion franchise, the first outside of the United States, starting in 2026, according to multiple reports on Friday.

The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Friday to grant the Palestinians some additional rights in the global body, after their drive for full membership was blocked by the United States.

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Friday for public criticism of referees and questioning the integrity of the league and its officials.

Returning all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan claimed 4-35 to help Bangladesh recover from a batting collapse and beat Zimbabwe by five runs in Friday's fourth Twenty20 international in Dhaka.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visited Nigeria on Friday as part of his promotion of the Invictus Games, the sporting event he founded for wounded military veterans.

Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar won stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia, a 40-kilometre time trial, to extend his race lead in Perugia on Friday.

Floodwaters in Brazil have swallowed up soybean fields and farming equipment, cutting off roads, livestock farms and warehouses in the latest extreme weather event to hit the agricultural giant.

As Chinese President Xi Jinping wraps up his European tour with his stop in Budapest, analysts say the Chinese leader made an impression but no real breakthroughs on trade and Ukraine tensions.

Ons Jabeur's tough 2024 continued on Friday after being dumped out of the Rome Open in the second round by Sofia Kenin 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 as Novak Djokovic prepares to begin his tilt at a seventh title in the Italian capital.

Countries trying to strike a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics began discussing how to keep the process alive as they ran out of time to seal a deal Friday.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has brushed off suggestions that he showed disrespect towards Rangers as the fierce Glasgow rivals prepare for a potentially pivotal derby on Saturday.

Experts have long warned about the threat posed by artificial intelligence going rogue -- but a new research paper suggests it's already happening.

Polish farmers on Friday rallied against EU environmental regulations they said were hurting the economy and called for a referendum on the issue.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou is willing to disappoint King Charles III by relegating Burnley on Saturday despite his recent trip to Buckingham Palace.

Jerusalem native Bashar Murad was determined to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest, but with no option to represent Palestinians, he opted to try his luck singing for Iceland.

A top opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left jail on Friday warning that his country was facing "dictatorship" after a court ordered his release on bail to campaign in an ongoing national election.

Erik ten Hag is confident that "common sense" will prevail as Manchester United chiefs consider his future following a disastrous season for the 20-time English champions.

Police carried out pre-dawn swoops Friday on students protesting the war in Gaza at two prestigious US universities, in the latest unrest on campuses across the country.

When fish numbers diminished in the Ecuadoran Amazon, the Siona Indigenous people blamed envious, rival shamans for blocking the animals' passage through the rivers of Cuyabeno, a biodiverse wetland.

Donald Trump's New York criminal trial prepared to wrap up its third week of evidence Friday following bombshell testimony from the adult film star at the heart of the case.

David Moyes says he is "comfortable" with his departure from West Ham and how the issue was dealt with as the club prepare to appoint his successor at the London Stadium.

Ons Jabeur's tough 2024 continued on Friday after being dumped out of the Rome Open in the second round by Sofia Kenin 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 as defending champion Elena Rybakina was forced to withdraw due to illness.

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal must cling to the belief that they can pip Manchester City to the Premier League title as he prepares his men to face faltering Manchester United on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola won't ask for a favour from Manchester United this weekend as the Manchester City manager tries to overhaul "incredible" Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

Russia launched a surprise ground offensive into Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region on Friday, putting its forces on the attack in a border zone Moscow's troops were pushed back from nearly two years ago.

Bayer Leverkusen will offer supporters free club tattoos until the end of the season to celebrate their Bundesliga breakthrough, the German champions announced Friday.

Indonesia's football association apologised Friday after fans directed racist comments at Guinea's players online following a 1-0 playoff defeat that ended the Southeast Asian nation's hopes of Olympic qualification.

South Africa's top court was hearing an appeal on Friday to have former president Jacob Zuma declared ineligible to stand for office in a politically charged legal showdown set to raise tensions before the tightest election in decades.

FIFA on Friday strenuously denied "imposing" its scheduling for the 2025 Club World Cup amid the threat of legal action from leagues and unions.