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The former chief executive of the Abercrombie and Fitch clothing giant has pleaded not guilty to trafficking male models for sex parties around the world, US prosecutors said Friday.

Fernando Alonso sets a record he had no ambition or desire to achieve this weekend when he takes part in his record 400th Grand Prix, 23 years on from his fresh-faced debut.

Pep Guardiola saluted his Manchester City stars' "incredible" mentality as he insisted his bond with the squad is as strong as ever.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has urged skipper Reece James to show more "leadership" as he looks to galvanise his team.

President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned, historic apology Friday for one of the United States' "most horrific chapters": ripping Native American children from their families and putting them in abusive boarding schools aimed at erasing their culture.

Ratings agency Moody's downgraded France's outlook Friday, opening the door to a potential credit rating cut as it cited concerns over the country's finances.

A Russian drone struck a high-rise residential building in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday, killing a teenage girl and injuring five other people, authorities said.

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Friday that two children died at the last functioning hospital in the territory's north after Israeli fire hit oxygen equipment, while the military told AFP it was unaware of strikes in the area.

Phil Lesh, an innovative bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, died Friday, according to a statement on his Instagram account. He was 84 years old.

Chris Wood struck twice in Nottingham Forest's 3-1 win at Leicester as the New Zealand striker condemned Foxes boss Steve Cooper to defeat against his former club on Friday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are taking inspiration from late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant as they target World Series glory.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump locked horns Friday over accusations that the Republican ex-president has been running as a "fascist" as the pair headed to dueling events in Texas with pop titan Beyonce and podcast star Joe Rogan.

Crunch UN talks on ways to "halt and reverse" species loss by 2030 have made "very good progress," officials said Friday, as the summit in Colombia marked its halfway point.

Warsaw's new modern art museum building opened on Friday, a minimalist white concrete structure meant to revitalise an abandoned area of the Polish capital long-defined by an imposing Stalin-era palace.

George Russell topped the times for Mercedes in Friday's twice interrupted and crash-hit opening practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix, the Briton finishing three-tenths of a lap faster than Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.

Arthur Fils made it through to the semi-finals of the indoor event in Basel with an impressive 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 win over third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday.

Mozambique's capital Maputo on Friday suffered a mobile internet blackout after protests against the re-election of the ruling Frelimo party descended into violence.

The final countdown to the most anticipated World Series showdown in decades was under way on Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers prepared to face the New York Yankees in what promises to be a baseball blockbuster for the ages.

A prolific "catfish" offender whose cruel campaign of global online blackmail targeted thousands of young victims and drove a 12-year-old US girl to suicide was on Friday jailed for life.

A NASA astronaut who just returned from the International Space Station has been hospitalized for an unspecified medical condition but remains stable, the US space agency said Friday.

US President Joe Biden delivered a historic apology Friday for one of the country's "most horrific chapters": abducting Native American children from their families and placing them in government boarding schools to erase their culture.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday ruled out categorizing drug cartel-related violence as "terrorism," a day after clashes left 19 people dead and a car bomb wounded three police.

Lorenzo Musetti stunned world number three Alexander Zverev to reach the semi-finals in Vienna on Friday, describing his comeback triumph as "a pretty big win".

Unai Emery has urged his Aston Villa side to maintain their standards after a fine start to the season in both English and European competitions.

Boeing is exploring a possible sale of its space business as its new CEO seeks to improve the embattled company's financial position, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

G20 leaders affirmed their commitment to shifting away from fossil fuels after talks this week in Washington, according to a ministerial statement released Friday.

Injured pace bowler Mohammed Shami will miss India's tour of Australia next month with three uncapped players named in the squad on Friday.

Mining giants BHP and Vale on Friday signed a deal with Brazil's government to pay nearly $30 billion in damages for a 2015 dam collapse that triggered the country's worst environmental disaster.

A severe outbreak of E. Coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has expanded to 75 reported cases, mainly in the western United States, authorities said Friday.

Turkmenistan said on Friday it will capture the gas fuelling its "Gateway to Hell", putting the man-made fire pit at risk of closure as the reclusive state seeks to reduce its greenhouse emissions.

Senegal's new world kickboxing champion Mouhamed Tafsir Ba smashes an uppercut into the punching bag in a dilapidated room in a military barracks. Bare-chested, muscles glistening with sweat, he works on the bag, delivering punches at a dizzying speed.

Waymo on Friday said it raised $5.6 billion from investors to expand a robotaxi program now operating in Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco.