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Two cars and a motorcycle plunged from a partially collapsed bridge in northern Colombia Friday, killing four people and wounding three, authorities said.

South African parties on Friday jostled to set out their stalls ahead of talks on a possible coalition government, with the ruling ANC on course to lose the absolute parliamentary majority it has held for three decades.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti warned his players the Champions League final is the most "dangerous" game in football on the eve of their clash with Borussia Dortmund at Wembley.

England paceman Brydon Carse has been banned from all cricket for three months for betting violations, it was announced Friday

At the request of Baghdad, the UN Security Council unanimously decided Friday that the United Nations political mission in Iraq will leave the country at the end of 2025 after more than 20 years.

Swiss banking giant UBS on Friday completed the merger of its parent company with Credit Suisse AG as its fallen rival legally ceased to exist, more than a year after the emergency takeover.

Scotland have been left waiting on the fitness of Lyndon Dykes after the striker was carried off on a stretcher during training on Friday.

Reigning champion Iga Swiatek celebrated her 23rd birthday by brushing aside Marie Bouzkova to reach the French Open last 16 on Friday.

FIFA issued new rules on Friday to help female players and coaches during pregnancy by extending maternity cover to adoptive parents while encouraging national teams to facilitate contact with families during major tournaments.

Italy coach Luciano Spalletti confirmed on Friday that they will be without the injured Francesco Acerbi for Euro 2024 but insisted that his team had "everything we need" for a successful defence of their crown.

Stock markets wavered Friday as investors digested fresh US and eurozone inflation data that could set the tone for interest-rate moves by central banks.

A prominent Islam critic was among six people wounded in a knife attack at a rally in Germany on Friday, drawing immediate condemnation from the nation's leaders.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Moderna's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults -- marking the first time any mRNA shot has been authorized against a disease other than Covid-19.

Donald Trump lashed out in rambling, angry comments Friday at his "sick" opponents and "fascists" after what he called a "very unfair" trial that made him the first former US president to become a convicted felon.

The clip shows people rushing to help an older woman knocked over by one of the many stray dogs on Istanbul's streets. It is the kind of canine run-in that plays continuously on Turkey's social media.

Francesco Bagnaia began his home Italian MotoGP weekend in style, Ducati's double world champion topping the times in practice on Friday.

Who saying what on the sixth day of the French Open at Roland Garros on Friday:

Qualifier Olga Danilovic hailed Novak Djokovic as "out of this planet" after reaching the last 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time on Friday, claiming that her record-setting Serbian compatriot doesn't receive the recognition he deserves.

Kylian Mbappe's highly anticipated move to Spanish champions Real Madrid will be made official early next week, AFP learned on Friday from a source close to the negotiations.

Russian sixth seed Andrey Rublev admitted he "lost it completely" as he suffered meltdown in a surprise third round exit from the French Open at the hands of Italian Matteo Arnaldi on Friday.

Reigning champion Iga Swiatek will hope for an easier third round at the French Open as she turns 23 on Friday after saving a match point against Naomi Osaka, while Coco Gauff eased into the second week for a fourth straight year and Jannik Sinner also powered through.

World number three Coco Gauff hopes that meditation and the noisy backing of a group of young boys will unlock the secret to French Open success.

Team GB breakdancer Karam Singh is determined to go down in history alongside the best in the world at the Paris Olympics this year.

Jannik Sinner continued his serene progress at the French Open with a straight-sets victory over Russian Pavel Kotov in the third round on Friday.

A prominent Islam critic was among several people wounded in a knife attack Friday in Germany denounced as "terrible" by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

A Pfizer lung cancer drug has been shown to greatly reduce tumor progression and improve survival outcomes for people in the advanced stages of a rare form of the disease, according to trial results published Friday.

The Israeli army said Friday its troops pushed into central Rafah, escalating its nearly eight-month war with Hamas despite international objections over any offensive in the southern Gaza city.

Russian sixth seed Andrey Rublev suffered a surprise third round exit from the French Open at the hands of Italian Matteo Arnaldi on Friday.

US and European stock markets mostly rose Friday as investors digested fresh inflation data that could set the tone for interest-rate moves by central banks.

A small, seemingly unremarkable fern that only grows on a remote Pacific island was on Friday crowned the Guinness World Record holder for having the largest genome of any organism on Earth.

Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of Sale's English Premiership semi-final against Bath on Saturday after failing to recover in time from a hamstring injury.

South Africa's ruling ANC was on track Friday to score its worst electoral result ever, with the latest tallies showing voters deserted the party in droves and ended its 30-year political dominance.