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NFL teams will each have a salary cap above $300 million for the first time, the league said Friday, as American football continues to enjoy explosive growth.

Wolves won for just the second time in the Premier League this season as Joao Gomes inspired a shock 2-0 victory against Aston Villa on Friday.

Crude oil prices jumped Friday as worries about a possible US attack on Iran rose while Wall Street stocks slid amid anxiety over artificial intelligence and data showing an uptick in US inflation.

A tram derailed and smashed into a building in Milan on Friday, killing two people and injuring at least 38 others, police told AFP.

President Donald Trump told the US government Friday to "immediately" stop using Anthropic's technology after the AI startup rejected the Pentagon's demand that it agree to unconditional military use of its Claude models.

Greenpeace must pay $345 million in damages to the operator of the US oil pipeline it protested, a North Dakota court ordered Friday.

The UN nuclear watchdog stressed on Friday the "utmost urgency" of its request to verify all nuclear material in Iran, according to a confidential report seen by AFP.

The UN rights chief voiced alarm Friday at the deteriorating situation in South Sudan, calling for swift action to avert a return to full-scale civil war.

France's health ministry said Friday that administrative details and medical notes on more than 15 million people had been hacked.

US President Donald Trump on Friday voiced frustration with Iran's stance in nuclear negotiations but said he had not yet decided whether to carry out a threatened attack, as US staff were authorized to leave Israel due to heightened risks.

Veteran Hollywood star Susan Sarandon on Friday praised the Spanish government's support for Gaza, saying it was "on the right side of history".

Scarlets full-back Blair Murray is confident size isn't everything as he looks to regain his place in Wales' starting 15.

The leaders of Ukraine and Slovakia agreed on Friday to hold a face-to-face meeting as they wrangle over a blocked pipeline that takes Russian oil to Slovakia and Hungary, officials said.

Lionel Messi was knocked to the ground as fans invaded the pitch during chaotic scenes at a match in Puerto Rico on Thursday.

A tram derailed and smashed into a building in Milan on Friday, killing two people and injuring 38 others, police told AFP.

Celtic interim manager Martin O'Neill believes it is "absolutely extraordinary" that Rangers counterpart Danny Rohl has commented on his team selection ahead of Sunday's Old Firm derby at Ibrox.

The leaders of Ukraine and Slovakia held a call on Friday amid an escalating row over Russian oil supplies via Ukraine to both Slovakia and Hungary.

France's hard-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon has sparked new accusations of antisemitism after mocking the pronunciation of the name "Epstein" during a rally as calls grew on left-wing politicians Friday to break with the LFI leader.

Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks smashed 44 off 16 balls to take England to a thrilling four-wicket T20 World Cup win in Colombo that denied New Zealand a guaranteed place in the semi-finals but kept Pakistan's slender hopes alive.

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage, UK police said Friday, after pro-Palestinian graffiti was sprayed on a Winston Churchill statue in central London.

Former US president Bill Clinton denied wrongdoing at a Congressional panel Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats seek to shift focus toward Donald Trump's own ties to the convicted sex offender.

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross called on Friday for a de-escalation of hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan, insisting that civilians must be protected and healthcare access guaranteed.

Calls for Spain's former King Juan Carlos I to return from exile have resurfaced after declassified files confirmed his role in stopping a 1981 coup and defending the country's fledging democracy.

Crude oil prices jumped Friday as worries about a possible US attack on Iran rose while Wall Street stocks slid as tech stocks suffered.

While gunmen for the powerful Mexican narcotrafficker Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera were burning vehicles and blockading roads across Mexico in response to the killing of their leader, others stoked chaos through different weapon: disinformation.

German carmaker BMW said Friday it plans to deploy two AI-powered humanoid robots in a factory in a pilot programme for the first time this year.

NASA on Friday said it would revise its Artemis lunar program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, in a bid to ensure Americans can return to the Moon's surface by 2028.

Italian golfer Andrea Pavan says he faces a lengthy recovery following surgery on his back and shoulder after falling down a lift shaft before this week's South African Open in Stellenbosch.

Former US president Bill Clinton faces a "lots of questions" from a Congressional panel Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats seek to shift focus toward Donald Trump's own ties to the convicted sex offender.

Black may have been the colour chosen by Roberto Cavalli's creative director for the new women's collection at Milan Fashion Week, but Fausto Puglisi is hardly feeling negative.

French President Emmanual Macron is Monday to reveal his vision for how France's nuclear arsenal could bolster defence in Europe, with the continent scrambling to re-arm against an aggressive Russia and as Washington turns away.

England bowled a team high 16 overs of spin to restrict New Zealand to 159-7 in their T20 World Cup Super Eights clash in Colombo on Friday