Vettel fastest for Ferrari at home German GP
Sebastian Vettel was fastest for Ferrari in opening practice for his home German Grand Prix on Friday with team mate Charles Leclerc completing a one-two...
Strong Alphabet, Intel earnings drive futures higher
Robust earnings from Google-owner Alphabet and Intel lifted U.S. stock index futures on Friday, as investors await data that is widely expected to show that...
Top U.S. general cautiously optimistic about Afghan peace push
The top U.S. general said on Friday he was cautiously optimistic about efforts to reach a negotiated end to the nearly 18-year-old war in Afghanistan,...
Cyprus extends remand of seven Israelis for alleged rape, five freed
A court in Cyprus on Friday detained seven Israeli youths for further questioning in connection with a group rape alleged by a British tourist on...
Sweden rebuffs Trump over U.S. rapper charges, saying courts independent
Sweden on Friday dismissed an angry outburst from U.S. President Donald Trump after prosecutors charged U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky with assault, saying the country’s judicial...
Huawei rolls out 5G phone and flags first Hongmeng device
Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] on Friday released its first 5G phone in China and said it would soon launch smart TVs equipped with its own Hongmeng...
‘Orange is the New Black’ cast celebrates final season
The final season of the hugely popular women’s prison comedy “Orange is the New Black” will launch globally on July 26 on Netflix with cast...
Ireland says UK’s Johnson ‘very unhelpful’ on Brexit, risks no deal
Ireland’s foreign minister, Simon Coveney, said new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s approach to Brexit was “very unhelpful” and would block an agreement, after Johnson...
UK PM Johnson set out Brexit position to France’s Macron
British Prime minister Boris Johnson spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday night, Johnson’s spokesman told reporters, saying the new British leader used the...
U.S. sink Spain to win women’s water polo world title
The United States won a record-extending sixth women’s water polo title at the World Aquatics Championship after an 11-6 win over Spain in a lop-sided...