Rennes, four days after firing coach Habib Beye, stunned Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 on Friday, snapping the defending champions' seven-match winning run in Ligue 1.
Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka won a gripping men's halfpipe final on Friday, shattering Australian snowboard veteran Scotty James's dreams of an elusive gold medal in his fifth Winter Games.
Victoria Mboko advanced to the second WTA 1000 final of her career and secured her top-10 debut in next week's world rankings with a commanding 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jelena Ostapenko at the Qatar Open on Friday.
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German leader Friedrich Merz called Friday for "a new transatlantic partnership" between the United States and Europe, as he rallied officials at a top security conference under heavy pressure from US President Donald Trump.
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Peru leader under investigation for influence peddling
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February 13, 2026
- US waives Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump says expects to visit
- WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus
- Trump sending second aircraft carrier to pile pressure on Iran
- Heraskevych loses Olympics disqualification appeal, Malinin eyes second gold
The death toll from Cyclone Gezani rose to 40 on Friday, three days after its passage across Madagascar, as officials struggled to restore widespread cuts to power and water supplies.
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Ben Earl believes the way England ended their Calcutta Cup drought last year can help them to yet more Six Nations success against Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday.
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World stock indexes struggled for inspiration Friday as investors remained cautious after heavy selling of companies seen vulnerable to AI deployment and concerns about tech sector valuations more broadly.
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The United States, led by Saiteja Mukkamalla's 79 and Harmeet Singh's 4-21, dominated with bat and ball to thrash the Netherlands by 93 runs in the T20 World Cup on Friday.
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Sports
Australian Alex de Minaur had to dig deep Friday with a battling performance to sneak past local hero Botic van de Zandschulp and book his place in the Rotterdam Open semi-final.
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Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych on Friday lost his appeal against his disqualification from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet adorned with pictures of the Ukrainian war dead.
Ghanaians have rushed to defend their colourful handwoven "fugu" smocks after President John Mahama's wearing of the loose-fitting traditional garment on a recent state visit to Zambia caused an online storm.
Nottingham Forest are set to appoint Vitor Pereira as their fourth manager this season, according to reports on Friday.
England rugby union captain Maro Itoje has labelled Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe's controversial comments about immigration as "ridiculous" and "wrong".
February 13, 2026
Politics
Europe could be facing a period of prolonged tensions with Russia reminiscent of the Cold War, and should speak to Moscow with "one voice" to get its interests heard, Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky told AFP on Friday.
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A prolonged impasse between US lawmakers over immigration enforcement threatens to ensnare the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a partial government shutdown beginning Saturday, following two fatal shootings in Minneapolis.
Four astronauts were on their way to the International Space Station Friday after they successfully embarked on their research mission to the orbiting laboratory.
A fiery crack of red and gold explodes above a village in China's pyrotechnics hub of Liuyang, where residents are accustomed to ear-splitting fireworks tests year-round.
After a life dedicated to fighting extreme poverty, Bangladesh's 85-year-old Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is set to end his biggest mission.
February 13, 2026
- US to deploy new aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump warns Iran
- Stocks trend lower as AI disruption worries move to fore
- Spurs set to hire Tudor as interim boss until end of season: reports
- Man City's Rodri charged over ref rant
- Italian biathlete Passler cleared to compete at Olympics despite positive test
- Tuipulotu warns England to beware 'desperate' Scotland in Six Nations
- Cash-starved French hospitals ask public to pitch in
- US consumer inflation eases more than expected to lowest since May