Six hantavirus cruise passengers land in Australia
A plane carrying six passengers caught up in the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship landed Friday at a military airbase in western Australia, where they will immediately enter a strict three-week quarantine.
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Markets wait on Trump-Xi summit, Seoul hits record
Oil inched higher and Asian markets traded in a narrow range Friday as investors awaited tangible results from US President Donald Trump's talks in Beijing, while an AI stock boom boosted Seoul to a new record.
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Solomon Islands elects opposition leader Matthew Wale as PM
The Solomon Islands on Friday elected as its new prime minister Matthew Wale, who has been a critic of the South Pacific nation's closeness to China and pledged to bring change.
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Football: 2026 World Cup stadium guide
From iconic soccer cathedrals to modern state-of-the-art stadiums more accustomed to hosting American football, the 2026 World Cup will be played at 16 venues across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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Hearts must run Celtic gauntlet to claim historic Scottish title
Hearts are on the brink of breaking Scottish football's glass ceiling but must emerge undefeated away to Celtic on Saturday to end a 66-year wait to win the title.
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All at stake for Bundesliga relegation battlers on final day
For the first time in Bundesliga history, the bottom three clubs -- Wolfsburg, Heidenheim and St Pauli -- are level on points heading into the final round of matches.
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Trump traded hundreds of millions in US securities in 2026
US President Donald Trump was involved in buying and selling securities linked to American companies in transactions that totaled hundreds of millions of dollars in the first quarter of 2026, according to government documents released Thursday.
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Can World Cup fuel North America's soccer boom?
Long considered soccer's last great unconquered market, North America has embraced the beautiful game to a stunning degree over the past few decades -- and the upcoming World Cup could accelerate that boom.
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Bulgaria's pro-Russians seek place after Radev win
Bulgaria's Rumen Radev won April's election with backing from traditional pro-Russian voters, but festivities commemorating the end of World War II showed he has not charmed all in the EU member historically close to Russia.
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Canada's Cohere embraces 'low drama' amid AI giant tumult
In an industry that runs on hype and grand gestures, Canadian AI firm Cohere is charting a different course from Silicon Valley. No talk of superintelligent machines, no public feuding, just one question: can it make money?
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