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Klopp optimistic for future despite Liverpool's disappointing season

Klopp optimistic for future despite Liverpool's disappointing season

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he has "lots of reasons" for optimism despite the crushing disappointment of missing out on Champions League qualification.

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FBI files uncover plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II

FBI files uncover plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II

A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California.

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Russia strikes Ukraine medical facility, blames Kyiv for border attacks

Russia strikes Ukraine medical facility, blames Kyiv for border attacks

Russian missiles hit a medical clinic in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing one, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russia blamed Ukraine for dozens of strikes on its southern Belgorod region.

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Beloved Hong Kong bun festival returns after three years

Beloved Hong Kong bun festival returns after three years

Clanging gongs, dragon dances and costumed children paraded on poles Friday heralded the return of the Bun Festival to Hong Kong's island of Cheung Chau after three years of a pandemic-induced hiatus.

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Fighting rages in Darfur as Sudan mediators claim progress

Fighting rages in Darfur as Sudan mediators claim progress

Fierce fighting between rival Sudanese forces rocked on Friday the western region of Darfur, witnesses said, as US and Saudi observers noted "improved respect" for a fragile ceasefire now in its fourth day.

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Emotional send-off for Aaron Smith in final Highlanders home game

Emotional send-off for Aaron Smith in final Highlanders home game

All Blacks great Aaron Smith had a fairytale send-off in his final home game for the Otago Highlanders Friday with a last-gasp 35-30 win over the Queensland Reds.

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Rwanda genocide fugitive set to appear in South African court

Rwanda genocide fugitive set to appear in South African court

Fulgence Kayishema, one of the last fugitives sought for their role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, was due in a court in Cape Town on Friday, two days after being arrested following 22 years on the run.

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Madrid's Diaz Ayuso, a right-wing thorn in PM's side

Madrid's Diaz Ayuso, a right-wing thorn in PM's side

An outspoken right-wing hardliner who makes no secret of her national ambitions, Spain's Isabel Diaz Ayuso is seeking re-election as Madrid's regional leader through blistering attacks on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

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Cambodian killed by 40 crocodiles after falling in enclosure

Cambodian killed by 40 crocodiles after falling in enclosure

About 40 crocodiles killed a Cambodian man on Friday after he fell into their enclosure on his family's reptile farm, police said.

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Dortmund and Bayern on knife-edge as German title race goes to wire

Dortmund and Bayern on knife-edge as German title race goes to wire

Borussia Dortmund are on the brink of breaking Bayern Munich's decade-long stranglehold on the German championship, with their title-deciding match against Mainz on a nerve-shredding final day of the Bundesliga on Saturday.

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