North Korea's Kim ordered test of 'new type' of ICBM: state media
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of the country's "new type" of intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Friday.
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USA's Knierim, Frazier win pairs gold after rivals crash
US skaters Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier won pairs gold in the world figure skating championships on Thursday as their nearest rivals were forced to retire after a fall in the free skating final.
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Four Russians indicted in US for energy sector hacks
Four Russian agents have been indicted in the United States for hacking attacks targeting the energy sector around the world, including a US nuclear power operator, the Justice Department said Thursday.
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Nicaragua convicts newspaper owner, expels ICRC delegate
A Nicaraguan court has found the owner of a prominent newspaper known for criticizing the government of President Daniel Ortega guilty of money laundering charges, his wife said on Thursday.
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Medvedev shrugs off Wimbledon ban threat
Daniil Medvedev shrugged off the possibility of being barred from this year's Wimbledon on Thursday after the status of Russian players at the tournament was called into question by the British government.
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Zelensky asks NATO for weapons, West adds pressure on Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed a NATO summit Thursday to flood weapons into Ukraine and Western allies responded with new sanctions against Russia, promises of military aid, and discussion of expelling Moscow from the international G20 body.
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Life must go on in Lviv as Ukraine war enters second month
The wail of the air raid siren no longer has the effect it once did in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
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West Indies pacemen send England crashing in decisive Test
West Indies' pace and seam bowlers made full use of a helpful pitch in reducing England to 114 for eight at tea on the first day of the third and final Test at the Grenada National Stadium in Thursday.
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Osaka advances in Miami as Kerber downed
Naomi Osaka's impressive return to form continued on Thursday after she took just an hour to dispatch 13th-seeded German Angelique Kerber in straight sets and head into the third round of the Miami Open.
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Mexico president reveals central bank rate hike
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador surprised financial markets on Thursday by revealing that Mexico's autonomous central bank had decided to hike interest rates, hours before an official announcement.
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