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Gunmen kill 14 people returning from market in central Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Armed attackers ambushed a vehicle returning from a weekly market in the Bokkos area of central Nigeria, killing 14 passengers including women and infants, a local community leader said on Friday.

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EU, US could reach framework trade deal this weekend, EU officials say

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday in Scotland after EU officials and diplomats said they expected to reach a framework trade deal this weekend.

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West Africa's security woes no longer France's concern, minister says

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France's concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and international partnerships said on Friday, a week after Paris handed over control of its last major military base in the region.

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From sports day to shelter: Thai family flees shelling from Cambodia

SURIN, Thailand (Reuters) -Six-year-old Sunisa Chanprakhon was looking forward to running in her school sports day in their Thai border village on Thursday when explosions shattered the morning calm.

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Cleo Laine, British jazz singer who performed with Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra, dies at 97

LONDON, 2025 -British jazz singer Cleo Laine, who performed with musical greats including Frank Sinatra and starred as an actor in London's West End and on Broadway, has died aged 97, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday, citing a statement from her children Jacqui and Alec.

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France's highest court rules arrest warrant for ex-Syrian leader Assad is invalid

PARIS (Reuters) -France's Cour de Cassation, the country's highest court, ruled on Friday that a warrant issued for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was invalid.

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Trump says there is a 50-50 chance of trade deal with EU

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said there was a 50-50 chance or perhaps less that the United States would reach a trade agreement with the European Union, saying Brussels wanted to "make a deal very badly".

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Peru's guano coastal birds face crisis as population drops over 75%, scientists say

LIMA (Reuters) -Scientists along Peru's central Pacific coast are sounding the alarm that more action is needed to protect seabirds, sea lions, and penguins as climate change, disease, and overfishing threaten their survival.

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Hospitals in Syria's Sweida struggling after sectarian clashes, WHO says

GENEVA (Reuters) -The main hospital in the southern Syrian city of Sweida is overwhelmed with trauma patients and working without adequate power or water after the local Druze minority clashed almost two weeks ago with Bedouin and government forces.

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India-UK trade deal signals Modi's priorities as New Delhi eyes EU, US pacts

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's trade deal with Britain is a sign of New Delhi's new gradual shift to opening up its markets while shielding crucial sectors from competition and could be its template for future agreements, government officials and analysts said on Friday.

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Serious safety violations found at Russian airline a month before fatal crash, Izvestia says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A spot check on Angara Airlines, which operated the Antonov An-24 plane which crashed in Russia's far east on Thursday killing all 48 on board, had uncovered serious safety violations a month beforehand, the Izvestia news outlet reported on Friday.

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Amid Epstein furor, Ghislaine Maxwell seeks relief from US Supreme Court

(Reuters) -Even as an uproar over files relating to Jeffrey Epstein engulfs President Donald Trump and Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court is due to wade into the controversy and decide whether to hear a bid by an associate of the late financier and convicted sex offender to overturn her criminal conviction. 

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Montreal over Miami: Patriotic Canadians change summer vacation plans

TORONTO (Reuters) -Canadians are trading their annual vacation south of the border for road trips around Ottawa, the midnight sun in Yukon, whale watching in Nova Scotia or hiking in Banff.

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine has secured three Patriot systems, looking to finance seven more

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine has received confirmation from partners that they will provide three Patriot missile defence systems and discussions are underway to obtain seven more, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.

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Philippines top court throws out impeachment complaint against VP Duterte

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte scored a big legal win on Friday when the Supreme Court struck down an impeachment complaint against her, ruling that it was unconstitutional.

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Ukraine says Starlink's global outage hit its military communications

KYIV (Reuters) -Starlink systems used by Ukrainian military units were down for two and a half hours overnight, a senior commander said, part of a global issue that disrupted the satellite internet provider.

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Sudan's Islamists plot post-war comeback by supporting army

KHARTOUM/PORT SUDAN (Reuters) -The Islamist movement toppled in Sudan's uprising in 2019 could support an extended period of army rule as it eyes a political comeback after deploying fighters in the country's war, according to some of its leading members.

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YouTube generation propels Japan's anti-foreigner politics into the mainstream

TOKYO (Reuters) -Yuta Kato is increasingly annoyed by foreigners ignorant of Japan's social etiquette, whether that involves blocking the streets near his work in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district or distracting commuters by playing loud videos on their phones.

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Explainer-Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting along their border?

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand and Cambodia are engaged in their worst fighting in over a decade, exchanging heavy artillery fire across their disputed border, with at least 16 people killed and tens of thousands displaced.

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School roof collapse in India's Rajasthan kills 4 children, media reports

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least four children were killed and 17 injured in India's western state of Rajasthan after the roof of a school building collapsed on Friday, local media reported, with dozens still feared trapped under the rubble.