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President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Friday to do everything to defeat Russia this year, as the first highly-sought Leopard battle tanks arrived in Ukraine on the anniversary of Europe's largest conflict since World War II.

Former world number one Andy Murray saved five match points as he fought back again to beat Czech challenger Jiri Lehecka at the Qatar Open on Friday to reach his first ATP Tour final in eight months.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet next week with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia, on the heels of a flare-up in tensions with China, an official said Friday.

A jihadist attack on a village in central Mali has killed 13 civilians, local officials told AFP on Friday.

G7 leaders, joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, met in a virtual summit Friday and issued a stern warning to countries helping Russia evade international sanctions.

Under-pressure Chelsea boss Graham Potter claims the problems derailing his struggling team had already taken root well before his arrival at Stamford Bridge.

Russia's anti-doping agency (RUSADA) has gone back on its decision to exonerate ice-skater Kamila Valieva for a doping violation by appealing against its own ruling, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced on Friday.

World number one Iga Swiatek extended her perfect record against Coco Gauff to 6-0 with a straight sets victory in the Dubai WTA semi-finals on Friday.

The Flying Scotsman, the first steam train to reach over 100 miles an hour, turned 100 on Friday, whistling its way into Edinburgh's Waverley station to mark the day.

The United States on Friday announced sweeping sanctions aimed at increasing economic pain for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and sharpening efforts to crack down on Moscow's ability to evade existing restrictions.

Pep Guardiola insists Erling Haaland is not to blame for his lack of involvement in Manchester City's attack because the whole team should take responsibility when they fail to click.

Anime director Makoto Shinkai on Friday said China could eventually leapfrog Japan on the global animation stage as Chinese animated drama "Art College 1994" had its world premiere in Berlin.

Brazilian Amazon deforestation reached its worst-ever February level in the second month of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's presidential term, provisional data showed Friday.

Tazmin Brits and Ayabonga Khaka inspired a shock six-run victory for South Africa against England in their Women's T20 World Cup semi-final at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday.

G7 leaders, joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, met in a virtual summit Friday to emphasize their commitment to halting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, launched exactly a year ago.

France's answer to the Oscars, the Cesar Awards, will hold its ceremony on Friday, with a distinct lack of women nominees despite a post-MeToo overhaul aimed at improving its feminist credentials.

Tottenham assistant manager Cristian Stellini said on Friday that boss Antonio Conte is "very close" to fully returning to work, but is not expected to be at this weekend's match against his former club Chelsea.

The World Health Organization said Friday it was concerned about bird flu after the father of a 11-year-old Cambodian girl who died from the disease also tested positive, raising fears of human-to-human transmission.

A jihadist attack on a village in central Mali has killed 13 civilians, local officials told AFP on Friday.

When Michele Lamoro was asked on Friday what weaknesses his team could exploit as they tried to topple Ireland, the Italy captain smiled ruefully and took a breath.

Fifteen EU states on the migration front line on Friday called for stronger borders and agreements to be struck with third-party countries to accept migrants.

Italian authorities have detained a migrant rescue vessel run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for allegedly breaking new government rules on life-saving missions in the Mediterranean, the charity said Friday.

Villagers in Cramant in France's Champagne are being treated to a rare sight: little pigs grubbing around the vines that produce the region's famed bubbly, an alternative to chemical or mechanical means of fighting weeds and pests.

A key indicator of US inflation rose in January as new home sales jumped more than expected, said government data released Friday, feeding fears that interest rates could stay high for longer.

New Southampton boss Ruben Selles said the club were united with "one mission" to survive in the Premier League after he was appointed for the rest of the season on Friday.

Cats in velvet, cats in skirts, cats in sunglasses, cats in football kits: hundreds of felines were dressed to the nines Friday for Bangladesh's largest-ever cat show.

Data showing inflation rising in the United States last month sent shares tumbling on Friday as investors worried that would push the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates more aggressively.

Minutes before Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat entered her first Seattle Opera production meeting for an adaptation of the novel "A Thousand Splendid Suns," she learned that her hometown of Herat had fallen to the Taliban.

In the heart of the Ecuadoran Amazon live the Cofan Avie, masters of ayahuasca -- the powerful hallucinogenic concoction said to open the door to the "spirit" world.

White Helmets rescuers in rebel-held northwest Syria called on international help Friday to save people with quake-related crush injuries after a boy they rescued died from the condition.

President Emmanuel Macron was under fire from the French left on Friday for handing billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos the country's highest order of merit.

President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Friday to do everything to defeat Russia this year, as the first Western tanks arrived in Ukraine on the anniversary of Europe's largest conflict since World War II.