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After President Donald Trump's administration revoked hundreds of student visas and threatened deportation for participants of pro-Palestinian campus protests, international students told AFP they were reconsidering their dreams of earning degrees in the United States.

A Dutch court Friday ordered a local concrete block mould manufacturer to scrap the word "Lego" on its website, saying using one of the world's most famous trademarks gave it an "unfair advantage".

The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, will take place Saturday.

Wall Street stock markets wobbled at the start of trading on Friday after President Donald Trump indicated he envisages stiff US tariffs even after reaching trade deals.

US President Donald Trump headed to Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the unexpected first foreign trip of his second term in which he will face foreign leaders including Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.

TikTok abounds with viral videos accusing prestigious brands of secretly manufacturing luxury goods in China so they can be sold at cut prices.

It's one of Shakespeare's most existential questions "to be or not to be?" Now a group of globe-trotting Peruvian actors with Down syndrome are tackling it head-on, breaking down prejudice and barriers.

Nepal marked on Friday the 10th anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people and left millions more homeless.

Asian and European stocks climbed on Friday, buoyed by a rally on Wall Street, strong earnings from Google parent Alphabet, and hopes of diffusing tensions in US President Donald Trump's trade war.

China's top leaders pledged on Friday to step up support for the economy and oppose "unilateral bullying" in global trade in a veiled rebuke of hefty tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.

China's wind and solar energy capacity has surpassed that of mostly coal-powered thermal for the first time, the national energy body said Friday.

Asian and European stocks climbed on Friday, buoyed by a rally on Wall Street and the prospect of trade deals progressing between the United States and some of its economic partners.

The Vatican was making final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners filed through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin.

Australia's prime minister condemned heckling and booing Friday at two solemn Anzac Day commemorations as "low cowardice", warning that those responsible would "face the full force of the law".

Asian stocks climbed on Friday, buoyed by a rally on Wall Street, strong earnings from Google parent company Alphabet, and the prospect of diffusing tensions in US President Donald Trump's trade war.

A decade has passed since a massive earthquake ripped through Nepal, but in Ram Bahadur Nakarmi's home the damage is still visible -- and so is the fear another might strike.

New Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan on Thursday announced upcoming layoffs at the struggling US chip maker as White House tariffs and export restrictions muddy the market.

Wall Street stocks pushed higher for a third day on Thursday but the rally fizzled elsewhere as China poured cold water on US President Donald Trump's comments talking up prospects of a deal to end their trade war.

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said Thursday that his government was working toward the reopening of Central America's biggest copper mine, despite fierce opposition from environmentalists.

US President Donald Trump's promises of securing trade deals with major partners took another blow Thursday, with a French minister saying an agreement with the EU was "a long way" off and China insisting talks had not even started.

A student killed a girl and wounded three other pupils in a stabbing spree on Thursday at a private high school in France, prompting the prime minister to urge better security in and around schools to combat "endemic youth violence".

Grupo Modelo, the producer of Corona and other Mexican beer brands, said Thursday that it would invest more than $3.6 billion in Mexico despite trade tensions with the United States.

American Airlines withdrew its full-year profit forecast Thursday, citing economic uncertainty that has clouded its outlook for hiring and capacity additions.

Wall Street stocks pushed higher for a third day on Thursday but the rally fizzled elsewhere as China poured cold water on US President Donald Trump's comments talking up prospects of a deal to end their trade war.

The European rights court condemned France on Thursday for failing to protect the rights of three teenagers who reported rape, including one who accused 14 firemen of abuse.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday bashed Harvard as an "Anti-Semitic, Far Left Institution," as the prestigious university battles his administration's funding freeze in court.

A student killed one student and wounded three others in a stabbing spree at a private high school in northwestern France before being arrested Thursday, a police source said.

Sales of existing US homes pulled back more than expected in March, logging their biggest drop since late-2022 according to industry data released Thursday, as high mortgage rates weighed on affordability for homebuyers.

Independent French studio Sandfall Interactive's first video game "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" launched worldwide on Thursday but has already built up a solid community of fans eager to discover its post-apocalyptic fantasy world.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's criticism of the International Monetary Fund raised "a number of important issues" to grapple with, the head of the Washington-based institution said Thursday.

Sales of existing US homes pulled back more than expected in March, according to industry data released Thursday, as mortgage rates remained high and weighed on affordability for homebuyers.

A rally on global stock markets fizzled Thursday as China poured cold water on US President Donald Trump's comments talking up the prospects of a deal to end their trade war.