• Australian Associated Press

    No sign of arm woes as Alcaraz returns with Madrid win

    Carlos Alcaraz has shown no sign of the arm injury that sidelined him as he eased to victory in his second-round match at the Madrid Open

  • France 24

    Students occupy Paris's Sciences Po university in pro-Palestinian protest

    Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States blocked access to a campus building at a prestigious French university Friday, prompting administrators to move all classes online. The pro-Palestinian protest at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as Sciences Po, came two days after police broke up a separate demonstration at one of the university’s amphitheaters. On Friday, scores of protesters occupied a central campus building and dozens o

  • Reuters

    US STOCKS-Wall St rises as Big Tech charges higher

    Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Friday as most megacap growth stocks rose after robust quarterly results from Alphabet pushed its market value over $2 trillion, while an in-line inflation reading calmed interest rate jitters. Lifting sentiment further, Microsoft rose 2.5% on beating Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit, driven by gains from AI adoption across its cloud services. Other growth stocks also traded higher on the results, with Amazon.com and Nvidia up 2.9% and 5.0%, respectively.