Morning Chronicle - News around the clock from London, Great Britain and the world

Verstappen wins Chinese Grand Prix sprint race

In historic election, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to unionize

Russia quietly exits Karabakh, ceding its clout 'for good'

Hamas leader Haniyeh to hold Turkey talks

Hong Kong regulator to investigate PwC auditing of Evergrande

No Butler, no problem as Heat crush Bulls to set up Celtics clash

US agrees to pull troops from key drone host Niger: officials

'Harvesting data': Latin American AI startups transform farming

Like a bad movie: Argentina's culture industry agonizes under Milei

Glowering, threats and Al Capone: what faces the Trump jury

Korda one off the lead at Chevron as Thitikul and Im shine

'Halving' arrives for bitcoin miners

The bitcoin market on Friday engineered the "halving" of the reward for operating the cryptocurrency, a much-anticipated step designed to limit production and boost the digital money.

'No to mining': activists demand closure of Guatemala gold mine

Waving banners and shouting "no to mining," environmental activists gathered in small boats on a lake between El Salvador and Guatemala on Friday calling for the closure of a Canadian-owned gold mine.

Morikawa grabs share of RBC Heritage lead but Scheffler lurks

Masters contender Collin Morikawa shot a bogey-free five-under second round of 66 to join a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage tournament on Friday.

Bryan leads in Puntacana as Lower surges

Wesley Bryan held a one-stroke lead at the PGA Tour's Puntacana Championship after shooting a six-under 66 second round on Friday.

Rahul shines as Lucknow beat Chennai in IPL

KL Rahul's solid 82 runs off 53 balls helped Lucknow Super Giants comfortably beat Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in the IPL on Friday.

Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform

Togo lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a constitutional reform switching to a parliamentary system that opposition parties say will allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his grip on power.

Swiatek's perfect 10 in Stuttgart as Sabalenka, Gauff crash out

World number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek took her Stuttgart winning streak to 10 matches on Friday with a straight sets quarter-final victory over Emma Raducanu while title rivals Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff suffered shock defeats.

Trump jury set for opening statements

Donald Trump's unprecedented criminal trial is set for opening statements next week after final jury selection ended Friday, leaving the Republican presidential candidate facing weeks of hostile testimony that will overshadow his White House campaign.

US House to vote on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid package

The US House of Representatives is poised to hold a crucial vote on Saturday on a major aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan -- and a possible ban of TikTok.

Roma blast 'hardship' as interrupted Udinese match to be finished on April 25

Roma criticised on Friday Serie A's decision to stage the final 18 minutes of their match at Udinese, which was suspended after defender Evan Ndicka collapsed on the pitch, on April 25 as their domestic and European commitments pile up.

In The News

Haiti sees surge of deaths amid instability crisis: UN report