SYDNEY - New ​Zealand ​and ‌Thailand launched a ​strategic partnership ‌on Friday, according to a joint statement, with ​the aim ​of ‌trebling two-way ​trade to $8 billion (262 billion baht) by 2045.

LONDON - Mikel Arteta said Arsenal will embrace being "hunted" by their title rivals as the new Premier League season kicks off with the champions facing Coventry on Friday.

UNITED NATIONS - Five women and three men are in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis.

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The United States and Canada are "very close" to a final trade deal, the top Canadian negotiator said Thursday after talks with President Donald Trump's team.

BRUSSELS — A Belgian university on Thursday suspended a US academic who spearheaded accusations of plagiarism against Jason Arday, the black ex-Cambridge professor found dead last week after resigning over the scandal.