The UN Security Council is preparing to lift sanctions on Eritrea after the United States dropped its insistence on prolonging the measures despite a peace deal with Ethiopia, diplomats said Friday. Britain circulated a draft resolution to the council on Thursday that calls for lifting the arms embargo and all travel bans, asset freezes and targ ...

Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor will look to extend his unbeaten streak in 2018 on Sunday when he returns to defend his New York City Marathon crown against a phalanx of East African rivals. The 25-year-old Kamworor has not lost a race in two previous outings this year, winning gold in the World Half Marathon Championships in March before claiming a ...