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PSG coach Luis Enrique calls on team to raise their game in Champions League last 16

Nvidia smashes forecasts with record quarter as AI boom rolls on

Vinicius seals Real Champions League progress as PSG edge out Monaco

Galatasaray survive Juve scare to squeeze into Champions League last 16

PSG survive Monaco scare to reach Champions League last 16

Vinicius hits winner as Real Madrid eliminate Benfica after racism row

Harden fractures thumb in blow to in-form Cavaliers

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Hope fades in search for missing after Brazil rains kill 46

Trump, Zelensky speak before Ukraine-US talks in Geneva

Scam centres 'destroying' Cambodia's economy, PM tells AFP

Last-gasp Atalanta eliminate Dortmund to reach Champions League last 16

Iran negotiators arrive in Geneva for high-stakes US talks

An Iranian delegation headed by its top diplomat arrived in Geneva on Wednesday for talks with the US, as the Islamic republic's president struck an upbeat tone about the prospect for a negotiated agreement to avert fresh conflict.

Antonio Tejero, leader of Spain's failed 1981 coup, dies at 93

Antonio Tejero Molina, the Spanish Civil Guard officer who led a failed 1981 coup that ended up strengthening Spain's fledging democracy, has died aged 93, his family's lawyer said Wednesday.

Hakimi, set to face trial for rape, in PSG team for Champions League game

Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who is facing trial for alleged rape, was included in his team's starting line-up for the second leg of their Champions League play-off tie against Monaco on Wednesday.

Eleven men lured into Russia war returned to South Africa

Eleven South African men who were allegedly lured into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine returned to their home country Wednesday, AFP reporters saw.

Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councilor

Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a popular black activist whose murder exposed deep ties between politics and organized crime.

Ex-US Treasury chief Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties

Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday.

Modi says India stands 'firmly' with Israel during visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told lawmakers in Jerusalem on Wednesday that India stands "firmly" with Israel following Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023.

New Zealand knock sorry Sri Lanka out of T20 World Cup

New Zealand knocked co-hosts Sri Lanka out of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday with a 61-run win in Colombo that boosted their semi-final hopes.

Berlinale meet called over film director's anti-Israel speech

German culture officials plan to summon organisers of the Berlin film festival Thursday after the event was rocked this year by controversy over the Israel-Palestinian conflict and Gaza war.

Hope fades in search for missing after Brazil rains kill 40

Despair hung over two cities in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday as rescuers and residents searched for 27 people missing after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides that killed at least 40.

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