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Luckless Lawson demoted to back of grid for Mexico City Grand Prix

Seifert blasts 93 as New Zealand win fifth India T20

Marquez wins in Malaysia to close in on MotoGP world title

Portuguese police clash with housing protesters, arrest 13

Thousands protest in India's capital against voter roll revision

Marquez wins in Malaysia to stand on brink of MotoGP world title

Marquez wins Malaysian MotoGP to move to brink of world title

Binance says resuming withdrawals after major hack

Shnaider beats Fernandez to win Tokyo title

Divided Bulgaria votes in tense presidential runoff

Winds of change: Laos looks up for renewables push

Trump says US looking 'closely' at report Nvidia CEO target of China spy plot

Sri Lanka's war widows and the long search for the missing

Maxey scores 38 to lead Sixers 'fighters' to another comeback win

Eight million displaced by Sudan war: UN

The number of people uprooted by the war between rival generals in Sudan is around eight million, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of POWs

Russia and Ukraine traded hundreds of prisoners of war on Wednesday, just a week after Moscow said Kyiv had shot down a plane carrying captured Ukrainian soldiers to an exchange.

French handball star detained in rape probe hours after Euro triumph

French police detained a player on the country's national handball team on suspicion of attempted rape hours after the side won the 2024 European men's handball championship, sources said on Wednesday.

Tech CEOs face US Senate grilling over youth content

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the chief executives of X, TikTok, Discord and Snap face a grilling by US lawmakers on Wednesday over the dangers that social media platforms bring to children and teens.

Waiting out Bukele's 'Bitcoin City' on a Salvadoran beach

When President Nayib Bukele announced plans to create the world's first "Bitcoin City," a futuristic metropolis financed by cryptocurrency bonds, American Corbin Keegan packed up his life in Chicago and headed for El Salvador.

EU to shield farmers threatened by Ukraine farm imports

With farmers venting their anger across Europe, Brussels moved Wednesday to address two of their core grievances: creating "safeguards" to stop cheaper Ukrainian imports from flooding the market, and easing highly contested rules on leaving land unused.

Macron calls for a less regulated Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Europe needs "smarter" and less regulated industrial and energy policies.

US private sector job gains slow in January as labor market cools

Private sector hiring in the United States slowed more than anticipated this month, according to data Wednesday from payroll firm ADP, following efforts to cool the world's biggest economy and tame inflation.

Scotland's ex-leader Sturgeon defends pandemic response

Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon fought back tears on Wednesday as she defended her leadership style and record during the Covid pandemic at a highly anticipated public inquiry appearance.