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Madueke strikes late as below-par Arsenal sink Forest

Four soldiers dead, dozens injured in fire at Canada military base

Second day of street clashes in Milan

Ton-up Agha helps Pakistan down Sri Lanka in tri-series opener

Dupont's Toulouse hold off Exeter as English Champions Cup woes continue

Man Utd draw at Leeds keeps pressure on Carrick

Zelensky speaks to US envoys amid Trump spat

Barca defenders Garcia, Kounde injured before key games

Paris police in new battles with protesters and looters

Lula, Bolsonaro to face off in first debate of bruising election

Multiple deaths, injuries at western Canada military base: minister

Maza and Schick help Leverkusen clip Freiburg's wings

Boland strikes twice for Australia in rain-hit South Africa Test

Leeds hit back to deny Man Utd morale-boosting win

Messi says he wants to 'enjoy every moment' of career

Lionel Messi says he wants to "enjoy every moment" of the remainder of his career and has no date in mind for when he will finally hang up his boots.

IMF approves $7.5 billion for Argentina despite poor progress

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board has approved a $7.5 billion disbursement for Argentina despite Buenos Aires missing key financial targets as it grapples with a prolonged economic crisis, the IMF said Wednesday.

Tropical forests nearing critical temperatures thresholds

Global warming is driving leafy tropical canopies close to temperatures where they can no longer transform sunlight and CO2 into energy, threatening total collapse if the thermometer keeps climbing, according to a study Thursday.

Hollywood CEOs, striking writers at impasse after new talks

The latest meeting between Hollywood's striking screenwriters and top executives from Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. and Netflix ended in an impasse, the writers' union has said.

Norway's Karsten Warholm wins third world 400m hurdles title

Norway's Karsten Warholm extended his dominance in the men's 400m hurdles by digging deep to win his third world title in Budapest on Wednesday.

Absent Trump set to steal show at Republican debate

Eight Republican presidential candidates face off for the first primary debate of the 2024 cycle Wednesday -- with frontrunner Donald Trump bidding to steal the spotlight despite spurning the showdown.

Moon and Kennedy share women's pole vault gold at world championsips

Olympic champion Katie Moon of the United States and Australian Nina Kennedy shared gold after tying in a nail-biting women's world pole vault final in Budapest on Wednesday.

Wagner chief on passenger list of crashed plane

The head of the Wagner group, which in June attempted to topple Russia's military leadership, was registered to fly on a plane that crashed Wednesday, Russian news agencies said.

More western Canada wildfire evacuees to be allowed back home

More wildfire evacuees in western Canada will be allowed on Wednesday to trickle back home, after rain and cool temperatures helped firefighters beat back blazes, officials said.

Rubiales faces calls to be sacked after 'disgusting' World Cup kiss

Spain's women's football league on Wednesday demanded Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales be sacked for kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the country's World Cup victory, describing his behaviour as "disgusting".

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