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Patriots inflict first Bills defeat as Rams surge late

Ronaldo-less Portugal beat Norway to reach Nations League quarters

Brazil's Indigenous back Lula as El Nino fuels forest fires

Bosnian Serb strongman claims election win, thanks Trump and Putin

Brazil braces for results of election battle between Lula and Bolsonaro

Israel wear black armbands in Ireland tie over Hamas attack

Indians protest election chief ahead of top court hearing

'I fear it could drag on': anxiety takes hold in Ethiopian city wrested from rebels

'Verity' kills, Cruise bombs in N. American movie theaters

Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro face off in knife-edge election

Colts top Commanders in NFL London game

UK Green party adopts 'Zionism is racism' policy

Hundreds of schools to shut Monday as student protests rock France

Rio favela residents vote with little hope

Campaigners lose legal challenge against new UK coal mine

Environmental campaigners have been blocked from bringing a legal challenge to a UK government approval for a new coal mine in northwest England, they said on Wednesday.

UK, US sanctions target Russian oligarch Usmanov and Cypriot 'fixers'

Britain and the US targeted fresh sanctions Wednesday at Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov and Cyprus-based "financial fixers" who allegedly help mask his assets as well as those of fellow Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

More women accuse France's Depardieu of sexual violence: report

More than a dozen women have accused veteran French actor Gerard Depardieu of sexual violence, with some allegations going back decades, according to a report from French investigative news website Mediapart.

Stocks wobble as US inflation cools

Stock markets wavered on Wednesday as investors weighed whether official data showing that US inflation cooled in March will prompt the Federal Reserve to pause its interest-rate-hike campaign.

Graft-accused MEP Kaili granted house arrest

A Belgian judge agreed on Wednesday to release Greek MEP Eva Kaili, the public face of the so-called Qatargate graft inquiry, from jail and to place her under house arrest pending prosecution on corruption charges.

Bayern condemn racist taunts against Upamecano

Bayern Munich have condemnded racist slurs made online against centre back Dayot Upamecano, after the club lost 3-0 to Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final on Tuesday.

US broadcaster NPR quits Twitter as Musk admits 'many mistakes'

US radio broadcaster NPR on Wednesday said it was quitting Twitter, in the first significant defection by a major news outlet since Elon Musk's tumultuous takeover of the platform.

What do the leaked US documents say?

A trove of highly sensitive US government documents circulating online includes secret assessments of the Ukraine conflict as well as analyses that point to surveillance of close American allies.

Saudi hosts landmark Iran, Syria visits as Middle East ties thaw

Saudi Arabia hosted landmark delegations from Iran and Syria on Wednesday as Gulf countries prepare for re-establishing diplomatic ties after years of bitter divisions.