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Hurricane Polo triggers huge waves in coastal Mexican city

Stocks fall as oil prices rise and bonds back under pressure

What happens if the US bans diesel exports

Russell leads Mercedes 1-2 in Azerbaijan GP practice

Macklemore hits back with 'Free Palestine Tour' after Sheeran split

Ukrainian kills priest, wounds four at Polish abbey

Met Opera to give New Yorkers free tickets in affordability push

Sri Lanka captain Mendis hits century in 321-6 against England

Top ECB official to resign to take up IMF role

Oscar-winner Cotillard fears being moved by AI actor

Xi and Trump call for peace in lavish White House state visit

Agassi demands proper break for exhausted tennis stars

Five up-and-coming players looking to make mark in Nations League

Seixas 'crushes' teammates in training to draw Pogacar comparisons

Deadly Ukraine strike reveals Russian tech weakness

Russia has blamed the deaths of scores of its soldiers in a New Year missile strike on its troops using unsecured, traceable mobile phones on the battlefield.

Colombia backtracks on ceasefire announcement

The Colombian government said Wednesday it was suspending a ceasefire it had announced with the ELN armed group, which denied agreeing to any such truce.

Tunisia faces 'complicated' 2023 without quick IMF deal: central bank

Tunisia faces a year of low economic growth and runaway inflation, and urgently needs a bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund, its central bank chief said Wednesday.

Milan beat Salernitana to close gap on leaders Napoli

AC Milan won 2-1 at Salernitana on Wednesday to resume the Serie A season by closing to within five points of league leaders Napoli.

Loeb rebounds to deny 'Mr Dakar' Peterhansel 50th stage win

Rally legend Sebastien Loeb at last had something to smile about after two nightmare days as the Frenchman won the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday.

Borrell visit to Morocco clouded by EU graft scandal

The EU on Wednesday defended a trip by its top diplomat to Morocco, which has been linked, along with Qatar, to a graft scandal unrolling at the European Parliament.

Vietnam boy trapped in hollow concrete pillar declared dead

A 10-year-old Vietnamese boy trapped in a buried hollow concrete pillar at a construction site for four days was declared dead on Wednesday.

Trump urges Republicans to back McCarthy as US House deadlocked

Donald Trump on Wednesday called for far-right Republicans to end their blocking of the party's candidate to become US House speaker, after a damaging split prevented Kevin McCarthy from securing the key role.

Zimbabwe pick former England batter Ballance for Ireland T20 series

Zimbabwe have included former England Test batsman Gary Ballance in a 15-man squad for three Twenty20 internationals against Ireland in Harare during January.