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McIlroy on the charge at PGA Championship

Czechs level Davis Cup tie against USA as South Korea eye Finals

Crisis-wracked Volkswagen warns of 10-bn-euro hit to profits

New France boss Zidane confirms Mbappe as captain after naming first squad

Costa Rica's Grynspan tops third informal poll for UN chief: diplomat

California governor signs order to explore AI 'kill switch'

Stock markets retreat after central bank rate hikes

Head leads run spree as Australia win Zimbabwe ODI series

Russia labels director of Cannes Grand Prix winner a 'foreign agent'

In-form Raphinha wants to finish career at Barcelona

Macron warns of Russian 'hybrid' threat after meeting presidential hopefuls

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman

UN holds third informal poll for new chief

Carrick confident Man Utd can 'work through' tough time

Indigenous film bringing cross-border Amazon tribes together

In Colombia's Amazon jungle, indigenous people of different nations, ethnicities and languages have come together to find a single voice in cinema to tell their own stories, rather than let outsiders do it.

Biden hails 'good day for democracy' as Republicans fall short

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday hailed a "good day for democracy" after a surprisingly strong performance in midterm elections, with Republicans inching toward a slim majority in only one chamber of Congress.

Conte cautions Kane is 'really tired' ahead of World Cup

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said Harry Kane is running on empty just over a week before he leads England into battle at the World Cup.

Biden says Musk's foreign ties 'worthy' of scrutiny

US President Joe Biden Wednesday said that Elon Musk's ties with foreign countries were "worthy" of scrutiny, amid questions over the Saudi acquisition of a stake in Twitter as part of the tycoon's blockbuster takeover.

Steffen axed for US World Cup squad

Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen was the surprise omission as United States coach Gregg Berhalter revealed his 26-man squad for the World Cup on Wednesday.

Biden seeks to gauge US, China 'red lines' with Xi

US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would ask Chinese President Xi Jinping about his "red lines" to reduce the potential for conflict after soaring tensions on Taiwan when they gather next week in Bali.

Abortion rights activists score major wins in US elections

Abortion advocates claimed victory Wednesday after US voters sided with protecting access to the procedure in several ballot initiatives, in a rebuke of the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn constitutional abortion rights.

Union back to second in Bundesliga

Unheralded high-flyers Union Berlin nipped past Freiburg into second in the Bundesliga on Wednesday as Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen continued their upwardly mobile trajectory since the 2010 World Cup winner's arrival as manager last month.

Mallorca sink Atletico, Real Sociedad beat nine-man Sevilla

Atletico Madrid continued their dismal form with a 1-0 defeat by Real Mallorca on Wednesday, leaving them sixth in La Liga and searching for answers.

Countries diverge on future climate finance at COP27

High-level talks on scaling up finance for developing countries to green their economies and prepare for global warming impacts began Wednesday at the COP27 climate conference with negotiators differing on the funding's size and providers.

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