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Don't stop them now: fans party for Freddie Mercury's 80th birthday

Putin holds Ukraine talks with US envoys

Swiatek into US Open fourth round in tight two-setter

AFP photographer wins top prize for Madagascar protest coverage

Werro wins in Brussels, as Russell and Dos Santos shine

Keys: 'I felt like I couldn't play tennis'

New Oasis film captures band's frosty reunion

Kolbe breaks jaw and shoulder injury sidelines Savea

Simmonds stars as Pau upset Montpellier

US military strikes oil tankers as Iran vows tougher reprisals

Inter roar back in five-goal thriller with Napoli

Zheng rallies to stun Keys, Anisimova out in US Open third round

Haaland keeps Man City perfect in Premier League, blunt Spurs held

Bayern held to draw by stubborn Schalke

Johnson-Thompson on track to end title drought, Kenyan woe at Commonwealth Games

Katarina Johnson-Thompson is within sight of her first heptathlon title since being crowned world champion in 2019 going into Wednesday's evening session at the Commonwealth Games.

OPEC+ agrees small oil output rise despite Biden plea

The OPEC+ oil cartel agreed to a small increase in production Wednesday, likely disappointing US President Joe Biden who lobbied for a big hike to tame soaring energy prices on a recent trip to Saudi Arabia.

Ronaldo's early exit from Man Utd game 'unacceptable': Ten Hag

Erik ten Hag said it was "unacceptable" for Cristiano Ronaldo and other Manchester United players to leave Old Trafford before the end of Sunday's friendly against Rayo Vallecano.

Australia's Titmus eyes golden finish to Commonwealth swim meet

World record holder Ariarne Titmus qualified comfortably for the women's 400m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday as Australia seek to end the swimming competition in style.

ASEAN ministers urge restraint after Pelosi Taiwan visit

Southeast Asian nations Wednesday urged restraint over Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island prompted an enraged China to vow "punishment".

Turkish inflation stabilises at under 80% in boost to Erdogan

Turkey's annual inflation rate stabilised in July at just under 80 percent, official data showed on Wednesday, helping support President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's pledges that runaway price increases would soon stop.

Scholz opens door to extend nuclear as Russia squeezes gas supply

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday raised the possibility of keeping nuclear plants going as he accused Russia of blocking the delivery of a key turbine to throttle gas supplies to Europe.

Russia backs Myanmar junta's efforts to 'stabilise' country, hold elections

Russia backs the Myanmar junta's efforts to "stabilise" the crisis-wracked country and hold elections next year, its foreign minister said in talks with top generals on Wednesday, according to Russian state media.

Premier League clubs to stop taking knee before every match

English Premier League football players will no longer take the knee before every match in the upcoming season, confining the anti-racism gesture to selected games, a statement said Wednesday.