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Nepalis cling to hope for missing, three days after disaster

Clashes in Niamey after troops attempt to storm presidential palace

Norway mourns passing of King Harald as son King Haakon VIII ascends throne

At least 27 dead after Russian strike on depot near Kyiv

Norris extends McLaren stay until 2030

Morning Roundup: Cycling Classic Returns as Cruise Port Opens and Plant Library Grows

Philadelphia Burlesque Show Honoured Tim Curry Weeks Before His Death

Cowbells Mark Return of Philadelphia Cycling Classic for Carpenter Family

Chinese Vehicle Exports Exceed Five Million in First Half of 2026

Apprenticeship Awards Name Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Finalists

NEOM Bath Foam Price Falls 45% in Limited Amazon Offer

£1m Dental Foundation Launches Mobile Care for Vulnerable People

Boots Last Note Range Adds Five £12.99 Eau de Parfums

Firebloom EP01 Delivers Fast Stone-Baked Pizza Indoors and Outdoors

Belgian king decorates last Congolese WW2 vet

Belgium's King Philippe on Wednesday decorated the last surviving Congolese World War II veteran, an AFP correspondent said, during a historic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

US lays out more pledges as Biden woos Latin American leaders

US President Joe Biden heads Wednesday to a Latin America summit on a mission to woo back the region as his administration pushed out pledges, including a plan to train half a million health workers.

OECD sees lower world growth due to Ukraine war's 'hefty price'

The OECD warned Wednesday that the world economy will pay a "hefty price" for Russia's invasion of Ukraine as it slashed its 2022 growth forecast and projected higher inflation.

Trial opens for fallen football chiefs Blatter and Platini

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, went on trial in Switzerland on Wednesday over a suspected fraudulent payment.

China approves 60 new games, lifting hopes tech crackdown is ending

China has approved the release of dozens of new video games, sending the shares of some of its biggest tech firms soaring Wednesday on hopes that a long-running and painful crackdown on the sector is easing.

Japanese fugitive wanted for Covid relief fraud held in Indonesia

Indonesian police have arrested a fugitive accused of masterminding a lucrative scheme in his native Japan to defraud a government fund offering Covid-19 relief subsidies, officials said Wednesday.

Ukrainian troops may have to retreat from flashpoint city: governor

Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk which is being shelled by Russian troops "24 hours a day", an official said Wednesday, following days of raging street battles.

Cambodia, China revamp naval base, stoking US fears

Cambodia and China on Wednesday broke ground on a Beijing-funded project to revamp a naval base that the US fears is intended for Chinese military use.

At least 17 killed in train derailment in central Iran

At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday when a train derailed near the central Iranian city of Tabas after hitting an excavator, state media reported.