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LA Olympics has to allow politicians on the bus, just not behind the wheel - Coe

Venezuela frees 131 prisoners amid post-Maduro transition talks

No.1 Scheffler fires sizzling 61 to seize PGA St. Jude lead

Arteta tells Arsenal fans not to fret over his future

Venezuela frees more political prisoners amid post-Maduro talks

Mexico's Indigenous chief justice hits back at discrimination

Werro upstages Hodgkinson to win thrilling Euro 800m gold

Werro wins 800m race for the ages, Warholm and Tamberi hit four

Werro upstages Hodgkinson to win Euro 800m gold

Jimenez rescues dramatic Wolves draw in Championship opener

Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Nino stirs Pacific

Taliban govt to mark five years ruling Afghanistan

Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead

Stocks slip in cautious trading after weak US retail sales data

Iran-US talks back on, as Trump warns supreme leader

Iran and the United States said Wednesday they were going ahead with nuclear talks in Oman later this week, even as President Donald Trump piled pressure on Tehran's supreme leader by saying he should be "very worried."

Lens cruise into French Cup quarters, Endrick sends Lyon through

Lens reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup on Wednesday courtesy of a 4-2 win over Troyes, while an Endrick-inspired Lyon fought past second-division Laval.

No.1 Scheffler excited for Koepka return from LIV Golf

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler sees the return of LIV Golf players to the PGA Tour as a start to having the world's best talent competing beyond major events.

Curling quietly kicks off sports programme at 2026 Winter Olympics

Two days before the opening ceremony, the sports programme at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics began on Wednesday with the curling mixed doubles.

Undav pokes Stuttgart past Kiel into German Cup semis

An unconventional Deniz Undav toe-poke put Stuttgart on track for a 3-0 win at Holstein Kiel on Wednesday and the semi-finals of the German Cup.

Germany goalkeeper Ter Stegen to undergo surgery

Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will undergo surgery on his injured hamstring on Friday, his club Girona confirmed on Wednesday.

Bezos-led Washington Post announces 'painful' job cuts

The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday, saying that "painful" restructuring was needed at the storied newspaper.

Iran says US talks are on, as Trump warns supreme leader

Iran said Wednesday that talks with the United States were going ahead as planned later this week, as President Donald Trump piled pressure on Tehran's supreme leader by saying he should be "very worried."

Gaza health officials say strikes kill 24 after Israel says officer wounded

Gazan health officials said Israeli air strikes on Wednesday killed 24 people, with Israel's military saying the attacks were in response to one of its officers being wounded by enemy gunfire.

Empress's crown dropped in Louvre heist to be fully restored: museum

The crown of French Empress Eugenie, which was abandoned by fleeing thieves who staged a brazen robbery at the Louvre last year, is nearly intact and will be fully restored, the museum said Wednesday.

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