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Japan coach Jones says team should not get despondent after heavy loss

Mehidy claims Smith to keep Bangladesh on top in Australia Test

Flags, music as Taliban authorities mark five years ruling Afghanistan

Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a US territory

'Like we were on a trampoline': Indonesia quake kills 20, thousands flee

No monkey business: India 'whisperers' guard world championships

Australia run riot to crush Japan 56-17 in Townsville

Steady India 101-1 at lunch in first Sri Lanka Test

Stolen Matisse works tied to infamous art thief in Brazil

Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management

Hasan strikes twice for Bangladesh to reduce Australia to 51-2

Pallister holds off Ledecky to win Pan Pacs 400m free title

Powerful quake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations

India's Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training

Rubio upbeat on Venezuela cooperation but wields stick

Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope Wednesday for cooperation with Venezuela after the US toppling of Nicolas Maduro and expected a reopening soon of the US embassy there, but brandished force if the interim leader is defiant.

'No. 1 fan': Rapper Minaj backs Trump

Rap icon Nicki Minaj declared Wednesday she was Donald Trump's "number one fan," adding that "hate" directed at the US president made her support him more.

Fear in Sicilian town as vast landslide risks widening

Gaetano Ferrera had just a few minutes to grab belongings from his home, one of hundreds evacuated after a landslide in Sicily that experts warn could worsen due to heavy rainfall.

'Forced disappearance' probe opened against Colombian cycling star Herrera

An investigation into "forced disappearance" has been opened against former cycling star Luis "Lucho" Herrera, who is allegedly involved in the historical murder of four farmers, the Colombian public prosecutor's office announced on Wednesday.

Seifert, Santner give New Zealand consolation T20 win over India

A half-century by Tim Seifert and skipper Mitchell Santner's three wickets steered New Zealand to a 50-run consolation win over India in the fourth T20 international on Wednesday.

King Charles III warns world 'going backwards' in climate fight

King Charles III has warned the world is "rapidly going backwards" in curbing climate change and biodiversity loss, in an Amazon Prime documentary getting a Windsor Castle premiere Wednesday.

Minneapolis activists track Trump's immigration enforcers

A core of Minneapolis activists is playing a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the federal agents deployed in force to the midwestern city to round up undocumented immigrants.

Court orders Dutch to protect Caribbean island from climate change

The Netherlands "insufficiently" protects the tiny Caribbean territory of Bonaire from climate change, a Dutch court said Wednesday, in what Greenpeace hailed as a "huge breakthrough" for environmental justice.

Sterling agrees Chelsea exit after troubled spell

Raheem Sterling left Chelsea by mutual consent on Wednesday as the former England forward finally ended his nightmare spell at Stamford Bridge.

Rules-based trade with US is 'over': Canada central bank head

The era of rules-based trade with the United States is "over," Canada's central bank governor said Wednesday, echoing a stark warning from the the country's prime minister that President Donald Trump's impact on global trade is permanent.

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