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England's Fin Smith in race against time to face Australia

Storied Paris department store seeks bankruptcy protection

UN nuclear watchdog chief urges Iran to grant access

Xhaka, Embolo can return to Swiss squad after fake Covid docs affair

Boeing shares tumble after it releases cautious growth forecast

Allegri suspended for two Serie A games after red card

Lula's re-election revives Brazil-US tensions

Netanyahu scrambles for votes as Israelis turn out in record numbers

Flight data, satellite images reveal growing US role at Ecuador base

Carney moves to remake Canada alliances as US ties strained

McInnes feels 'guilt' ahead of Hearts return with Rangers

Serbia's students demand state media chiefs resign after poll win

Brazil's Lula turns 81, vows to work '24 hours a day'

Starc takes six as Australia fight back in South Africa decider

Stock markets mixed ahead of Nvidia earnings

Stock markets fluctuated on Wednesday as investors braced for a key earnings update from AI giant Nvidia, whose robust growth has largely driven strong gains for tech stocks in recent months.

Football's loss as hurdles sensation Tinch eyes Tokyo worlds

Cordell Tinch's circuituous route to the pinnacle of 110m hurdles is American football's loss while his all-round athletic ability shows distinct similarities to US teammate Grant Holloway.

Pakistan blows up dam embankment as it braces for flood surge

Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of the world's holiest Sikh sites.

Lego posts record sales, sees market share growing further: CEO

Danish toymaker Lego, the world's biggest, posted record sales for the first half of the year and continues to gain market share despite global volatility, its chief executive told AFP.

France overlook Ekitike for World Cup qualifiers, Akliouche called up

Hugo Ekitike missed out on a place in the France squad named Wednesday for the start of their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but coach Didier Deschamps did hand a first senior call-up to highly-rated Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche.

Rain no obstacle, Lyles insists ahead of Diamond League finals

US sprinter Noah Lyles played down the prospect of heavy rain at the Diamond League finals in Zurich on Thursday when he will go head-to-head in a mouth-watering 200m with Botswanan rival Letsile Tebogo.

Record-breaking rain fuels deadly floods in India's Jammu region

Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking heavy rain have killed more than 30 people in India's Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.

Showtime for Venice Film Festival where stars and Gaza protesters gather

The Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday with Hollywood royalty heading to Italy's swanky movie showcase where a strong line up of star-packed films will vie with protests over Gaza for public attention.

Almodovar urges Spain cut ties with Israel over Gaza

Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar urged Madrid to cut all diplomatic and commercial ties with Israel Wednesday over the war in Gaza, calling the conflict a "genocide".

Macron gives 'full support' to embattled PM as crisis looms in France

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday gave his "full support" to France's embattled prime minister, who has called a confidence vote that could see his government collapse next month.

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Stock markets diverge awaiting Nvidia earnings