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Iran stands firm on Hormuz plan after US rejection

Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters

Madrid protest camp grows after eviction outrage

AI startup urges optimism from Europe despite safety fears

Italy winemakers hail bumper harvest but cut output

'Godlike, invincible': Japan hails 11-year-old Games history-maker

Kyiv shoppers feel the pinch from Russian strikes

Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check

Japanese anime actor fights TikTok over AI voice cloning

Power cuts, rubble: millions come home to find Sudan's capital unlivable

Curtain falls on the romance of India's single-screen cinemas

Internationals keep Presidents Cup lead with late fightbacks

Smells like teen spirit as US thrash Peru 4-1

Tuchel to 'keep pushing' England to reach Spain's level

Van Aert hospitalised as American Jorgenson wins Around Flanders

Matteo Jorgenson won the Around Flanders cycling classic on Wednesday after his team-mate Wout van Aert and Eritrea's Biniam Girmay were taken away in ambulances after a high-speed crash.

Notre-Dame rebuild 'meeting deadline and budget': project head

Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, ravaged by fire in 2019, is on track to re-open on time on December 8, the head of the reconstruction said Wednesday.

UN expert defiant amid threats after Israel 'genocide' finding

A UN expert who determined that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza said Wednesday she had faced threats over her work but stressed this only made her more determined to push ahead.

France to help Brazil develop nuclear-powered submarines: Macron

President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France would help Brazil develop nuclear technology for submarines, crucial assistance which has been a sensitive topic between the two nations.

Pope wants Surrey to send Stewart out on a high

England batsman Ollie Pope has urged his Surrey teammates to ensure departing director of cricket Alec Stewart ends his time at The Oval with yet more silverware.

Spain prosecutors want Rubiales jailed for 2.5 years for World Cup kiss

Spanish prosecutors are seeking two-and-a-half years jail for disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales who is facing trial for kissing Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will, court documents showed Wednesday.

Russian attacks kill three as Ukraine calls for more air defences

Russian attacks on eastern and southern Ukraine killed at least three people on Wednesday, officials said, as Kyiv called for more Patriot air defence systems to battle a surge in missile strikes.

British Olympic diving champion Lee to miss Paris Games after spinal surgery

British Olympic diving champion Matty Lee, who won gold alongside Tom Daley three years ago, will miss the Paris Games following spinal surgery.

Myanmar junta chief blames election delays on resistance fighters

Myanmar's junta chief on Wednesday blamed the country's growing armed resistance movement for preventing long-promised elections in a speech to thousands of soldiers following an Armed Forces Day parade.

Grim search for six bodies in Baltimore bridge-ship collision continues

Emergency services combed the cold waters of Baltimore harbor Wednesday in search of the bodies of six men -- all reported to be Latin American immigrants -- presumed killed when a giant cargo ship slammed into the bridge where they working the night shift fixing potholes.

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