July 4 parade gunman considered second attack: US police
The 21-year-old man arrested for a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has confessed and told police he considered a second attack while on the run.
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UK ministers to tell Johnson to quit as PM: reports
Senior ministers on Wednesday were set to tell Boris Johnson he must quit as prime minister, British media said, after a spate of resignations from his scandal-hit government.
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Nadal tires of Wimbledon body talk as Halep, Rybakina make semis
Rafael Nadal has shrugged off new concerns over his fitness as he targets a place in an eighth Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday while Nick Kyrgios plays in the shadow of fresh controversy.
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Oil slides below $100, euro sags
Recession worries pushed the price of Brent oil briefly back under $100 on Wednesday and the euro moved closer to parity with the dollar.
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Australia's Clarke wins Tour de France stage five
Simon Clarke of Israel Premier Tech won stage five of the Tour de France on Wednesday in a photo finish after a 157km run from Lille to Arenberg featuring 20km of cobbled mining roads.
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Dortmund swoop for Haller to fill Haaland void
Borussia Dortmund completed the signing of Ivory Coast striker Sebastien Haller from Ajax on Wednesday as the Bundesliga club looks to fill the void left by the departure of Erling Haaland.
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French PM faces baptism of fire in divided parliament
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne promised dialogue and compromise on Wednesday in her first speech to a stormy new parliament where her minority government is expected to face a constant struggle to pass legislation.
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Long winter: South Africans struggle with rolling blackouts
Unable to switch on lights or heaters, cook dinner or charge their phones, South Africans are spending their mid-winter evenings plunged in darkness and low-tech living.
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Guitarist Santana collapses on stage after he 'forgot to eat and drink water'
Acclaimed American guitarist Carlos Santana was taken to a hospital after he collapsed on stage during an open-air concert in Michigan late Tuesday.
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S.Africa's Ramaphosa blames alcohol 'scourge' for tavern tragedy
South Africa's president Wednesday blamed the "scourge of underage drinking" for the deaths of 21 people, mostly teens, in unclear circumstances at a township tavern last month, in an incident that shook the nation.
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