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Modiba thunderbolt gives Sundowns victory in African final first leg

World champions England see off France to clinch another Women's Six Nations

Taiwan's leader says island will not be 'traded away'

Sinner wins Italian Open, extends Masters tournament streak

'Michael' moonwalks back to top of N. America box office

Putter powers sizzling Kitayama to record 63 at PGA

Travolta channelled film greats in low-thrust plane movie

Large-scale Ukrainian drone barrage kills four in Russia

Scotland rugby great Scott Hastings dead at 61 - SRU

Fujimori and Sanchez advance to Peru runoff: official results

Italian PM meets victims of Modena car incident

US Fed chief's plans in focus as central bank set to hold rates steady

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected Wednesday to keep interest rates unchanged for a third straight meeting, likely the last with chairman Jerome Powell at its helm.

King Charles to visit 9/11 memorial in New York

King Charles III will attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9/11 memorial in New York on Wednesday, the third day of a state visit focused on healing strained ties between Britain and the United States.

Tuareg rebels vow Mali junta 'will fall', north will be captured

Mali's Tuareg rebels told AFP Wednesday the country's ruling junta will fall and that they intend to conquer the north, just days after unprecedented large-scale attacks targeting the nation's military government.

German inflation jumps in April as energy costs surge

German inflation jumped to its highest level in over two years in April as the Middle East war triggered a surge in energy costs, official data showed Wednesday.

Was PSG against Bayern the Champions League's greatest ever game?

Breathless, wild, and a thrilling display of what can happen when two teams packed with some of the world's best attacking players are encouraged to play without fear.

UBS first-quarter profits jump 80% on investment banking

Swiss banking giant UBS on Wednesday reported that net profit rose a better-than-expected 80 percent to $3 billion in the first quarter, lifted by its investment banking arm.

European stocks fall with eyes on earnings, US Fed

European stocks slipped as oil prices surged Wednesday, with investors digesting a wave of corporate earnings and awaiting the US Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision.

France's 'roadmap' to exit fossil fuels by 2050

France has released a detailed "roadmap" to wean the country from planet-heating oil, gas and coal by 2050, an important signal at a moment when nations are reassessing their reliance on fossil fuels.

Chelsea captain Millie Bright retires

Chelsea captain and former England international Millie Bright announced her immediate retirement from football on Wednesday.

Bangladesh measles outbreak kills over 220 children since March

Bangladesh has recorded 227 child deaths since March in one of its worst outbreaks of measles in decades, with the number of suspected cases reaching nearly 35,000, government data showed Wednesday.

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