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Messi returns to Miami training after World Cup break

Japanese population below 120 million for first time in decades

Idi Amin's grandson disqualified from Commonwealth boxing bout

Meta misses profit expectations, sticks to massive AI spending

O'Connor wins Commonwealth heptathlon as Australia set new record for swimming golds

Inequality best predicts how nations handle pandemics: study

Oil prices surge while US stocks fall as Fed keeps rates unchanged

De Minaur beats Tsitsipas to set up Hewitt clash in Washington

US Fed holds interest rates steady as 'family fight' sees hawks call for hike

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro denies authorizing deepfake for election message

Nigeria dismantles meth lab, but fears of Mexican cartel links linger

Putin's peace threshold

Saudi Arabia’s Costly Mirage

Latin America’s age trap

China's silicon reckoning

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Beijing's new Taiwan playbook

Unexpected economic twist

Trump says will attend World Cup

US President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to attend the World Cup, as the global football tournament prepares to kick off.

Yamal desperate to make mark on 'his World Cup', says Karanka

Lamine Yamal is desperate to return from injury to leave a mark on "his World Cup" said Spain's technical director Aitor Karanka said on Wednesday.

Ancelotti marks birthday as Spike Lee visits Brazil World Cup training

Brazil players gave coach Carlo Ancelotti a guard of honour for his birthday at a pre-World Cup training session Wednesday attended by Spike Lee.

Haiti hoping to do their country proud and upset odds at World Cup

Haiti's achievement in qualifying for the World Cup amid ongoing turmoil in the Caribbean nation is one of the most inspiring stories of this year's tournament, and the team are now hoping to make a real impact in the United States as they prepare for their opening game.

Trump vows attacks on Iran for 'playing' US over peace deal

President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that he would renew US attacks on Iran, saying Tehran had taken too long to agree a deal to end the Middle East war and accusing its negotiators of "playing us for suckers."

NASA head defends Artemis 3 crew of all men

NASA's administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the makeup of the space agency's latest Artemis crew, an all-male group.

SpaceX's historic IPO by the numbers

The stock market debut of SpaceX -- Elon Musk's rocket, satellite and company -- expected Friday, could be the biggest in history. Here are the key numbers.

Trump vows fresh Iran strikes after 'playing us for suckers'

President Donald Trump said the United States will renew attacks on Iran on Wednesday, accusing Tehran's peace negotiators of "playing us for suckers."

Norm-breaking SpaceX IPO a source of elation, angst on Wall Street

Elon Musk's SpaceX is just days from a historic stock market debut set to break all norms, drawing feverish excitement from Wall Street's financial wizards even as skeptics question whether the rocket maker can ever turn a profit.

Bill Gates tells Epstein hearing he 'never victimized anyone'

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday said that he "never victimized anyone" as he faced questioning from US lawmakers over his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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