Gaza civil defence: thousands flee Israeli strikes, evacuation calls
Gaza's civil defence agency said the Israeli military issued evacuation calls Wednesday as it heavily bombarded the northern town of Beit Lahia as part of an intensive two-month operation.
Read more
Trump names billionaire private astronaut as next NASA chief
US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Jared Isaacman, the online payments billionaire and the first private astronaut to ever perform a spacewalk, as the next head of NASA.
Read more
Pidcock to leave INEOS Grenadiers at end of season
Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock will leave INEOS Grenadiers at the end of the season, the British cycling team announced on Wednesday.
Read moreSeoul stocks weaken, Paris advances despite political turmoil
South Korea's stock market fell less than feared Wednesday and the won rebounded from earlier losses after President Yoon Suk Yeol swiftly reversed a decision to impose martial law.
Read moreFrench MPs debate no-confidence motions against government
France's lower house of parliament Wednesday started debating two no-confidence motions in a session widely expected to topple the minority government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a historic vote.
Read more
South America summit hopes to seal 'historic' trade deal with EU
Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are hoping to announce a blockbuster trade deal with the European Union at a regional summit Friday after a push by Brussels to get the long-delayed accord over the line.
Read moreTrump taps Peter Navarro as trade, manufacturing counselor
US President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro -- who went to prison for contempt of Congress -- would return as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.
Read more
DAZN awarded global TV rights for Club World Cup
British streaming service DAZN has been awarded the exclusive global rights to broadcast next year's expanded 32-team Club World Cup in the United States, FIFA announced Wednesday.
Read more
Top executive shot dead outside New York hotel
The chief executive of US health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed outside a New York hotel on Wednesday in an apparently targeted hit, local media reported.
Read more
Vaping while still smoking unlikely to help quitters: study
People who vape while still smoking cigarettes are less likely to successfully quit than those who only do one or the other, a new study said on Wednesday.
Read moreIn The News
