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Carney moves to remake Canada alliances as US ties strained

McInnes feels 'guilt' ahead of Hearts return with Rangers

Serbia's students demand state media chiefs resign after poll win

Brazil's Lula turns 81, vows to work '24 hours a day'

Starc takes six as Australia fight back in South Africa decider

Boeing releases cautious growth plan as shares fall sharply

UK man offered drugged wife to strangers online for sex: court

Exiled Russian dissident Navalnaya warns dictators becoming 'more cunning'

Africa Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases, mostly in DR Congo

Bayern 'risk' reaps huge reward for Ballon d'Or winner Kane

EU pushes for more nations to pay to protect nature

Record turnout as Israeli voters deliver verdict on Netanyahu

Boeing reports smaller loss as it aims for stable output growth

Iraola says Isak 'feels the trust' after Liverpool scoring streak

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Paralympic fencing star Bebe Vio in shock defeat, Storey slams cycling course

Star Italian wheelchair fencer Bebe Vio suffered a shock defeat at the Paralympics on Wednesday but British Paralympic cycling great Sarah Storey won her 18th gold -- then slammed the "appalling" course.

Fuel scarcities, price hike deepen Nigerian frustrations

After sleeping overnight in a line of cars waiting for fuel, Nigerian taxi driver Oluwashina Ilesanmi had to calculate how much a sudden petrol price increase cut into his earnings.

'Russian spy' whale was shot dead: animal rights groups

Animal rights groups said Wednesday that gunfire killed a beluga whale that rose to fame in Norway after its unusual harness sparked suspicions the creature had been trained by Russia as a spy.

German army activates air-defence system, citing Russia threat

Germany's military put a first Iris-T air-defence system into service on its own soil Wednesday having delivered several of them to war-torn Ukraine to intercept Russian rockets, drones and missiles.

Expectations high for dark, music-filled 'Joker' sequel with Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga confessed to having been "deeply moved" by the original film "Joker" on Wednesday as the new sequel starring the pop star and Joaquin Phoenix gets its world premiere in Venice.

Tech stocks tumble on new Nvidia weakness

Tech firms led equity markets lower Wednesday as chip titan Nvidia lost further ground while disappointing data on US trade also hit sentiment.

Ugandan Olympian fighting for her life after fire attack

Ugandan long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei was still fighting for her life on Wednesday after being set on fire by a Kenyan man, just weeks after taking part in the Paris Olympics.

X vows to end harvesting of EU users' personal data to train its AI

Social network X has committed to stop its much-criticised harvesting of European users' personal data to train its artificial intelligence program, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said Wednesday.

'Optimist' McCullum can work magic with England's white-ball teams, says Pope

Stand-in Test captain Ollie Pope said Brendon McCullum can transform the fortunes of England's limited-overs teams in the same way he has reinvigorated the red-ball side.

US trade deficit widest in two years on imports surge

The US trade deficit in July expanded to its largest since mid-2022, according to government data released Wednesday, as imports rose more quickly than exports.

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