'I know suddenly I'll be a bad captain', says India's Rohit
India's Rohit Sharma on Wednesday lauded the players for making him look good as a leader in the team's unbeaten World Cup run but said he will "suddenly be a bad captain" if they falter.
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'Babies are suffering': Afghans fear for kids at crowded border crossing
Khalida's young son fell ill while they were on the road to Afghanistan, racing to leave Pakistan under threat of deportation.
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Hungary LGBTQ content law unenforceable at top photo show: museum
Hungary's National Museum said on Wednesday that it cannot enforce a government order barring minors from the World Press Photo exhibition under a controversial law targeting LGBTQ content.
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Pollution forces India to ban firework displays at Cricket World Cup
India's cricket board on Wednesday said fireworks at Cricket World Cup matches in Mumbai and New Delhi will be banned due to hazardous pollution levels.
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Huge 'blobs' inside Earth are from another planet, study suggests
Scientists proposed a novel idea on Wednesday that could solve two of the world's mysteries at once -- one that passes over our heads every night, and one that sits far below our feet.
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De Kock, Van der Dussen centuries help South Africa thrash New Zealand
Quinton de Kock hit his fourth century of the World Cup while Rassie van der Dussen cracked his second as South Africa thrashed New Zealand by 190 runs on Wednesday to take a step closer to the semi-finals.
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Mainz 'surprised' after El Ghazi expresses 'no regrets' for Israel-Gaza post
German Bundesliga club Mainz on Wednesday reacted with "surprise and incomprehension" after player Anwar El Ghazi said he does "not regret" statements he made on the Israel-Hamas war.
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First evacuations from Gaza as refugee camp struck again
Injured residents and foreigners escaped Gaza to Egypt Wednesday, the first evacuations from the war-torn Palestinian territory pounded by Israeli warplanes in retaliation for an unprecedented Hamas attack.
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EU bans Meta's use of personal data for behavioural advertising
The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal data of users for targeted advertisements.
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At halfway point, next challenges loom for ECB's Lagarde
Halfway through an eight-year stint as head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde has cause to cheer as inflation finally slows after an unprecedented streak of interest rate hikes.
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