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Boland grabs opportunity for Australia as South Africa struggle in second Test

Ronaldo handed 30-day suspension after walking out on Portugal

Ronaldo handed 30-day suspension: Portuguese federation

Netanyahu basks in Trump endorsement week before election

France announces curfews as government grapples with unrest

France announces first curfews as govt grapples with unrest

Saudi airport closure disrupts life in kingdom's capital

Boland sets pace as South Africa struggle

Ramaphosa tells South Africa to prepare for loss of US-Africa trade deal

Nations urged to curb harmful subsidies at UN nature summit

Ukraine on back foot as Kremlin moots US, China meeting

France presses resale platforms to remove 'stolen' goods after unrest

'Stay home!': Tourists find themselves in a France convulsed by protests

Yamal v PSG: Ballon d'Or backdrop to Champions League showdown

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Paredes rejoins Roma from Paris Saint-Germain

Leandro Paredes has rejoined Roma from Paris Saint-Germain, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday.

Vietnam's VinFast targets US electric car market

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has made its debut on the Nasdaq, and its shares soared to push its stock market valuation past Ford and General Motors on its opening day of trading.

Skipper Kerr to start for Australia in World Cup semi-final

Talismanic striker Sam Kerr was named in Australia's starting line-up for the first time at the Women's World Cup for Wednesday's semi-final against England in Sydney.

UK annual inflation drops to 15-month low

Britain's annual inflation rate dropped sharply in July to a 15-month low, official data revealed Wednesday, off the back of lower energy prices and in line with economists' expectations.

Indian wrestler Phogat out of Asian Games with injury

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who helped lead protests demanding the sport's national chief step down over sexual harassment allegations, has pulled out of next month's Asian Games with a knee injury.

Ukraine says recaptured village of Urozhaine on southern front

Kyiv said Wednesday its forces had liberated the settlement of Urozhaine in the industrial Donetsk region as part of a grinding push to wrest Russian forces along the southern front in Ukraine.

Clashes between rival factions in Libya capital kill 27: medics

Gun battles between two leading armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli have killed 27 people and wounded 106, a toll update from the Emergency Medicine Centre said Wednesday.

Hong Kong exchange posts 31% rise in H1 profit despite IPO malaise

Hong Kong's stock exchange operator reported a "strong" first-half net profit of HK$6.31 billion ($807 million) on Wednesday, up 31 percent on the same period last year despite IPO activity being impacted by "global market fragility".

Alcaraz battles through rain, holder Garcia out

Carlos Alcaraz battled through a rain interruption to claim his 50th win of the season, defeating Jordan Thompson 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday at the Cincinnati Open.

North Korea claims 'racial discrimination' drove US soldier to defect

Travis King defected to North Korea to escape "mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army", state media said Wednesday, Pyongyang's first official confirmation they were holding the American soldier.

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