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Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties over conflict

Rogue OpenAI agents covered up their tracks, report says

Downing Street says Manchester City not 'above the rules'

A saintly spat and debate snub: Brazil enters final polls stretch

Hadjar wants to 'fight for the title' from next season

Zidane 'no regrets' about Materazzi headbutt as France face Italy again

Bolivia's attorney general arrested for alleged drug trafficking, money laundering

Libya's pay strike rallies teachers across divided nation

German sugar tax sparks new government row

Four-member crew blasts off for International Space Station

Musk returns to US government for Pentagon war study

i-payout Expands True Local Payment Capabilities to Help Enterprises Pay Recipients Globally

Stocks slide as bond yields spike

Botched US execution prompts global calls to scrap death penalty

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

US tells ByteDance to sell TikTok or be banned: report

The US government has told China-based ByteDance to sell its shares in the blockbuster TikTok app or face a national ban, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

French Bulldogs topple Labradors as most popular US breed: AKC

The lovable Labrador Retriever is no longer the most popular dog breed in the United States, as French Bulldogs take over the top spot, the American Kennel Club (AKC) announced Wednesday.

Vancouver finish the job against Real Espana

The Vancouver Whitecaps moved into the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League with a 7-3 aggregate win over Honduran club Real Espana after losing 3-2 in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday.

Medvedev beats Davidovich Fokina to reach Indian Wells semis

Daniil Medvedev defeated a determined Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells and push his ATP match win streak to 18 straight.

Sabalenka, Tiafoe power into Indian Wells semi-finals

Aryna Sabalenka, still building on her maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, overpowered Coco Gauff to reach semi-finals at the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters 1000 on Wednesday as Frances Tiafoe led the way into the men's semis.

Madrid full of confidence in Champions League, says Ancelotti

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team were full of confidence after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Osimhen fires 'dreaming' Napoli into Champions League last eight

Victor Osimhen says Napoli are dreaming of Champions League glory after his brace shot the Serie A leaders to a 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and into the quarter-finals for the first time in their history on Wednesday.

Dutch farmers turn protests into vote victory

Dutch farmers dealt a blow to Prime Minister Mark Rutte's environmental plans Wednesday, ploughing up the political landscape to win elections that will shape the upper house of parliament.

Osimhen fires rampant Napoli into Champions League last eight

Victor Osimhen made sure Napoli reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in their history with a brace in Wednesday's 3-0 stroll past Eintracht Frankfurt.

Second group of prisoners transferred to El Salvador mega-jail

A second group of 2,000 inmates were moved on Wednesday amid tight security to a new prison built in El Salvador to accommodate more than 40,000 suspected gangsters targeted in President Nayib Bukele's "war" on crime.

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