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US actress-singer Selena Gomez weds music producer Benny Blanco

Pakistani parents rebuff HPV vaccine over infertility fears

Women's cricket set for 'seismic' breakthrough at World Cup

New Zealand fly-half Barrett out of Australia rematch

Moldovans torn between pro-EU and pro-Russia vote in tense polls

Strings of identity: Kashmir's fading music endures

'Clog the toilet' trolls hit Indian visa holders rushing to US

Bradley: USA Ryder Cup disaster part of why crowds angry

Europe used 'anti-fragile mentality' to cope with Cup hecklers

Unbeaten McIlroy faces winless Scheffler in Ryder Cup singles

Sweeping UN sanctions return to hit Iran after nuclear talks fail

Tanks in Gaza - Hopes dim?

Cuba's hunger Crisis deepens

Poland trusts only hard Power

How Swiss Stocks tamed Prices

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Russia's Drone ploy in Poland

Why Nepal is burning

17 killed in Taiwan after barrier lake bursts

At least 17 people were killed when a decades-old barrier lake burst in Taiwan, government officials said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain.

$Photographer Arthus-Bertrand rejects image of 'fractured France'$

Photographer Arthus-Bertrand rejects image of 'fractured France'

"People always say we live in a fractured and cynical country. I can't bear it!" Famed French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand pushes a different image of his homeland with his latest monumental project.

Gaza civil defence says dozens killed in Israeli strikes

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed dozens of people across the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, as the military pressed its assault on Gaza City from where hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee.

Pakistan's Shaheen sends Asia Cup warning as third India clash looms

Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has declared that his team will reach the Asia Cup final and can beat India if the arch-rivals clash again.

Amazon to shut checkout-free UK grocery shops

Amazon plans to shut all its grocery stores in Britain, after the shops without checkout registers failed to compete with online delivery demand.

Typhoon Ragasa hits south China after killing 15 in Taiwan

Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China and Hong Kong on Wednesday as powerful Typhoon Ragasa churned toward millions of people in Guangdong Province after killing at least 15 in Taiwan.

Russia vows to press on in Ukraine, rejects Trump jibe

The Kremlin said Wednesday it had no choice but to continue its military offensive on Ukraine and rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Russia was a "paper tiger".

Germany's Merz rejects claims he is slowing green shift

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday rejected claims his government was undermining the climate change fight, but insisted that industry also needed to be protected to revive the crisis-wracked economy.

Sinner says 'changing a lot' after US Open loss to Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner said Wednesday he has been making changes to his game and "reflecting a lot" ahead of his first appearance since losing the US Open final to Carlos Alcaraz.

Russia-linked disinfo campaign targets Moldovan election

Ahead of Moldova's parliamentary elections on Sunday, deepfake videos and unsubstantiated accusations targeting pro-EU President Maia Sandu are spreading online, with analysts warning the country has become Moscow's "testing ground" for information warfare in Europe.

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