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'The Pitt,' 'Hacks' lead Emmy nominations

Kooij wins Tour de France 5th stage in chaotic sprint finish

France lose appeal against Olise booking at World Cup

Putellas joins star cast at London City Lionesses

Teenager arrested after two girls wounded in Germany school attack

Vast crowds mourn Khamenei in Iraq's holy cities

Hong Kong's Robert Wun: the bold Millennial conquering Haute Couture

Uber Eats, Deliveroo say will give France drivers break when too hot

Kostyuk sets up Wimbledon semi-final against Noskova

Noskova reaches first Wimbledon semi-final

Kostyuk powers into second straight Slam semi-final at Wimbledon

Air Canada taps new CEO to replace chief who couldn't speak French

Air Canada named a new CEO on Wednesday to replace Michael Rousseau, who announced his retirement following controversy over his failure to issue condolences both in English and French after a fatal airport disaster.

Israeli jails a 'graveyard,' says freed Palestinian journalist

A Palestinian journalist said Israeli prisons have become a "graveyard" for the living, following a dramatic decline in his health after being released earlier this year.

Family of last woman executed in UK wins posthumous pardon

Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in Britain, will receive a conditional pardon in recognition of a "profound injustice", Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy announced in parliament Wednesday, after a decades-long campaign by her family.

Landslide kills eight at refugee school in Bangladesh

Heavy rain in Bangladesh triggered a landslide at the world's largest refugee camp on Wednesday, killing seven children and a teacher during a school class and doubling the death toll from rain-related disasters this week.

'Serial killer' German doctor given life sentence for 15 murders

A German palliative care doctor was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for murdering 15 people with lethal doses of sedatives, and he remains under investigation for dozens more killings.

Cleary leads NSW past Queensland to regain State of Origin crown

Superstar Nathan Cleary bagged a double as New South Wales upset Queensland 30-12 in Brisbane to claim the State of Origin rugby league decider on Wednesday.

MEXC Adds Nine Ondo Tokenized Stock and ETF Trading Pairs Tied to AI Infrastructure Demand

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, will add nine Ondo tokenized stock and ETF trading pairs to its spot market, the latest expansion of ongoing collaboration with Ondo Finance. The new pairs cover companies across the data center, semiconductor and power supply chains linked to growing AI infrastructure demand, expanding the range of tokenized U.S. equities available to users and providing on-chain exposure to a sector at the center of the current AI infrastructure buildout.

Dalic quits after 'incredible era' as Croatia coach

Croatia's most successful football coach, Zlatko Dalic, resigned on Wednesday, ending a tenure that included taking the team to the 2018 World Cup final.

Bayeux tapestry to arrive in London in secret, high-stakes operation

The 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry depicting the last successful military invasion of England will arrive in London in the coming days by dead of night and under "police protection", the UK envoy helping to coordinate the historic transfer told AFP.