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Ruud's Madrid title defence ended by Belgian Blockx

Manila landfill fire leaves locals gasping

ECB warns of risks from Mideast war as it holds rates

Statue pops up on London plinth bearing Banksy's name

Iran's supreme leader defies US blockade as oil prices soar

LIV Golf looking for new partners amid Saudi pullout reports

Cambodia deports more than 600 Thais linked to cyberscams: minister

Mainoo signs new five-year Man Utd contract

European rocket puts Amazon internet satellites in orbit

Mainoo signs new Man Utd contract

White House against Anthropic expanding Mythos model access: report

'I literally was a fool': Musk grilled in OpenAI trial

Elon Musk faced fiery questioning Wednesday in his court showdown with OpenAI, as he insisted that the maker of ChatGPT had fooled him by turning what was an altruistic pursuit into a profit-making juggernaut.

OpenAI facing 'waves' of US lawsuits over Canada mass shooting

Seven lawsuits were filed in US court on Wednesday against OpenAI on behalf of families impacted by the February mass shooting in the small Canadian mining town of Tumbler Ridge.

London police probe 'terror' incident after two Jewish men stabbed

UK police were Wednesday investigating the stabbings of two Jewish men in north London as a "terrorist incident", the knifing following a series of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites.

Rob Reiner autopsy report not ready, court hears

Autopsy reports into the deaths of US movie director Rob Reiner and his wife have not yet been completed, a Los Angeles court heard Wednesday, as the couple's son made a brief appearance charged with their murders.

Rickelton ton in vain as Hyderabad chase down 244 to beat Mumbai

Ryan Rickelton's maiden IPL century came in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down 244 to beat Mumbai Indians by six wickets in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

Draper out of French Open in fresh injury blow

Jack Draper announced Wednesday he had been ruled out of the French Open with a knee injury.

Ticket price hikes not affecting summer air travel demand: IATA

Demand for summer air travel is holding up well despite airlines hiking ticket prices, although possible shortages of jet fuel could throw a wrench in the key travel period, an industry trade body said Wednesday.

Liverpool 'expect Salah to be available' before Anfield exit

Liverpool said on Wednesday that they expected Mohamed Salah to be "available to play again before the end of this season" after injury threatened to disrupt the star striker's farewell to Anfield.

World snooker champion Zhao Xintong succumbs to 'Crucible curse'

Defending champion Zhao Xintong fell victim to the "Crucible curse" as he was knocked out of the World Snooker Championship on Wednesday following a 13-10 quarter-final defeat by Shaun Murphy.

Departing US still owes money, says WHO chief

The United States has still not paid off its membership fee arrears at the World Health Organization, the WHO chief said Wednesday, with Washington's intention to leave conditional on paying up.

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