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Djokovic survives China Open scare, Sabalenka starts strong

King Charles to evoke colonial 'darkest days' on Caribbean tour

England's Carse charged by cricket body over nightclub incident

Tesla shares jump after global car sales top estimates

Amazon vows $1 bn for data center towns, decries 'myths'

DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures

Oil prices drop on G7 fuel release, US jobs data boosts stocks

Djokovic survives China Open scare against wildcard world no. 104

Man City appeal against explosive ruling on breaches of financial rules

NY governor vows to close loophole after alleged Cornell gang rape

Man City whistleblower Rui Pinto facing 'dire consequences' - lawyers

Russia 'tearing Kyiv apart', mayor says, as strikes paralyse traffic

Taiwan boxer Lin wins Games gold as Japan edge North Korea on penalties

Man City verdict a 'big topic' for England players, says Tuchel

UK PM says 'strong indications' Iran involved in airbase incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday said there were "strong indications" Iran was involved in suspicious activity at a UK airbase that triggered a major security incident this weekend.

US judge accepts Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout settlement

A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement between Paramount and a group of US states that clears the way for its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a Hollywood empire spanning television, news and cinema.

Google restricts access to new AI model over safety concerns

Google on Wednesday said it would withhold its most powerful artificial intelligence model from the public for now, releasing Gemini 4 Argon only to a vetted group of cybersecurity experts to avoid misuse by hackers.

Global stocks mixed as markets weigh higher oil prices, bond yields

Wall Street stocks finished mixed Wednesday after US data gave a reassuring picture on the economy while lofty bond yields weighed on sentiment.

Watchdog clears former US Fed chief Powell in renovation probe

Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded former central bank chief Jerome Powell quit the body's board, despite a watchdog finding no criminal misconduct in a costly Federal Reserve renovation project.

Marsh hails improvements after Australia win final one-day international

Australian captain Mitchell Marsh hailed the improvement shown by his team after they were convincing winners of the third and final one-day international against South Africa in Potchefstroom on Wednesday.

Israel PM hails Indian pilot of rerouted flight for averting disaster

Israel's leader credited the Indian pilot of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, as well as the aircraft's passengers, with averting catastrophe Wednesday after the man was attacked by his co-pilot, sparking a fight for control of the aircraft and forcing an emergency landing.

Fury, Joshua kick off 'battle of Britain' in good spirits

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua were all smiles as they kicked off the countdown to their much-anticipated heavyweight showdown at a pre-fight press conference in London.

Kanye West's Russian concerts have been cancelled, organisers say

US rap star Kanye West's two planned concerts in Russia have been cancelled, organisers said Wednesday, less than two months after their surprise announcement triggered a frenzy of media attention and excitement among Russians.

Ronaldo leaves Portugal training camp after coach says he is dropped

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Wednesday that he had left the team's training camp in Denmark after coach Jorge Jesus told reporters that the striker would be dropped for their next match.

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