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Asian markets mixed ahead of Trump-Xi talks

India target record Asian Games medal haul as LA 2028 beckons

Tracing the 'Green Sahara' in Chad's northern desert

Asian markets mostly drop ahead of Trump-Xi talks

US comics slam 'censorship' after Kimmel pulled

China's Xiaomi to remotely fix assisted driving flaw in 110,000 SU7 cars

Brewing battle: coffee booms in tea-loving Kosovo

Dortmund on lookout for leaders as familiar cracks emerge

BoJ holds interest rates but to sell funds in shift from easing policy

Real Madrid aiming to stay perfect against impressive Espanyol

Georgia's Niniashvili aims to stay 'crazy' at new club La Rochelle

Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe

Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe.

Woodman-Wickliffe lines up 'one last ride' for Black Ferns at World Cup

For a woman who has dominated women's rugby union over the last decade, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe retains an infectious enthusiasm as she approaches what is likely to be her final competition, the 2025 Women's World Cup.

Bournemouth splash out on Diakite as Zabarnyi replacement

Bournemouth completed the signing of centre-back Bafode Diakite from Lille on Wednesday to help fill the void left by Illia Zabarnyi's move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Renowned Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim dies at 88

Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim, famed for his critiques of political repression, neoliberalism and Western hegemony, has died at the age of 88, the culture ministry announced on Wednesday.

Romero replaces Son as Spurs captain

Cristian Romero has been named as Tottenham's new captain after the departure of club legend Son Heung-min.

150 species saved in England, but 'time running out' to halt decline

A multi-million pound conservation programme in England helped save 150 struggling species but "time is running out" to halt the decline, the head of Natural England, which led the initiative, said Wednesday.

Man Utd in 'no man's land' due to lack of plan, says Rashford

Marcus Rashford decried Manchester United's lack of strategy as leaving the English giants in "no man's land" after joining Barcelona on loan.

Musk clashes with Altman after accusing App Store of favoring OpenAI

Elon Musk has accused Apple of unfairly favoring ChatGPT on its App Store and threatened legal action, triggering a fiery exchange with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday.

Nepal waives climbing fees for 97 mountain peaks

Nepal has waived climbing fees for 97 mountains, officials said on Wednesday, hoping to steer people to its lesser-known peaks and boost local economies.