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Rybakina ousts Osaka to book Toronto semi-final against Gauff

New Zealand PM survives leadership challenge months from election

Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 240

Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

Charges dropped against Bondi Beach attack hero

Oil prices rise, stocks mixed ahead of crucial US inflation data

Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding

UK 'joke' candidate Binface pushes serious point about politics

The perfect storm that turbocharged Venezuela's twin quakes

New Zealand PM Luxon survives leadership challenge months from election

2.4 million girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO

Cuba celebrates Castro's 100th as his revolution faces its toughest test

Colombians dig through rubble as quake death toll surpasses 240

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Ukraine needs $411 bn for reconstruction, recovery: World Bank

Ukraine's reconstruction and recovery needs have grown to $411 billion, just over a year since Russia's invasion, the World Bank said Wednesday.

Kenya's Ruto seeks to reassure investors after protests

Kenya's President William Ruto on Wednesday vowed to rein in "impunity" and sought to reassure investors in the wake of violent opposition protests against his government.

Greek trains partially resume after rail disaster

Some intercity rail travel resumed in Greece on Wednesday for the first time since a head-on collision killed 57 people in the nation's worst rail disaster more than three weeks ago, operator Hellenic Train said.

Brazil police thwart plot to murder, kidnap officials

Brazilian police on Wednesday rounded up participants in an alleged conspiracy to assassinate and kidnap public figures, including an ex-judge, authorities said.

Humanity has 'broken the water cycle,' UN chief warns

The future of humanity's "lifeblood" -- water -- is under threat across the planet, the UN secretary-general warned Wednesday at the opening of the first major UN meeting on water resources in nearly half a century.

Defiant Johnson begins UK parliament grilling over 'Partygate'

Britain's parliament on Wednesday opened an inquisition of former prime minister Boris Johnson about "Partygate" that could decide his political future.

Trump jury reconvenes, New York on edge over likely indictment

A grand jury was set to reconvene in New York on Wednesday as it weighs whether to charge ex-president Donald Trump over hush money paid to a porn star.

25 injured after ship lurches in Edinburgh dock

Fifteen were taken to hospital and 10 others treated for injuries on Wednesday after a ship tipped over in high winds at a dry dock in Edinburgh, prompting emergency services to declare a "major incident".

Stock markets mixed before crucial Fed rate call

Wall Street fell but European stock markets rose on Wednesday as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision following upheaval in the banking sector.

King Charles visit to France at risk of strikes, disruption

King Charles III risks facing rubbish-strewn streets, transport strikes and disruption to his visit when he travels to France next week for his first foreign trip.

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