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Iran Guards say won't reopen Hormuz without US meeting all Tehran's conditions

South Korea FA apologises after sex scandal adds to controversies

Messi absent after father's death as Miami lose in Leagues Cup

Indonesia closes national park as wildfire spreads

Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms

ZXMoto leads China's charge to dominate the global motorbike market

Iran issues demands for reopening of Hormuz

Top-ranked Sabalenka, Pegula stunned in Toronto fourth round

Afghanistan's gold rush upends lives and landscapes

Japan nuclear debate unnerves proponents of pacifism

Messi missing after father's death as Miami lose in Leagues Cup

Spanish teen Jodar ousts eighth seed Lehecka at Montreal

World number one Sabalenka ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Glencore rewards shareholders after coal-fuelled profits

Swiss mining giant Glencore said Wednesday it would dish out $7.1 billion to shareholders after posting record profits driven by a surge in coal prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Residents leave Ukraine's Chasiv Yar to escape Bakhmut fighting

As a Soviet army conscript, Vasil Slabun helped in the clean-up of radioactive material after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986.

Protests break out in Nigerian city over cash shortages

Angry bank customers burned tyres and blocked streets in a southwest Nigerian city on Wednesday in protests over scarcity of naira cash, police and residents said.

United manager Ten Hag wishes Barcelona tie was Europa League final

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes his side's last 32 Europa League clash against Barcelona would have been worthy of the final itself.

Germany's Schmid, Norway's Tviberg win world parallel golds

Germany's Alexander Schmid and Norway's Maria Therese Tviberg claimed golds in the men and women's individual parallel events at the World Ski Championships on Wednesday.

Scotland's leader Sturgeon announces shock resignation

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation Wednesday after more than eight years leading its devolved government, in a shock move jolting UK politics on both sides of the border.

France's Atonio set to miss Six Nations run-in with ban

France prop Uini Atonio is set to miss the remainder of France's Six Nations title defence after being handed a three-week ban by a disciplinary committee on Wednesday.

Stock markets diverge as traders react to inflation numbers

Europe stock markets climbed Wednesday after Asian counterparts finished lower, with traders digesting news of cooler UK and US inflation.

Former Nigeria VP rolls dice for sixth presidential run

The first time Atiku Abubakar ran for Nigeria's presidency, his country was still under military rule and Nelson Mandela was about to win a Nobel prize for ending apartheid.

'I am a human being as well': Scotland's Sturgeon bows out

Less than a month ago, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said she still had "plenty in the tank" following the shock resignation of New Zealand's prime minister.

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