US President Donald Trump abruptly paused tariffs on most countries Wednesday after admitting they made the markets nervous, but doubled down on a brutal trade war with superpower rival China.
King Charles III, in Rome on his 20th wedding anniversary to his wife, Camilla, joked Wednesday at a lavish state dinner that Italy had arranged a "dinner for two" for the happy couple.
Latin American leaders on Wednesday urged a united front to tackle US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught and the economic uncertainty it has brought.
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Manager Ruben Amorim says that winning the Europa League this season would be "massive" for Manchester United as he attempts to rebuild a team heading for the club's worst top-flight finish since 1990.
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The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Mike Huckabee, an evangelical Christian who has said Israel enjoys a divine right to the West Bank, as ambassador to Israel.
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US President Donald Trump abruptly backed down Wednesday in his global trade war with a 90 day pause for most countries -- but slapped even more levies against China in what has become a full-scale confrontation between the world's two largest economies.
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Federal judges in New York and Texas temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Wednesday from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members without a court hearing.
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Augusta National has no plans to offer LIV Golf players a direct qualifying path to the Masters like those available to the US and British Opens, Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said on Wednesday.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Beijing knows Russia is recruiting its citizens to fight in Ukraine, claiming Kyiv had the details of at least 155 Chinese nationals who had been deployed to the front.
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UK cinemas have pleaded with audiences to stop throwing popcorn and disrupting screenings of "A Minecraft Movie" after a TikTok trend around the hit video game-based film went viral.
Russia Wednesday denounced France for the brief detention of a government employee at a Paris airport, calling it a "shameful spectacle" that aggravated already strained relations between the two countries.
A dry winter is intensifying wildfires in Nepal, experts said Wednesday, as the capital Kathmandu continued to suffer from hazardous air quality that ranks it among the most polluted cities globally.
Jamaican sprint star Kishane Thompson has told AFP he sees a big margin for improvement after the "major stepping stone" of his surprise Olympic 100 metres silver medal in Paris last year.
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Novak Djokovic said he felt "horrible" as he crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, losing his opening second round match 6-3, 6-4 to Chilean Alejandro Tabilo.
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Augusta National chairman Fred Riley defended on Wednesday the club's decision to invite 2009 Masters champion Angel Cabrera to this year's tournament after he served 30 months in prison for domestic violence.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday during a visit to Panama that the United States does not seek war with China, but will counter what he called the threats it poses in the Americas.
NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon -- but insisting both were achievable.
Universal will build its first European theme park in Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday, unveiling a mega deal with the US film studio that could create thousands of jobs and attract millions of tourists.
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