A top UN official warned Wednesday that steps by Israel to tighten control of areas of the West Bank administered by the Palestinian Authority amount to "gradual de facto annexation."
Carlos Alcaraz maintained his 100-percent start to the year by battling past Frenchman Valentin Royer in Doha on Wednesday, while his great rival Jannik Sinner also secured a quarter-final place.
The Dallas Mavericks said star Kyrie Irving will miss the rest of the NBA season as he continues to recover from knee surgery in March.
- Environmental groups sue Trump administration over scrapped climate rule
- Major US naval, air buildup sets stage for potential Iran war
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Eight of the nine skiers missing in California after an avalanche have been found dead and one remains missing in horrific blizzard conditions, police said Wednesday.
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Italian Antonio Tiberi took the overall lead of the UAE Tour from Remco Evenepoel after winning the third stage on Wednesday.
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A Paris prosecutor Wednesday called on potential victims of US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to come forward, as magistrates investigate possible offences committed in France or involving French victims or perpetrators.
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Defending champions India beat a spirited Netherlands team by 17 runs on Wednesday ahead of their meeting with South Africa in the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup.
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Prop Archie Griffin has warned Wales to beware his Bath teammate Finn Russell when they face the fly-half's Scotland team in the Six Nations in Cardiff on Saturday.
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Rescuers were conducting an "all-hands" search Wednesday for nine backcountry skiers who went missing after an avalanche in the mountains of California, where a huge storm has dumped several feet of snow.
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US star Mikaela Shiffrin fittingly brought the curtain down on the alpine skiing programme at the Winter Olympics with a long-awaited gold in the women's slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Wednesday.
Global stock markets rose Wednesday as traders assessed company earnings and economic data, while oil prices barreled ahead three percent following US-Iran talks.
Peru's Congress is set to name a new president Wednesday -- the country's eighth in a decade -- after Jose Jeri was impeached on graft allegations barely four months into his term.
Leila Shahid, the first woman diplomat representing Palestine abroad, died in southern France aged 76, her family said Wednesday.
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The United States is building a major force of naval and air assets in the Middle East, potentially setting the stage for a sustained military campaign against Iran.
Slovakia dispatched Germany 6-2 on Wednesday to become the first team to advance to the Olympic men's ice hockey semi-finals before favourites Canada and the United States take to the ice for their games later.
Greece will claim a World War II photo trove posted for sale online believed to show for the first time one of Nazi Germany's worst atrocities in the country, the culture ministry said Wednesday.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged the International Energy Agency on Wednesday to abandon its work on climate change and focus instead on its founding mission.
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- Denmark's King Frederik in Greenland for symbolic show of support
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- Japan's Takaichi formally reappointed as PM following election victory
- Polish bishop goes on trial for paedophilia cover-up
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