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Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors after devastating storms killed 17 people, caused dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst, with officials warning rain will persist on Wednesday.

Engineering graduate Abhijeet Dipke said he didn't intend to spark a student movement, after India's chief justice reportedly likened young people who criticised the government to "cockroaches" and "parasites".

Former Australia Test cricketer Stuart MacGill lost an appeal Wednesday against his conviction and sentence over a cocaine deal.

Pan Sok still remembers his relative screaming as a tiger dragged him away one night, deep inside the Cambodian rainforest where they were tapping trees for resin.

Oil prices extended a surge on Wednesday as the Middle East crisis burst back into the spotlight with US forces launching fresh strikes on Iran after an attack on three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

The sound of pliers clicking filled a workshop in eastern China's Hangzhou as a group of women practised stripping wires, their female instructor moving around the classroom to offer advice.

Funeral processions carrying the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei will pass on Wednesday through Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.

When a person goes missing, their relatives usually contact the police, hospitals or even the morgue.

Eliana Garcia, 38 weeks pregnant, ran with her family to a baseball field on the afternoon of June 24 when the earth shook violently in La Guaira, on the Venezuelan coast where twin earthquakes hit hard.

As a child, Enrique Bordallo would gaze in awe at the starry night sky in rural Spain. Next month's solar eclipse has now made his passion a popular obsession.

Day will briefly turn into night across a swathe of northern Spain on August 12, when the Moon will completely cover the Sun during a rare total solar eclipse.

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Tuesday the international airport damaged in last month's twin earthquakes would reopen as soon as possible using an alternative runway.

After a pomp-filled welcome in Ankara where his NATO allies were at pains to keep him onside, US President Donald Trump was to get down to the hard business of the summit on Wednesday.

The World Cup is down to just eight teams, with a heavyweight line-up set to do battle in the quarter-finals from Thursday.

Former Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa has been appointed manager of English Premier League side Fulham, the club announced on Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic admitted even he was surprised by his ability to out-last Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set epic that ranked as the longest quarter-final in Wimbledon history.

Lionel Messi led a stunning late fightback as Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, the reigning champions recovering from a two-goal deficit to escape a monumental upset.

Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw on Tuesday to set up a quarter-final with defending champions Argentina.

US forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, sharply escalating a confrontation that has already shaken efforts to end the Middle East war.

Novak Djokovic battled through Wimbledon's longest ever quarter-final to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set epic on Tuesday as the former champion set up a titanic clash with defending champion Jannik Sinner.

Novak Djokovic will face defending champion Jannik Sinner in a blockbuster Wimbledon semi-final after the indefatigable Serb ignored a calf injury to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in a marathon five-set thriller on Tuesday.

Despite hiring an elite coach, talking up a "golden generation" of players and even benefiting from White House pressure to get a striker unbanned, the US dream of a miracle World Cup win on home soil has ended exactly as it did four years ago.

US forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, sharply escalating a confrontation that has already shaken efforts to end the Middle East war.

Kylian Mbappe's critics might say he has not always been a true team player but the France superstar is revelling in his role as captain at this World Cup, as he seeks to lead Les Bleus to a third title.

Lionel Messi said his tears after Argentina's dramatic 3-2 win over Egypt to reach the World Cup quarter-finals were "a release" in what could have been his final international appearance.

India captain Shreyas Iyer said his side had been "atrocious" after suffering their worst ever T20 defeat, in terms of runs, during a humiliating thrashing by England at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.

Netflix is pushing deeper into the short-form video territory dominated by TikTok and YouTube, striking licensing deals with a slate of major US media publishers to carry bite-sized content on its platform.

West Indies completed their first home Test series triumph for two years when the second and final match against Sri Lanka petered out into a tame, rain-affected draw on the last day at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Tuesday.

Elias Eduardo Chayeb wept for joy on seeing that the apartment building he helped his father construct in La Guaira was still standing, a sentinel in a sea of destruction caused by Venezuela's devastating earthquakes.

Americans wanted a summer of fun. They got a giant Donald Trump cage fight instead.

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan claimed his side had been "cheated" out of a place in the World Cup quarter-finals after Argentina staged a stunning late comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 on Tuesday.

The United States revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Iranian oil Tuesday after three tankers were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, raising pressure on Tehran as it negotiates with Washington over ending the Middle East war.