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Iran said Wednesday that talks with the United States were going ahead as planned later this week, as President Donald Trump piled pressure on Tehran's supreme leader by saying he should be "very worried."

Gazan health officials said Israeli air strikes on Wednesday killed 24 people, with Israel's military saying the attacks were in response to one of its officers being wounded by enemy gunfire.

The crown of French Empress Eugenie, which was abandoned by fleeing thieves who staged a brazen robbery at the Louvre last year, is nearly intact and will be fully restored, the museum said Wednesday.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer Wednesday said he regretted naming Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, following fresh allegations about the disgraced envoy's close ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sustained an abdominal strain and will miss the NBA All-Star Game before being re-evaluated following the All-Star break, the Oklahoma City Thunder said Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that a "softer touch" may be needed on immigration, as his administration said 700 federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota after weeks of aggressive and even deadly operations.

If there are no second acts in American life, nobody told Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold.

A man who plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before the US election, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.

Inside a Native American community center in northern Minneapolis, Jessica Glidden is getting her tribal identity card issued as the city has become the focus of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

Anthony Davis, a 10-time NBA All-Star forward, was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to Washington in a blockbuster deal involving eight players and five NBA Draft picks, ESPN reported on Wednesday.

Russia said Wednesday it was "no longer bound" by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it could deploy, as its last arms control treaty with the United States looked set to expire.

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday rejected China's threat to make the Central American country pay a "heavy price" after a Hong Kong company was evicted from two ports on the Panama Canal.

Colombia killed seven guerrilla fighters Wednesday after presidents Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump vowed to jointly target narco bosses, prompting a powerful cartel to exit peace talks in the violence-blighted country.

Wildfires are growing larger, lasting longer and happening more often as the climate warms -- but the toll from their toxic smoke, especially from long-term exposure, remains poorly understood.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined fellow tech tycoon Elon Musk in slamming Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over his "dangerous" plan to ban social media for under-16s.

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics' sports programme began on Wednesday with the curling mixed doubles, which started two days before the opening ceremony in Milan.

The global cholera vaccine supply is finally high enough to allow regular vaccination campaigns to resume after a three-year halt, the World Health Organization and partners said Wednesday.

Wales flanker Josh Macleod believes his struggling side's Six Nations opener away to in-form England on Saturday could provide the intense physical encounter they need to spring a surprise.

Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Iran and other thorny subjects Wednesday with both US counterpart Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, hailing tighter ties with Moscow and calling for "mutual respect" with Washington.

In just his second NFL season, 23-year-old Drake Maye can make history Sunday as the youngest quarterback ever to win the Super Bowl.

Unstoppable Mikaela Shiffrin and Swiss master Marco Odermatt headline the alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, but doubts remain over comeback queen Lindsey Vonn, arguably one of the biggest names at the Milan-Cortina Games.

US President Donald Trump's administration called Wednesday for a preferential trade zone among allies on critical minerals crucial for advanced technology, in a rare turn to multilateralism in the face of China's dominance.

A first day of talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States seeking to broker an end to the war in Ukraine concluded Wednesday in Abu Dhabi with Kyiv describing the negotiations as "substantive and productive".

Victims of a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, for which Australian mining giant BHP has been found liable, attended a London hearing on Wednesday ahead of a trial to determine damages.

Global stock markets largely stabilised Wednesday even though a tech-led selloff on Wall Street spurred by AI disruption fears continued.

Russia vowed Wednesday to act "responsibly" hours before its last nuclear treaty with the United States was set to expire, as fears mounted that the agreement's collapse could spur a new arms race.

Scotland scrum-half Ben White believes his three seasons in France's Top 14 with Toulon have made him better prepared for the demands of international rugby union.

The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday, saying that "painful" restructuring was needed at the storied newspaper.

In-form France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert is ready to step into the spotlight and shine in the reigning champions' Six Nations opener against Ireland, his captain Antoine Dupont said on Wednesday.

An artist who restored a fresco in a church in central Rome with a likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has wiped out his own artwork after it sparked outrage.

As Israel begins to allow a trickle of Palestinians through the Rafah border crossing, Gazans stranded in Egypt are torn between staying in exile without formal status or returning to a land in ruins.

Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced the removal of 700 immigration enforcement officers from Minnesota after weeks of operations and the fatal shooting of two protesters that sparked outrage across the United States.