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The United States and Britain on Wednesday committed to provide nearly $1.5 billion in support for Ukraine and promised a swift answer to Kyiv's requests to ease restrictions on weapons capable of striking deeper into Russia.

Liam Livingstone took three wickets and fellow spinner Adil Rashid also struck as England fought back to hold Australia to 179 all out in the first T20 in Southampton on Wednesday.

Hundreds of Venezuelans marched on the Brazilian embassy in Caracas Wednesday to appeal for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's help in securing the freedom of some 2,500 "political prisoners."

Images of towering wildfires tearing through forests and leaving a national park in cinders have kept many tourists away, putting one of Canada's top industries on edge.

Adjacent team cottages have produced some awkward moments at this week's Solheim Cup, with European golfers having breakfast near US players on the driving range before changes were made.

Haiti's government on Wednesday condemned "discriminatory remarks" made by US presidential candidate Donald Trump and other Republicans, who spouted debunked claims that Haitian migrants were eating pet cats and dogs in the state of Ohio.

Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday.

A wildfire in the hills near Los Angeles exploded overnight, torching dozens of homes as its footprint increased 1,000 percent by Wednesday.

Rory McIlroy believes golf fans deserve to see the world's best compete against each other more regularly and hopes for a breakthrough in negotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson "strongly denies" the sexual assault allegations made in a civil lawsuit, the player’s attorney said on Wednesday.

The United States and Britain on Wednesday committed to nearly $1.5 billion in support for Ukraine and promised to consider quickly requests to ease restrictions on weapons to strike deeper into Russia.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's contested judicial reforms, which were approved by lawmakers on Wednesday, will make Mexico the world's only country to elect all its judges by popular vote.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump shook hands Wednesday at New York's 9/11 memorial to mark the anniversary of the attacks, briefly putting politics aside hours after they clashed in a fiery presidential debate.

Lawmakers in Mexico approved controversial reforms on Wednesday that will make it the first country to allow voters to elect all judges, hours after protesters invaded the Senate to disrupt debate.

Employees at Kenya's main airport called off their day-long strike which had stranded thousands of passengers as scores of flights were cancelled or delayed, union leaders said on Wednesday.

Tens of thousands of flag-waving supporters of Catalan independence rallied in Barcelona on the Spanish region's commemorative day, with separatists deeply divided and out of office in Catalonia for the first time in over a decade.

Cristiano Ronaldo says Erik ten Hag's attitude is too negative, urging the Manchester United manager to target the Premier League title even though the club need to "rebuild from the bottom".

US stocks fell on Wednesday as consumer inflation data fuelled debate about the size of an expected Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week and the outlook for further cuts.

A bridge partially collapsed in the eastern German city of Dresden early on Wednesday, with authorities saying that no one was injured but that there was a risk of further sections crumbling.

Former England manager Gareth Southgate said on Wednesday he is in no rush to return to management and could even step away from football for his next job.

Kylian Mbappe's entourage said on Wednesday they had refused the French football league's (LFP) offer to act as a mediator between the France captain and Paris Saint-Germain in their dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses for the striker, the club announced on Wednesday.

Cities and villages across France are scrambling to rid themselves of plaques while schools are moving to change their names following a raft of posthumous sexual abuse accusations against a charity icon who was showered with accolades in his lifetime.

A new study posits a very surprising answer to one of history's great mysteries -- what killed off the Neanderthals?

Two recent studies have cast doubt on a popular theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered a societal collapse because they overexploited their natural resources, an event often labelled one of history's first "ecocides".

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump shook hands Wednesday at New York's 9/11 memorial to mark the anniversary of the attacks, hours after they clashed in a combustible TV debate.

The president of medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused Italy's hard-right government Wednesday of seeking to criminalise humanitarian aid to drowning migrants, as a court suspended authorities' blockage of its ship.

A year after twin Hollywood strikes robbed the Toronto International Film Festival of much of its red carpet glamour, the brightest stars have returned to Canada's biggest city -- and brought their fashion A-game.

Iran and Iraq on Wednesday signed more than a dozen agreements to deepen already strong ties as Masoud Pezeshkian visited Baghdad on his first foreign trip as president of the Islamic republic.

Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials joined dignitaries in neighbouring Turkmenistan to celebrate its completion on that side of the border.

The US and British top diplomats vowed Wednesday to work together for Ukraine's victory as they discussed further easing rules on firing Western weapons into Russia, whose alleged acquisition of Iranian missiles has raised new fears.

US stocks diverged on Wednesday as consumer inflation fell more than expected, fuelling a debate about the size of an expected Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week.

Style is ageless, say a group of retirees who have just debuted their self-made collection at the Vienna Fashion Week.