Stocks rally, oil extends losses as Trump fans fresh peace hopes
Stocks rose and oil fell again Wednesday after Donald Trump said a second round of US-Iran talks could take place "over the next two days", fuelling hopes for a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow crude to flow again.
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Pope to urge peace in Cameroon's conflict zone
Pope Leo XIV is to arrive in Cameroon on Wednesday, the second stage of an African tour shadowed by insults from US President Donald Trump and suicide attacks in Algeria on his first day.
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US lawmaker demands FIFA pay World Cup transport bill amid ticket hikes
A top US lawmaker called on FIFA to pay for World Cup public transportation costs on Tuesday following a report that local authorities in New Jersey are planning massive price hikes during the tournament.
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World Cup 2026: Haiti, a ravaged nation whose heart beats for football
On a street in a suburb of Port-au-Prince, a dozen teenagers using stones for goalposts are immersed in a Sunday game of football as traffic winds around them.
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'Listening bars' bloom as hottest new nightlife trend
Not quite like a gig or going clubbing, but there's a new night out spreading in cities around the world: an evening at a "listening bar".
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Cinema owners welcome back an old friend as Godzilla sequel unveiled
Japan's most famous monster thundered into CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday as theater-owners got their first look at "Godzilla Minus Zero," which sees the creature rampage through New York.
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Ekitike injury 'looks really bad', says concerned Slot
Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he would be surprised if Hugo Ekitike features again this season after being stretchered off in his side's Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain.
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Atletico 'ready' for Champions League success at last: Simeone
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said that his team was ready to finally win the Champions League after knocking out Barcelona on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals.
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Slot in the firing line as Liverpool blown away by PSG
Mohamed Salah's glorious Liverpool career will have an anti-climactic end after Paris Saint-Germain swatted aside Arne Slot's men in a meek Champions League exit that will ensure a trophyless season for the Reds.
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Barcelona deserved to go through but must learn from KO: Flick
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he believes his eliminated team deserved to progress to the Champions League semi-finals but had to learn from their 3-2 aggregate defeat by Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.
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