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South Korea investigators call off arrest of President Yoon

Kohli out cheaply as Australia pin down India in fifth Test

South Korea to lift Jeju Air plane tail after fatal crash

Thunder stretch NBA win streak to 13 as Celtics edge T-Wolves

Rested Hoge grabs one-shot lead in Hawaii

Osaka into first semi-final since 2022 ahead of Australian Open

US court blocks Biden-era net neutrality rules

Asian shares rise defying slow Wall Street start to 2025

Axing could be end for India's 'Hitman' Rohit in Test cricket

10 years after attack, Charlie Hebdo is uncowed and still provoking

Iran artist's vision for culture hub enlivens rustic district

West Indies spinner Narine signs for Surrey

Off-spinner Sunil Narine will play for Surrey in this season's T20 Blast, the English county side said Wednesday.

Brazil stars protest Bolsonaro environmental policy

Iconic Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso led a star-studded protest Wednesday against President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy, seeking to block a series of bills activists say would be devastating for the Amazon rainforest and beyond.

Magnussen returns to replace sacked Mazepin at Haas

Kevin Magnussen on Wednesday returned to the Haas Formula One team to replace Russian driver Nikita Mazepin who was sacked following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

New Facebook tools target misinformation in users' groups

Facebook on Wednesday began letting groups automatically reject posts identified as containing false information, taking aim at a part of the massive network that has drawn particular concern from misinformation watchdogs.

Russian forces close in on Kyiv on eve of talks

Russian troops closed in on Ukraine's capital Wednesday as the two countries prepared for their first high-level talks since Moscow launched its deadly invasion two weeks ago.

Danish PM says sorry to Inuits forcibly moved to Denmark

Denmark's prime minister apologised in person Wednesday to six Greenlandic Inuits removed from their families and taken to Copenhagen more than 70 years ago as part of an experiment to create a Danish-speaking elite.

Israel, Turkey hail new era after years of broken ties

Israel and Turkey proclaimed a new era in relations on Wednesday following more than a decade of diplomatic rupture, as Israeli President Isaac Herzog made a landmark visit to Ankara.

Volunteers drop everything, cross borders, to help Ukraine refugees

For Simon Massey, a British freelance event coordinator, helping to manage the inflow of refugees from war-torn Ukraine to Poland is very similar to what he does at work, only on a larger scale.

Leicester's Vardy faces 'weeks' out with knee injury

Jamie Vardy will be out of action for "a few weeks" due to a knee injury, Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers said on Wednesday.

Bairstow leads England past 300 against West Indies

Jonny Bairstow was last out for 140 as England extended their first innings by another 43 runs to be dismissed for 311 on the second morning of the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua on Wednesday.

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