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Swiss to vote on creating giant 'climate fund'

Israel, Iran launch fresh attacks as war spreads

Google to open German centre for 'AI development'

Winter Paralympics to start with icy blast as Ukraine lead ceremony boycott

Sci-fi without AI: Oscar nominated 'Arco' director prefers human touch

Ex-guerrillas battle low support in Colombia election

'She's coming back': Djokovic predicts Serena return

Hamilton vows 'no holding back' in his 20th Formula One season

Two-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, hit by blackout

US sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka as war spreads

After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan minerals

Hopes of US shutdown deal fail to sustain market rally

Stock markets fluctuated Wednesday as optimism that the US government shutdown was nearing an end and another Federal Reserve interest rate cut was on the horizon failed to sustain a rally.

US military personnel do not risk prosecution for drug strikes: Justice Dept

The US Justice Department on Wednesday defended lethal military strikes on suspected drug traffickers, brushing aside charges they may amount to extrajudicial killings that merit legal prosecution.

Jailed writer Sansal on way to Germany after Algeria pardon

Jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was on his way to Germany for medical treatment on Wednesday after Algiers agreed to a German request that he be pardoned.

Ukraine ministers resign over major corruption scandals

Ukraine's energy and justice ministers resigned on Wednesday over their alleged involvement in a sweeping corruption scandal in the country's energy sector.

Record-breaking US shutdown to end as political fallout begins

Congress looked set Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history -- 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game.

Wallets, not warming, make voters care about climate: California governor

California Governor Gavin Newsom says his Democratic party is "back on its feet" after a string of election wins -- and the way to make Americans care about global warming is to show how it affects their wallets.

Astronomers spot storm on another star for first time

Astronomers revealed Wednesday they have detected a storm on a star other than our Sun for the first time, discovering an explosion so violent it could have stripped away the atmosphere of any planets unlucky enough to be nearby.

G7 foreign ministers seek to boost Ukraine war effort

G7 foreign ministers held talks Wednesday focused on bolstering Ukraine's war effort, as meeting host Canada unveiled new sanctions targeting Russian drone and energy production.

Released Epstein emails allege Trump 'knew about the girls'

Democrats released emails Wednesday in which Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump was aware of the disgraced financier's sexual abuse and had "spent hours" with one of his victims at his house.

Rees-Zammit back in Wales 'happy place' after Test return

Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit said on Wednesday he had been back to his "happy place" after ending his 18-month exile from international rugby in Cardiff a "heavier and quicker" player following a spell in American football.

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