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Alcaraz, Sabalenka into US Open last 16 as Williams sisters lose on return

Trump sends envoys to Moscow, Kyiv with new plan to 'end war'

Williams sisters fall in thrilling return to US Open doubles

'Mini-dictatorship': Students slam Argentina-run residence in Paris

Bangladesh measles toll nears grim 1,000-child mark

The disgraced banker stirring the pot in Brazil's Supreme Court

Bolivia farmers return to streets over diesel price hikes

Panama Canal begins reducing crossings due to El Nino

Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games

Trump again seeks to remove protections for wolves

Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map

'Getting there' - Alcaraz into US Open last 16 along with Sabalenka

Bad weather will not affect All Blacks, says captain Savea

Isak ready to show world his quality, says Van Dijk

Europeans urge Trump to push for Ukraine ceasefire in Putin summit

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and his European allies urged US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to support Kyiv and push for a ceasefire when he meets Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska this week.

Stocks extend gains on US rate-cut bets

Stock markets rose Wednesday, with Wall Street building on the previous day's record highs after steady US inflation data fuelled hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.

Venus Williams receives wild card for US Open singles

Two-time former champion Venus Williams is set to make her 25th US Open appearance after receiving a wild card into the women's singles.

Massive fire burns on mountain near western Canada city

Nearly 20,000 residents of a community in western Canada were on standby Wednesday as a wildfire engulfed a mountain overlooking the city of Port Alberni, the latest area threatened in the country's second-worst fire season on record.

Plastic pollution plague blights Asia

Kulsum Beghum sorts waste at a landfill in Dhaka. Her blood contains 650 microplastic particles per millilitre, according to an analysis funded by a waste pickers' union.

Typhoon Podul pummels Taiwan, heads towards China

Typhoon Podul pounded Taiwan on Wednesday, shutting down businesses in the south, grounding flights and knocking out power for thousands of households, while parts of China made preparations for the storm to make landfall.

Russia in major Ukraine advance as Europe braces for Trump-Putin meet

Russia's offensive in eastern Ukraine was gaining speed and seizing ground Wednesday as European leaders were to hold online talks with US President Donald Trump ahead of his Alaska summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Stock markets extend gains on growing US rate cut hopes

Stock markets rose Wednesday, with Wall Street building on the previous day's record highs after steady US inflation data fuelled hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.

Typhoon Podul pummels Taiwan, heads towards mainland

Typhoon Podul pounded Taiwan on Wednesday, shutting down businesses, grounding flights and knocking out power for tens of thousands of households, while parts of mainland China made ready for the storm.