Rising Canada star Mboko credits family for keeping her grounded
Canadian Victoria Mboko said her tight-knit family have ensured her feet stay on the ground as she continues her ascent to tennis' upper echelons after reaching the third round of her debut Grand Slam appearance at Roland Garros on Wednesday.
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Israel said Wednesday its military killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas's presumed Gaza leader and the brother of Yahya, the slain mastermind of the October 2023 attacks that sparked the Gaza war.
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US stocks rise, focus on Nvidia
US stock markets rose on Wednesday as investors focused on prospects for Big Tech profitability, while European indices swung lower.
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Zheng feeling the love in Paris but wary of 'hungry' Mboko
China's Zheng Qinwen said Wednesday she was feeling the love of the Paris crowd where she won Olympic gold last year but is wary of Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko who now awaits in the third round of the French Open.
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Kremlin rebuffs Zelensky's call for meeting with Trump, Putin
The Kremlin on Wednesday rebuffed a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a three-way summit with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as Kyiv seeks to force Moscow to halt its more than three-year-long invasion.
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UK records sunniest spring in over a century
The UK had its sunniest spring since records began, the Met Office said on Wednesday after weeks of above-average temperatures and dry weather in the country known for its rainy days.
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French surgeon handed maximum term for abusing children for decades
A French court on Wednesday gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades.
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Taiwan's Garland vows to keep the faith on Grand Slam debut
Taiwan's world number 175 Joanna Garland told AFP she will rely on her self-belief as she prepares for her second-round match at the French Open after overcoming a serious injury to qualify for a maiden Grand Slam appearance.
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Paolini through as Swiatek, Alcaraz eye French Open third round
Jasmine Paolini moved into the French Open third round on Wednesday as Iga Swiatek continued her bid for a fourth straight Roland Garros crown, with title favourites Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz also in action.
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Kazakhstan to allow hunting once endangered antelopes
Kazakhstan said Wednesday it will authorise the hunting of saiga antelopes, once an endangered species that the government says is now threatening farming in the vast Central Asian country.
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