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Bus hijacking leaves one dead in Los Angeles

Bus hijacking leaves one dead in Los Angeles

A bus hijacking that led to a slow-motion police chase through Los Angeles early Wednesday left one person dead and the alleged gunman in custody, police said.

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UN chief raises alarm over Sudan 'escalation' to army leader

UN chief raises alarm over Sudan 'escalation' to army leader

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres voiced concern Wednesday over "escalation" in Sudan's conflict to the country's army chief when they met on the sidelines of a diplomatic gathering in New York.

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Ecuador firefighters battle blazes choking capital

Ecuador firefighters battle blazes choking capital

Firefighters and helicopters battled five blazes on the outskirts of Quito on Wednesday, as wildfires continue to rip through South American nations that have been turned into tinderboxes by a prolonged drought linked to climate change.

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CONCACAF chooses West Coast venues for Gold Cup

CONCACAF chooses West Coast venues for Gold Cup

CONCACAF announced their 14 venues for June's Gold Cup on Wednesday with no East Coast venues featuring due to the clash with FIFA's new expanded Club World Cup.

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Ohtani 50-50 home run ball up for auction

Ohtani 50-50 home run ball up for auction

The home run ball that saw Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani become the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in one season is for sale, auction house Goldin said Wednesday.

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Trump accuses Zelensky of refusing to strike a deal on war

Trump accuses Zelensky of refusing to strike a deal on war

Former US president Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky of refusing to "make a deal" to end his country's war with Russia.

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Putin proposes broader criteria for using nuclear arms

Putin proposes broader criteria for using nuclear arms

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced plans to broaden Russia's rules on the use of its nuclear weaponry, allowing it to unleash a nuclear response in the event of a "massive" air attack.

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Zelensky alleges Russian plot on nuclear plants in defiant UN address

Zelensky alleges Russian plot on nuclear plants in defiant UN address

President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Wednesday of plotting potentially catastrophic attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants, in a defiant UN address in which he denounced bids to impose peace from the outside.

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France's Ubisoft pushes back new 'Assassin's Creed' game to February

France's Ubisoft pushes back new 'Assassin's Creed' game to February

The latest instalment of the hugely popular "Assassin's Creed" video game series has been delayed to February instead of coming out in November as planned, its French publisher Ubisoft said Wednesday.

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Paris fashion: The Dries dream lives on without Van Noten

Paris fashion: The Dries dream lives on without Van Noten

The "Prince of Prints" is gone, but Dries Van Noten the style legend lives on, wowing his army of fans at Paris Fashion Week Wednesday with his brand's first show since the designer retired in June.

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