US confirms ambassador to Russia after three-month gap
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed a Russian-speaking career diplomat as ambassador to Russia, ending a three-month gap that comes as tensions soar over the Ukraine war.
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Zelensky lands in Washington, secures new US military aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived Wednesday in Washington on his first foreign trip since Russia's invasion, with US leaders hailing him as "heroic" and pledging to provide new missile defense systems.
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Europe's access to space in jeopardy after Vega-C rocket failure
Flights of the new European Vega-C rocket have been suspended pending an investigation into an overnight launch failure, French firm Arianespace said Wednesday, leaving Europe with few avenues into space.
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Guardiola says Champions League title needed to 'complete' City stint
Pep Guardiola has insisted his time as manager of Manchester City will "not be complete" if he fails to win the Champions League.
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Chicken tikka masala inventor dies aged 77
A chef from Glasgow, who claims to have invented the curry dish chicken tikka masala, has died at the age of 77, a family member told AFP on Wednesday.
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Italy's black prop Traore blasts racism after rotten banana Christmas gift
Treviso's Italy prop Cherif Traore said on Wednesday he would no longer stay silent about the racism he has suffered after a club team-mate gave him a rotten banana as a Christmas present.
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Wicked winter storm threatens US holiday travel chaos
Life-threatening blizzards and bone-chilling winds are forecast across much of the United States over the next few days, threatening chaos for millions during the peak holiday travel period.
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Italian cycling commemorated with Florence start to 2024 Tour de France
Starting the 2024 Tour de France in Florence will fix an "incongruity" and celebrate Italian cycling, race director Christian Prudhomme told AFP on Wednesday as he confirmed the first-ever Italian Grand Depart.
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'Flash Gordon' director Mike Hodges dies aged 90: media
Mike Hodges, the British director of gritty 1970s crime drama "Get Carter" and 1980 film "Flash Gordon", has died at the age of 90, media reported Wednesday.
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Netanyahu poised to announce Israeli government
Benjamin Netanyahu was poised Wednesday to announce an Israeli government, assuming power for a third time since the 1990s, with an administration expected to be the most right-wing in Israel's history.
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