VW Group to settle UK 'dieselgate' claims for £193 mn
Volkswagen on Wednesday said it would pay £193 million ($242 million, 226 million euros) to British claimants over its 2015 diesel emissions tests cheating scandal.
Read moreIndia jails Kashmir independence leader for life
A former militant and campaigner for Kashmir independence was sentenced to life imprisonment on terrorism charges Wednesday by an Indian court.
Read moreMuchova downs fourth seed Sakkari in French Open second round
Greek fourth seed Maria Sakkari crashed out in the French Open second round Wednesday, going down 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4) to Czech world number 81 Karolina Muchova.
Read moreNike halts sales to retailers in Russia
Nike will not renew licensing agreements in Russia, the company said Wednesday, joining a growing list of Western companies pulling back from the country following the Ukraine invasion of Ukraine.
Read more'Nightmare' as gunman murders 19 children, two teachers in Texas
A tight-knit Latino community in Texas was wracked with grief Wednesday after a teen in body armor marched into an elementary school and killed 19 small children and two teachers, in the latest spasm of deadly gun violence in America.
Read moreChina offers South Pacific nations security, free trade agreements
China has put forward plans to dramatically expand security and economic cooperation with South Pacific nations, with one regional leader calling it a thinly veiled effort to lock them into "Beijing's orbit".
Read moreKate Moss says Johnny Depp never threw her down any stairs
British model Kate Moss on Wednesday dismissed reports that her former boyfriend Johnny Depp once threw her down a flight of stairs, saying it never happened.
Read moreUK's PM urged to quit over drunken 'Partygate' culture
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected calls to resign after an inquiry Wednesday found that he presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties that featured drunken fighting among staff.
Read moreEuropean and US stock markets struggle to recover
European and US stock markets struggled to mount a rebound Wednesday as investors weighed the fallout from surging inflation, higher interest rates, China's economic slowdown and the Ukraine war.
Read more'I'm against the war and support Ukraine players 100%,' says Belarus star
Belarus tennis star Aliaksandra Sasnovich may be banned from Wimbledon but she insisted Wednesday that she opposed the ongoing war in Ukraine and supports players from the embattled country "100%".
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