FIFA President Gianni Infantino brushed off criticism over World Cup visa issues and sky-high ticket prices on Wednesday in a defiant eve-of-tournament press conference.
American 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus edged to a second Diamond League 800m win in Oslo on Wednesday, while Letsile Tebogo stormed to victory in a 200m field which included Australian sensation Gout Gout.
French pop icon Patrick Bruel was charged with rape and sexual assault on Wednesday, after nearly two dozen women came forward to make allegations against him, some dating back to the 1990s.
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Economy
Global stock markets mostly fell on Wednesday as fresh strikes in the Middle East, a jump in US inflation and a tech sell-off weighed on sentiment.
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Kieran McKenna is to step down as manager of Ipswich Town, just weeks after overseeing the club's return to the Premier League.
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Pope Leo XIV arrived Wednesday at Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia Basilica to bless its giant new tower and celebrate mass inside what is now the world's tallest church.
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Serena Williams's long-awaited return to competitive tennis was left in the balance Wednesday after doubles partner Victoria Mboko was forced to retire in her opening singles match during the WTA tour event at Queen's Club.
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FIFA has issued World Cup accreditation to French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who has been detained in Algeria for a year, Reporters Without Borders told AFP on Wednesday.
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Sports
US President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to attend the World Cup, as the global football tournament prepares to kick off.
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Lamine Yamal is desperate to return from injury to leave a mark on "his World Cup" said Spain's technical director Aitor Karanka said on Wednesday.
Brazil players gave coach Carlo Ancelotti a guard of honour for his birthday at a pre-World Cup training session Wednesday attended by Spike Lee.
Haiti's achievement in qualifying for the World Cup amid ongoing turmoil in the Caribbean nation is one of the most inspiring stories of this year's tournament, and the team are now hoping to make a real impact in the United States as they prepare for their opening game.
President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that he would renew US attacks on Iran, saying Tehran had taken too long to agree a deal to end the Middle East war and accusing its negotiators of "playing us for suckers."
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Technology
NASA's administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the makeup of the space agency's latest Artemis crew, an all-male group.
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President Donald Trump said the United States will renew attacks on Iran on Wednesday, accusing Tehran's peace negotiators of "playing us for suckers."
Elon Musk's SpaceX is just days from a historic stock market debut set to break all norms, drawing feverish excitement from Wall Street's financial wizards even as skeptics question whether the rocket maker can ever turn a profit.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday said that he "never victimized anyone" as he faced questioning from US lawmakers over his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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