Anthony Davis, a 10-time NBA All-Star forward, was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to Washington in a blockbuster deal involving eight players and five NBA Draft picks, ESPN reported on Wednesday.
Russia said Wednesday it was "no longer bound" by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it could deploy, as its last arms control treaty with the United States looked set to expire.
Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday rejected China's threat to make the Central American country pay a "heavy price" after a Hong Kong company was evicted from two ports on the Panama Canal.
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined fellow tech tycoon Elon Musk in slamming Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over his "dangerous" plan to ban social media for under-16s.
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The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday, saying that "painful" restructuring was needed at the storied newspaper.
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In-form France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert is ready to step into the spotlight and shine in the reigning champions' Six Nations opener against Ireland, his captain Antoine Dupont said on Wednesday.
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An artist who restored a fresco in a church in central Rome with a likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has wiped out his own artwork after it sparked outrage.
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As Israel begins to allow a trickle of Palestinians through the Rafah border crossing, Gazans stranded in Egypt are torn between staying in exile without formal status or returning to a land in ruins.
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Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced the removal of 700 immigration enforcement officers from Minnesota after weeks of operations and the fatal shooting of two protesters that sparked outrage across the United States.
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Seif al-Islam, the son of Libya's slain longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi and once seen by some as his likely heir, has been killed.
Daniel Thioune was named Werder Bremen coach on Wednesday and tasked with saving the struggling Bundesliga side from the drop.
Russia vowed Wednesday to act "responsibly" should its last nuclear treaty with the United States expire on February 5, amid mounting fears the agreement's collapse could spur a new arms race between the top nuclear powers.
The son of Norway's future queen on Wednesday admitted a life of excess, blaming it on an "extreme need for recognition", but denied raping a woman at his parents' royal estate in 2018.
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US President Donald Trump's administration called Wednesday for a preferential trade zone among allies on critical minerals crucial for advanced technology, in a rare turn to multilateralism in the face of China's dominance.
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British Formula One team Williams has made progress but "it's not realistic" to target the title in 2026 or 2027, its principal James Vowles told AFP in the build-up to a new season marked by an overhaul of the technical regulations.
US champion Amber Glenn said Wednesday she may feel like a dinosaur competing in her first Winter Olympics at the age of 26 but she sees it as a great opportunity to put the US back on the women's podium after a two-decade absence.
Gazan health officials said Israeli air strikes on Wednesday killed 23 people, with Israel's military saying it struck after one of its officers was wounded by enemy gunfire.
Italy has thwarted a series of Russian cyberattacks targeting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, the foreign minister said Wednesday, as security operations ramp up with just hours to go.
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