Wall Street stocks fell again Wednesday as investors shrugged off solid bank earnings and US data while oil prices jumped on rising tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Inter Milan moved six points clear at the top of Serie A on Wednesday after beating Lecce 1-0 and taking advantage of Napoli's goalless draw with Parma.
Bayern Munich came from a goal down to win 3-1 at Cologne on Wednesday and restore their 11-point lead atop the Bundesliga table.
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The promoters of Bridgerton, the most English of TV series, chose Paris Wednesday to launch the fourth series of the hit show whose key plotline promises to be "Cinderella with a twist", according to star Yerin Ha.
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Fin Smith could miss England's Six Nations opener against Wales next month because of a calf injury.
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Venezuela has freed 15 journalists, including a leading opposition figure, as the slow release of political prisoners begun after Nicolas Maduro's ouster continues, activists said Wednesday.
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Shaun Wane stepped down as England rugby league head coach with immediate effect on Wednesday.
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Politics
Iran warned the United States on Wednesday that it was capable of responding to any attack, as Washington appeared to be pulling personnel out of a base that Iran targeted in a strike last year.
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Oil prices rose further Wednesday on the political instability in major crude producer Iran and the possibility of a US intervention, which also helped push safe-haven gold to a new record high while weighing on the dollar.
On the eve of the first regular season NBA game in Germany, European basketball pioneer Detlef Schrempf is "proud" of the role he played in making the league a worldwide phenomenon.
Denmark and Greenland's top diplomats held high-stakes talks at the White House on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump warning it was "vital" for the United States to take control of the Arctic island.
Daryl Mitchell struck an unbeaten 131 to lead New Zealand to a series-levelling seven-wicket win over India in the second one-day international on Wednesday.
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Politics
Syria's army told civilians to stay away from Kurdish military positions east of second city Aleppo on Wednesday, after it moved reinforcements to the area following deadly clashes last week.
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Tottenham signed England midfielder Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid in a deal worth a reported £34.7 million ($46.6 million) on Wednesday.
The Russian captain of a cargo ship that hit an anchored oil tanker in the North Sea had tried to change course to avoid a collision, his trial heard Wednesday.
A Dutch court held hearings Wednesday to weigh whether to order an investigation into Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chip company at the centre of a global tug-of-war over critical semiconductor technology.
Germany's vice chancellor warned Wednesday that Europe's ties with the United States were "disintegrating" as they endure a "historic period of upheaval" under President Donald Trump's administration.
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