Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has successfully undergone surgery on his injured knee and begun rehab with a view to possibly returning as soon as the start of next season, a team official said Wednesday.
US First Lady Melania Trump made a rare foray onto center stage Wednesday with the first trailer for her Amazon documentary -- fixing the camera with an unflinching gaze and summing up her husband's comeback in four words: "Here we go again."
Brazil's Senate is set to vote Wednesday on a bill that could slash the 27-year jail term of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a coup after a failed reelection bid.
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Culture
The Oscars will be available to watch exclusively on YouTube from 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.
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Hydrogen has long been touted as a possible solution to the climate crisis, but it could also be a small part of the problem, a study warned on Wednesday.
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EU plans to seal a vast trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur this week were thrown into disarray Wednesday as Italy joined France in demanding more time to sign off on it.
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Belarus freed dozens of political prisoners over the weekend in exchange for the United States lifting some sanctions on the reclusive Moscow-allied country after talks that also implicated Ukraine.
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Brazil's Senate on Wednesday began debating a bill that could slash the 27-year jail term of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a botched coup after a failed re-election bid.
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Sports
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said he shared people's "frustration" that the women's marathon world record held by Ruth Chepngetich still stands despite the Kenyan receiving a three-year doping ban in October.
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A restored statue honouring late martial arts legend Bruce Lee was returned to its rightful place Wednesday in a Bosnian town, more than a year after it was stolen, local media reported.
Former Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has signed a contract with Inter Miami for the upcoming season, the Major League Soccer side said on Wednesday.
Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday rejected a hostile takeover bid by Paramount launched last week to trump plans by streaming giant Netflix to acquire the Hollywood giant and owner of CNN.
Oil prices surged on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of "sanctioned" oil tankers heading to and leaving Venezuela.
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Health
An outbreak of a highly contagious cattle disease has left France, the world's top exporter of live animals, struggling since June to prevent devastating impacts on its industry, amid growing protests by farmers.
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy may have mounting legal problems but his status as a top-selling author is not in doubt: his hastily written book about his recent prison experience has sold 100,000 copies in less than a week, according to his publisher.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday warned former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich "the clock is ticking" over the frozen £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) generated from the sale of the club, which has been earmarked to help Ukraine's war victims.
Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday rejected a hostile takeover bid by Paramount launched last week to trump plans by streaming giant Netflix to acquire the Hollywood giant and owner of CNN.
The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million in prize money as part of a record financial contribution for the tournament from FIFA, world football's governing body announced on Wednesday.
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