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City boss Guardiola still has hope of revival against Real Madrid

Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to 'lawless aggression'

Appeal trial opens for France's Sarkozy over alleged Libyan funding

Szoboszlai warns time against Liverpool in quest for Champions League place

Israel army says begun 'limited targeted ground operations' against Hezbollah in south Lebanon

Western allies push back on Trump call for NATO help to reopen Hormuz

Central banks meet as Mideast war fuels inflation fears

European bank battle heats up as UniCredit swoops for Commerzbank

Oil eases on hopes for Strait of Hormuz passage

Race for Paris mayor on knife's edge after first round

Denmark's election candidates bare all in sauna campaigning

Is that Israel's final blow?

Iran lifts Dollar, sinks Euro

Israel presses Tehran

Iran and the holy War risk

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Hormuz Shock Risk rising

Brazil's trade-war boom

Asian stock markets rise, dollar dips as traders await US jobs

Asian stock markets rose Wednesday while the dollar slipped as investors weighed weak US consumer data that boosted the case for more interest rate cuts ahead of key jobs figures due later in the day.

Britain's Harris Dickinson on John Lennon, directing and news overload

He's acted as Nicole Kidman's love interest, delivered an acclaimed directorial debut, and been cast in Sam Mendes' upcoming "The Beatles" films, but Britain's Harris Dickinson insists he's keeping his feet on the ground.

9 killed in Canada mass shooting that targeted school, residence

A shooter killed nine people and injured dozens more at a secondary school and residence in a remote part of western Canada on Tuesday, before the suspect took their own life.

Wembanyama scores 40 as Spurs rout Lakers, Pacers stun Knicks

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs ran roughshod over the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, the French superstar matching his NBA season high with 40 points in a 136-108 rout.

UK's crumbling canals threatened with collapse

On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.

Hong Kong convicts father of wanted activist over handling of funds

A Hong Kong court convicted the father of a wanted pro-democracy activist on Wednesday for handling money belonging to his daughter overseas, the first such verdict issued under the city's homegrown national security law.

Australia charges two Chinese nationals with foreign interference

Australian police said Wednesday they have charged two Chinese nationals with foreign interference, accusing them of spying on a Buddhist group at the behest of police in China.

'Overloading' may have led to deadly Philippine ferry sinking

Philippine authorities said Wednesday that a ferry may have been overloaded when it sank in the country's south last month, killing dozens of people who received no warning from the ship's crew.

Bangladesh to vote on democratic reform charter

Bangladesh votes on Thursday in the first parliamentary elections since a 2024 uprising ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year iron-fisted rule -- and also holds a landmark referendum for sweeping democratic reforms.

China coach warns of 'gap' ahead of Women's Asian Cup title defence

China coach Ante Milicic admits that the country has fallen far behind the top sides in women's football as the Asian nation attempts to pull off a surprise with back-to-back continental crowns.

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