A Paris appeals court said Wednesday it will rule on July 7 in a fraud case against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, in what is expected to be a pivotal moment for French politics.
Huw Jones believes a Calcutta Cup clash at home to England is the "perfect game" for a Scotland side looking to bounce back from defeat in their Six Nations opener by Italy.
Norway's former high-profile diplomat Terje Rod-Larsen helped Jeffrey Epstein weave his web of dignitaries, acting as a go-between for the convicted sex offender in exchange for rewards, media has reported.
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Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie tore the heart out of England's much-vaunted middle order Wednesday as the West Indies won by 30 runs in their T20 World Cup clash in Mumbai.
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Arsenal boss Arteta lauds 'extraordinary' Frank after Spurs axe
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A cyclone packing violent winds killed at least 20 people as it struck Madagascar, toppling houses and causing major flooding, the Indian Ocean island's disaster authority said Wednesday.
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France's top court on Wednesday ruled against reopening an investigation into the 2016 death of a young black man in police custody, closing a case that triggered national outcry -- though his family vowed to take it to Europe's highest court.
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Gisele Pelicot, a survivor of mass rapes organised by her husband at their home in southern France, reveals her shock and trauma but also her resilience in an intimate book that will hit shelves next week.
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Half of the original founding team at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has now departed after two co-founders resigned in rapid succession this week, raising fresh questions about talent retention ahead of an expected initial public offering.
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The European Super League saga drew towards an end as Real Madrid, the last club still involved in the failed breakaway project, and UEFA announced on Wednesday an agreement to help resolve their legal dispute.
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Sitting in the middle of a Johannesburg road as traffic snaked around her, Susan Jobson banged empty bottles to protest the water cuts that have upended her life for nearly three weeks.
US job growth beat expectations in January while unemployment crept down, official data showed Wednesday, defying immediate concerns about labor market fragility on the back of President Donald Trump's economic policies.
World stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday as data showed US job growth beat expectations in January, reassuring investors about the outlook for the world's top economy.
Hundreds of emails containing photographs of young women from around the world suggest modelling scout Daniel Siad may have been a significant recruiter for convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to public documents reviewed by AFP.
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French lawmakers Wednesday urged longer paid parental leave and more financial support to make it easier for people to have more children, after deaths last year exceeded births in France for the first time in decades.
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Franjo von Allmen may have written his name into the annals of Olympic alpine skiing, but the grounded Swiss racer said ski history was wasted on him.
An actor whose face was used by Albania's government for an AI chatbot that it promoted to be a "minister" told AFP on Wednesday that she had launched a legal fight to stop the use of her image and accused the government of "exploitation".
Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen joined the Olympic greats on Wednesday by winning his third gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Games, while Chloe Kim stayed on track to make her own history in snowboarding.
The French government issued a long-awaited report Wednesday urging people to limit meat consumption for their health and also to fight climate change -- and not everyone in the country of "steak-frites" is thrilled.
February 11, 2026
- Australia cruise past Ireland at World Cup after skipper Marsh ruled out
- IOC to try to convince Ukrainian not to wear banned helmet
- Barca missing Rashford, Raphinha for Atletico cup clash
- Tractors hit Madrid to protest EU's trade deal with South America
- US snowboard star Kim stays on track for historic Olympic hat-trick
- The obstacles to holding war-time elections in Ukraine
- History-maker Von Allmen wins third Olympic gold
- Depleted Australia reach 182-6 as skipper Marsh ruled out of Ireland clash