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Cybercrime groups restructuring after major takedowns: experts

Activists hail Sierra Leone child marriage ban, urge action on FGM

Marsch relishing Canada's semi clash with Argentina

Canada stun Venezuela on penalties to reach Copa semis

Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election

Iran reformist Pezeshkian holds early lead in runoff vote

Stubborn Biden dismisses calls to quit in key TV interview

Swiatek faces 'gangster' threat, Djokovic feels need for Wimbledon spe...

France holds its breath ahead of uncertain vote

Starmer begins UK 'rebuild' after landslide election win

Paris's Moulin Rouge inaugurates new windmill sails ahead of Olympics

Russia warns against 'destructive' sanctions on Putin

Russia hit back Wednesday at US threats of direct sanctions against President Vladimir Putin, saying moves against the Russian leader would be ineffective and hurt efforts to lower tensions over Ukraine.

Greece, Turkey reel from political fallout of snowstorm

Turkey's main airport stirred back to life on Wednesday and Greece's under-fire prime minister issued a formal apology as the east Mediterranean neighbours faced the political fallout of a paralysing blizzard.

Winter Olympics threatened by climate change, says report

Climate change is threatening the future of the Winter Olympics, reducing the number of suitable venues for the event around the globe, a report warned ahead of the Beijing Games.

Marquez sights set on Sepang after double vision cured

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will take part in next week's pre-season testing in Sepang after recovering from double vision, his Honda team announced on Wednesday.

Ousted Burkina president 'well,' says party source

Burkina Faso's ousted president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, "is physically well" and is being held by the army in a villa, a source in his party said on Wednesday.

England captain Farrell out of entire Six Nations

England captain Owen Farrell has been ruled out of the entire Six Nations with an ankle injury, coach Eddie Jones said on Wednesday.

India showcases military might in Republic Day parade

Lumbering tanks and the deafening roar of fighter planes echoed through New Delhi on Wednesday as India's military showcased its might on Republic Day.

Hong Kong transgender men lose court case on ID cards

Trans people in Hong Kong will not be allowed to have their gender officially recognised on their identity documents unless they undergo sex reassignment surgery, a court ruled on Wednesday.

Kurds advance on jihadists in besieged Syria jail: monitor

Kurdish forces slowly advanced Wednesday inside a Syria prison where jihadists have been holed up for six days, in violence that has cost hundreds of lives, a war monitor said.

Dazzling Tsitsipas 'in the zone' as he steamrollers Sinner

Stefanos Tsitsipas said he was "in the zone" after producing his best match of the tournament to demolish Jannik Sinner and storm into his third Australian Open semi-final on Wednesday.

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