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Liverpool's seven-game winning run came to a dramatic end as Fabian Schar's last-gasp equaliser forced the Premier League leaders to settle for a thrilling 3-3 draw at Newcastle on Wednesday.

Manchester City snapped a seven-game winless streak as Kevin De Bruyne played a starring role in a 3-0 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.

Syrian rebels on Wednesday encircled the key central city of Hama "from three sides", a war monitor said, despite a counteroffensive launched by government forces to retain control of the city.

Lawyers of three men who repeatedly visited a French home to rape a woman while unconscious Wednesday pleaded for leniency, with one arguing that her "wolf" of a husband had manipulated his client.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed confidence Wednesday that Elon Musk would not use his proximity to Donald Trump to harm business rivals, calling such actions "profoundly un-American."

Thousands of pro-EU protesters rallied Wednesday in Georgia for a seventh consecutive night of post-election unrest, after police raided opposition party offices and made arrests following the prime minister's threat to punish opponents.

South Korean lawmakers pushed to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol in the early hours of Thursday, accusing him of declaring martial law to stop criminal investigations into himself and his family.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he was "not concerned" the US central bank would lose its independence, despite President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that he should have input into interest rate decisions.

French lawmakers on Wednesday voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier after just three months in office, a historic move which plunged the country further into political chaos.

Nearly 14 years after the start of Syria's civil war, White Helmets rescue group chief Raed Saleh sees no way out of a conflict that has reignited.

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant has suffered a sprained left ankle and will miss the next week of the NBA season before being reevaluated, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.

US President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro -- who went to prison for contempt of Congress -- would return as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.

British company Games Workshop, makers of miniature wargames figures, entered London's top-tier FTSE 100 index, the London Stock Exchange announced Wednesday, propelled by the profitability of its Warhammer franchise and its licencing potential.

Iranian authorities on Wednesday freed Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi from prison for three weeks on medical grounds, a move supporters decried as "too little too late" and the UN said needed to be transformed into an unconditional freedom.

Dozens of Red Cross staff and volunteers gathered Wednesday for a candlelight vigil for 31 of their colleagues killed in 2024, during the deadliest year on record for humanitarians.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe insisted Wednesday that he wanted Michael Johnson's four-meet Grand Slam Track series to be a success that adds lustre to the sport.

Qatar's emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street on Wednesday as the royal wrapped up a two-day state visit to Britain.

Cash-strapped Cuba was plunged into darkness on Wednesday for the third time in two months after the power grid failed.

Russia and Ukraine will send their foreign ministers to Malta this week for a summit of the OSCE, officials said Wednesday, in one of the few events attended by both countries since Moscow's Ukraine offensive began.

Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will attend a memorial service on Monday in Valencia for the victims of devastating floods in October that killed at least 230 people, the royal palace said.

The LPGA and US Golf Association (USGA) announced updated gender policies on Wednesday requiring players be born female or transition before reaching male puberty for women's tournaments.

The current United Nations framework for fighting climate change should be preserved, the United States told the International Court of Justice, which is working on drafting fresh global legal guidelines.

The head of the British Museum said Wednesday any deal with Greece to loan the prized Parthenon Marbles to Athens was "still some distance" away, as Greek authorities insist on their permanent return.

German automaker Mercedes-Benz delivered an electric popemobile to the Vatican on Wednesday for use by the pontiff, who has repeatedly called for global action on the climate crisis.

Gaza's civil defence agency said the Israeli military issued evacuation calls Wednesday as it heavily bombarded the northern town of Beit Lahia as part of an intensive two-month operation.

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Jared Isaacman, the online payments billionaire and the first private astronaut to ever perform a spacewalk, as the next head of NASA.

Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock will leave INEOS Grenadiers at the end of the season, the British cycling team announced on Wednesday.

South Korea's stock market fell less than feared Wednesday and the won rebounded from earlier losses after President Yoon Suk Yeol swiftly reversed a decision to impose martial law.

France's lower house of parliament Wednesday started debating two no-confidence motions in a session widely expected to topple the minority government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a historic vote.

Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are hoping to announce a blockbuster trade deal with the European Union at a regional summit Friday after a push by Brussels to get the long-delayed accord over the line.

US President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro -- who went to prison for contempt of Congress -- would return as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.

British streaming service DAZN has been awarded the exclusive global rights to broadcast next year's expanded 32-team Club World Cup in the United States, FIFA announced Wednesday.