UK extends steel tariffs, breaching WTO obligations
Britain has extended steel tariffs for another two years to protect its ailing industry, the government said Wednesday, breaching World Trade Organization obligations.
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French court blocks extradition of ex-Red Brigades members to Italy
A French appeals court on Wednesday turned down Italy's request to extradite 10 former members of left-wing Italian extremist groups exiled in France for their involvement in violence decades ago.
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Piquet apologises for racist slur towards Hamilton
Three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet on Wednesday apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton after using a racially offensive term to describe the Mercedes star.
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Biden dials up US power in NATO expansion
It could be the world's most powerful telephone.
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Anger, pain at vigil for migrants who died in tractor trailer in Texas
Dozens of people held a vigil for 51 migrants who died when they were abandoned in a suffocatingly hot tractor-trailer in Texas near the border with Mexico.
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Spain to 'fully' cooperate with migrant death probes
Madrid will offer "total collaboration" with the Spanish and Moroccan investigations into the deaths of 23 migrants during a mass attempt to enter Spain's Melilla enclave, Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday.
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Lyon bags five in spin battle at Galle
Nathan Lyon's five-for helped Australia bowl out Sri Lanka for 212, before the hosts hit back with three wickets in a fast-moving opening Test on Wednesday.
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Serena's career at a crossroads after Wimbledon defeat
With her 41st birthday just months away and without a Grand Slam title since 2017, Serena Williams faces searching questions over her future after a painful first-round Wimbledon exit.
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World equities slide on recession fear
Global stock markets nursed steep losses Wednesday on resurgent fear that sharp interest rate hikes, aimed at tackling runaway inflation, could spark recession, dealers said.
Read moreUS boosts Europe forces as expanding NATO squares up to Russia
The United States will reinforce Europe's defences with a wave of new military deployments, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday, as more Russian missiles smashed into Ukrainian cities.
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