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Thousands of Palestinians looted a UN warehouse in Gaza's Deir el-Balah on Wednesday, AFP footage showed and the UN's World Food Programme said two people may have died when its warehouse there was broken into.

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President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday vowed to "aggressively" revoke visas of Chinese students, one of the largest sources of revenue for American universities, in his latest broadside against US higher education.

Portugal's far-right Chega party won second place in the country's snap elections last week, according to final results published on Wednesday.

Israel accused the United Nations Wednesday of seeking to "block" Gaza aid distribution, as the global body said it was doing its utmost to gather the limited assistance greenlighted by Israel's authorities.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is hoping that winning the UEFA Conference League can act as a starting point to a new era of success for the Blues.

Chelsea roared back to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the UEFA Conference League final in Wroclaw on Wednesday, becoming the first club to claim all four major European trophies.

Chelsea captain Reece James said anything other than winning the UEFA Conference League would have been judged a failure after beating Real Betis 4-1 in the final.

Nvidia on Wednesday reported earnings that topped market expectations, with a $4.5 billion hit from US export controls being less than the Silicon Valley chip juggernaut had feared.

Key quotes from the fourth day of the French Open at Roland Garros on Wednesday:

Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame a minor blip to reach the French Open third round on Wednesday as women's title rivals Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka made short work of their opponents.

Chelsea roared back to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the UEFA Conference League final in Wroclaw on Wednesday, becoming the first club to claim all four major European trophies.

Global stock markets sank Wednesday on evaporating cheer over eased tariff tensions, while oil prices climbed as Washington appeared closer to imposing new sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine.

St. Louis City has fired Swedish manager Olof Mellberg as head coach, the MLS club announced, with second-team coach David Critchley taking over his duties until a replacement is named.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka continued her dominant start to the French Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jil Teichmann in the second round on Wednesday.

Charlie Woods, the 16-year-old son of 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, won his first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) title on Wednesday, taking a three-stroke victory in Florida.

Russia said Wednesday it wanted new talks with Ukraine in Istanbul next Monday to present its plan for a peace settlement, but Kyiv said it needed to see the plan in advance for the meeting to yield results.

Skipper Salman Agha hit a career best knock and pacer Hasan Ali grabbed his first five wicket haul as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 37 runs in the first T20 international in Lahore on Wednesday.

During his imprisonment, Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o decided he would never write in English again, a defiant move that helped put literature in African languages firmly on the map.

A French court on Wednesday jailed a former Syrian Islamist rebel spokesman to 10 years for his role in atrocities committed in Syria's civil war in the country's first universal justice case.

Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame a minor blip to reach the French Open third round on Wednesday as women's title rivals Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka made short work of their opponents.

US firms have warned the Federal Reserve that the cost of President Donald Trump's tariffs will likely be borne by consumers, according to minutes of the bank's most recent rate decision.

A massive glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday largely destroyed the small village of Blatten, with one person unaccounted for, authorities said.

Reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek gave an "inspired" display of clay-court tennis against outclassed former US Open winner Emma Raducanu to book her ticket to the third round of Roland Garros on Wednesday.

Donald Trump's expanding crackdown on elite universities is prompting some international students to abandon applications to campuses in the United States and spreading stress and anxiety among those already enrolled.

Forty years after the Heysel Stadium disaster, former police commissioner Roland Vanreusel remains traumatised "by the sight of the bodies and the cries of those who were dying".

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off from striking Iran as he voiced optimism about nuclear talks his administration is holding with Tehran.

The United States said Wednesday it will refuse visas to foreign officials who block Americans' social media posts, as President Donald Trump's administration wages a new battle over free expression.

Russia said Wednesday it had drafted a peace "memorandum" outlining its terms for ending the Ukraine conflict and would present it to Kyiv at a second round of direct talks in Istanbul next Monday.

Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame a minor blip to reach the French Open third round as a dominant Iga Swiatek continued her bid for a fourth straight Roland Garros crown.

Ministers of the OPEC+ oil alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, discussed production on Wednesday as another hike looms despite falling prices.

Gabi Matos looks the quintessential doting mum as she changes Ravi's nappy, cooing reassuringly as he stares up at her.