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The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta on Wednesday alleged that the social networking giant collaborated with the Chinese government on artificial intelligence, censorship and more, then lied to Congress about what it was doing.

Britain's King Charles III told Italy's parliament Wednesday that peace is "never to be taken for granted" before ending a visit to Rome with a surprise visit to a convalescing Pope Francis.

Rescue workers in the Dominican Republic said Wednesday they will wind down the search for survivors of the nightclub roof collapse that left scores of people dead after they found more bodies under the rubble.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday floated the idea of US troops returning to Panama to "secure" its strategically vital canal, a suggestion quickly rejected by the country's government.

US President Donald Trump abruptly paused tariffs on most countries Wednesday after admitting they made the markets nervous, but doubled down on a brutal trade war with superpower rival China.

King Charles III, in Rome on his 20th wedding anniversary to his wife, Camilla, joked Wednesday at a lavish state dinner that Italy had arranged a "dinner for two" for the happy couple.

Latin American leaders on Wednesday urged a united front to tackle US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught and the economic uncertainty it has brought.

France plans to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a UN conference in New York in June on settling the Israel-Palestinian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview broadcast Wednesday.

The World Trade Organization chief said Wednesday the US-China tariff war could reduce trade in goods between the two economic giants by 80 percent, pulling down the rest of the world economy.

Manager Ruben Amorim says that winning the Europa League this season would be "massive" for Manchester United as he attempts to rebuild a team heading for the club's worst top-flight finish since 1990.

World number one Scottie Scheffler launches his Masters title defense Thursday focused on tackling the intricacies of Augusta National rather than the chance to join a select band of back-to-back champions.

The Turkish opposition will fight "until the end" against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of the opposition CHP party told AFP in an interview Wednesday, accusing the head of state of staging a "coup" with the arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor.

Argentina is bracing for fresh austerity protests Wednesday, with a 24-hour general strike slated to start at midnight against President Javier Milei, who remains focused on Washington and a new IMF loan.

German auto giant Volkswagen said Wednesday that tariffs on car imports into the United States ordered by President Donald Trump had dragged down its first quarter operating profit.

Relatives of people trapped under the rubble of a Dominican Republic nightclub that collapsed, killing over 120, waited anxiously for news Wednesday as hopes of finding their loved ones alive began to fade.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said Russia was "dragging" China into the war in Ukraine, as he accused Beijing of knowing that dozens of its citizens were being recruited by Moscow's army to fight.

A wildebeest, a gorilla and a giraffe were among the life-size puppets to begin a 20,000-kilometre (12,400-mile) trek across the globe Wednesday from the DR Congo capital, to raise awareness about migration due to climate change.

Opener Sai Sudharsan struck his third half-century of this season to guide Gujarat Titans to the top of the IPL table with a 58-run thrashing of Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday.

Israel said Wednesday its troops are seizing "large areas" in Gaza and making the Palestinian territory "smaller and more isolated", as an air strike on a residential block killed at least 23 people.

US President Donald Trump abruptly backed down Wednesday in his global trade war with a 90 day tariff pause for most countries -- but slapped even more levies against China in what has become a brutal duel between the world's two largest economies.

The US retail giant Amazon is preparing to launch Wednesday its first full batch of Project Kuiper satellites, marking a crucial milestone in the battle with Elon Musk's Starlink to provide high-speed internet.

Opener Sai Sudharsan struck his third half-century of this season to guide Gujarat Titans to the top of the IPL table with a 58-run thrashing of Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday.

The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Mike Huckabee, an evangelical Christian who has said Israel enjoys a divine right to the West Bank, as ambassador to Israel.

US President Donald Trump abruptly backed down Wednesday in his global trade war with a 90 day pause for most countries -- but slapped even more levies against China in what has become a full-scale confrontation between the world's two largest economies.

Federal judges in New York and Texas temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Wednesday from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members without a court hearing.

Augusta National has no plans to offer LIV Golf players a direct qualifying path to the Masters like those available to the US and British Opens, Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said on Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Beijing knows Russia is recruiting its citizens to fight in Ukraine, claiming Kyiv had the details of at least 155 Chinese nationals who had been deployed to the front.

UK cinemas have pleaded with audiences to stop throwing popcorn and disrupting screenings of "A Minecraft Movie" after a TikTok trend around the hit video game-based film went viral.

Russia Wednesday denounced France for the brief detention of a government employee at a Paris airport, calling it a "shameful spectacle" that aggravated already strained relations between the two countries.

A dry winter is intensifying wildfires in Nepal, experts said Wednesday, as the capital Kathmandu continued to suffer from hazardous air quality that ranks it among the most polluted cities globally.

Jamaican sprint star Kishane Thompson has told AFP he sees a big margin for improvement after the "major stepping stone" of his surprise Olympic 100 metres silver medal in Paris last year.

Novak Djokovic said he felt "horrible" as he crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, losing his opening second round match 6-3, 6-4 to Chilean Alejandro Tabilo.