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Rampant Raphinha bags brace as Barcelona rout Feyenoord

Rampant Raphinha bags brace as Barcelona rout Feyenoord

Raphinha continued his superb goalscoring form with a brace as Barcelona demolished Feyenoord 5-1 to begin their Champions League campaign in perfect fashion on Wednesday.

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England on top in third Test after latest Pakistan collapse

England on top in third Test after latest Pakistan collapse

England inflicted yet another batting collapse on Pakistan before Emilio Gay and Harry Brook ensured the hosts ended the opening day of the third Test in a strong position.

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Rybakina ensures rise to world no. 1 by reaching US Open semis

Rybakina ensures rise to world no. 1 by reaching US Open semis

Elena Rybakina ensured a rise to the world number one ranking for the first time in her career by defeating Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in Wednesday's US Open quarter-finals.

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England edge ahead in third Test after latest Pakistan collapse

England edge ahead in third Test after latest Pakistan collapse

England overcame the loss of early wickets to establish a slender first-innings lead on the opening day of the third Test following Pakistan's latest batting collapse.

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How hot can the US-Canada trade war get?

How hot can the US-Canada trade war get?

The US-Canada trade war has escalated rapidly, rupturing what was once one of the world's closest economic partnerships.

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'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record

'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record

The contiguous United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should send alarm bells ringing over the increasingly dire impacts of climate change.

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Iran strikes ships, expands no-go zone outside Hormuz strait

Iran strikes ships, expands no-go zone outside Hormuz strait

Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as it announced an expansion of a no-go zone outside the strategic waterway it has blockaded for months.

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IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council

IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council

The IAEA board of governors on Wednesday voted to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear "non-compliance" in a diplomatic move to pile pressure on the Islamic republic.

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'Gambling with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic

'Gambling with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic

An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of "gambling with our lives" in the race to develop AI models capable of self-improvement.

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Rubio pushes extraditions, anti-drug fight in Ecuador

Rubio pushes extraditions, anti-drug fight in Ecuador

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Ecuador Wednesday to press the fight against "narco-terrorists" who have transformed the country into one of Latin America's most violent.

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