EU hardens tone on Israel, but will it make a difference?
With reports of acute suffering in Gaza flooding the airwaves, EU leaders have toughened their tone on Israel -- but the bloc will need to bridge deep divisions to move from rhetoric to a real-world impact on the conflict.
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Stocks wobble as relief rally fades, Japan debt sale disappoints
Stock markets dipped Wednesday as optimism over easing trade tensions ran out of steam and a weak Japanese debt sale fuelled concerns about rising bond yields.
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Iran hangs man convicted of Israel spying, activists slam 'unfair' trial
Iran on Wednesday executed a man convicted of spying for Israel, in defiance of pleas from his family and activists for his life to be spared after what they described as an unfair trial.
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Cunha set for Man Utd move - reports
Manchester United are set to sign Brazil international Matheus Cunha after meeting the £62.5 million ($85 million) buyout clause in his Wolves contract, British media reported on Wednesday.
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S.Africa's 'king of kitsch' Tretchikoff sells for new world record
Vladimir Tretchikoff's iconic painting "Lady from the Orient" has sold for more than $1.7m in a new world record for the Russia-born South African painter, a Johannesburg auction house said Wednesday.
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German court sets climate precedent but rejects Peruvian farmer's claim
A German court on Wednesday rejected a climate case brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE, but set a potentially important precedent on polluters' liability for their carbon emissions.
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French court to rule on surgeon who abused children for decades
A French court is to give its verdict Wednesday in the trial of a surgeon who admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients over more than two decades, in one of the country's largest child sex abuse cases.
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Kremlin rebuffs Zelensky's call for three-way meeting with Trump, Putin
The Kremlin on Wednesday rebuffed a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a three-way summit with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as Kyiv seeks to force Moscow to halt its three-year-long invasion.
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At 50, West African bloc teeters amid shifting alliances, security woes
Leaders of ECOWAS are gathering on Wednesday to celebrate 50 years since its formation and are expected to address regional security challenges as the continent also seeks answers in the face of US trade tariffs and aid cuts.
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UN blasts new US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza
The UN on Wednesday condemned a US-backed aid system in Gaza after 47 people were injured during a chaotic food distribution that saw shots fired by the Israeli military.
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