Canada police say 18-year-old carried out mass shooting
Canadian police on Wednesday said an 18-year-old local resident carried out what Prime Minister Mark Carney called an act of "unheard-of cruelty" in murdering eight people and wounding dozens more in a remote mining town.
Read moreSwiatek, Rybakina fight back to reach Qatar Open quarter-finals
Iga Swiatek came from a set down to defeat Daria Kasatkina on Wednesday and keep her bid for a fourth Qatar Open title alive, as Elena Rybakina also reached the quarter-finals.
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Trump tells Israel's Netanyahu Iran talks must continue
US President Donald Trump told Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House Wednesday that talks with Iran must continue, rebuffing the Israeli prime minister's push for a tougher stance against Tehran.
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England to face New Zealand and Costa Rica in pre-World Cup friendlies
England will face New Zealand and Costa Rica in Florida friendlies in their final preparations for the World Cup in June.
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'Disgrace to Africa': Students turn on government over Dakar university violence
Sitting in front of the closed gates of Senegal's largest university, Boubacar shows footage he took on his phone of police violence during clashes that shook the Dakar campus for several days this week.
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Simon in credit as controversial biathlete wins Olympic gold
Julia Simon's road to redemption took on a golden hue for a second time as just over three months after she received a suspended prison sentence the French biathlete won the Olympic 15 kilometres title in Anterselva on Wednesday.
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McIlroy confident ahead of Pebble Beach title defense
Defending champion Rory McIlroy makes his US PGA Tour season debut in Thursday's opening round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, confident in his game and a return to familiar equipment.
Read moreMourning Canada in 'shock' after deadliest school shooting in decades
Canada was in mourning Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, after a lone shooter killed at least nine people, including seven at a school, and injured dozens more in a remote western town.
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US top official in Venezuela for oil talks after leader's ouster
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Venezuela on Wednesday for talks with acting president Delcy Rodriguez and oil industry executives on harnessing the country's vast reserves of crude.
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Ukraine will only hold elections after ceasefire, Zelensky says
Ukraine will only hold elections once it has security guarantees in place and a ceasefire with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, pushing back at suggestions he was planning to stage fresh ballots under US pressure.
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