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Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday made a tightly controlled visit to a notorious prison in Equatorial Guinea's biggest city, after launching a rare criticism of living conditions for inmates.

Atletico Madrid fell to a 3-2 defeat at lowly Elche in La Liga on Wednesday, their seventh loss in their last eight matches across all competitions.

Rugby World Cup winner Lewis Moody says he has been emboldened in his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) by a specialist saying there is "hope" -- despite there presently being no cure for the rare condition.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain strolled to a 3-0 win over lowly Nantes on Wednesday to move four points clear of Lens in Ligue 1.

Dozens of doctors, nurses and patients protested Wednesday outside a hospital in Ecuador's capital, expressing outrage at a health care system so overstretched that people undergoing surgery bring their own syringes and medication.

Peru's foreign and defense ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the interim president's decision to stall a $3.5 billion deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets.

Oscar De La Hoya and Muhammad Ali's grandson on Wednesday slammed proposed changes to federal boxing laws, warning a US Senate committee that the reforms would prioritize corporate profits and Saudi investors over fighters.

Pace bowlers Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger shared five wickets between them as Rajasthan Royals defended a modest total of 159 to beat Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in the IPL on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday alleged a vote in which Virginia backed a new electoral map that could favor Democrats was "rigged" -- echoing his false claims over the 2020 election.

Pace bowlers Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger shared five wickets between them as Rajasthan Royals defended a modest total of 159 to beat Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in the IPL on Wednesday.

Spending the past five days cooped up in a hotel in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo is not quite what a group of Latin Americans expected when they sought asylum in the United States.

Cuban-American quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who led Indiana to the United States college football crown, is expected to be selected first overall by Las Vegas when the NFL Draft begins on Thursday.

Liam Rosenior was sacked as Chelsea manager after less than four months in charge on Wednesday following a run of five successive Premier League defeats.

Veteran Fijian international Levani Botia has extended his contract with La Rochelle until 2027, the Top 14 club announced Wednesday.

Hernan Sarmiento nearly went out of business in the Colombian city of Santa Marta due to his astronomical electricity costs.

Liam Rosenior has been sacked as Chelsea manager following a run of five successive Premier League defeats, the club announced on Wednesday.

Iranian officials have kept a united front in the Middle East war and there appears for now to be no major split within the leadership, even though factional disagreements exist and the complete absence from public view of key decision makers creates confusion, analysts said.

The United States does not get to dictate the terms of upcoming trade talks, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, when asked about reports that Washington wanted an "entry fee" before starting negotiations.

Reckitt Benckiser, the British supplier of health and hygiene products including Durex condoms, said Wednesday that soaring oil prices caused by the Middle East war could cost it up to £150 million ($203 million).

Greece's parliament on Wednesday lifted the immunity of 13 lawmakers, as demanded by European and Greek prosecutors investigating the alleged theft of millions of euros in EU farm subsidies.

Frankfurt airport opened a new terminal on Wednesday, just a few years late and a billion euros over budget, with officials hailing a success in a country notorious for troubled infrastructure projects.

Bayern Munich and Germany forward Serge Gnabry confirmed Wednesday he will miss this summer's World Cup with a thigh injury.

Liam Rosenior has been sacked as Chelsea manager following a run of five successive Premier League defeats, the club announced on Wednesday.

The United States has vowed to blockade Iran's ships until the country makes a deal to end their war. But is the blockade working?

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday defended the Trump administration's recent about-face to temporarily extend a sanctions waiver that allowed the sale of Russian oil already at sea.

French prodigy Paul Seixas at 19 became the youngest winner of the La Fleche Wallonne one-day classic on Wednesday in his first ride in the race.

Oil prices climbed Wednesday while stocks were mixed after US President Donald Trump announced the extension of a ceasefire with Iran, prompting investors to wait and see if peace talks would resume.

After decades of struggling to find a way to treat pancreatic cancer, researchers have developed several promising new drugs that could offer rare hope to patients given this particularly deadly diagnosis.

South Africa risks thousands of premature deaths if the phase-out of coal plants is delayed due to the government's updated decommissioning dates, climate rights groups said in a report Wednesday.

French prodigy Paul Seixas at 19 became the youngest winner of the La Fleche Wallonne one-day classic on Wednesday in his first ride in the race.

Lebanese town official Sharif Badreddine begged his youngest son not to leave to fight for Hezbollah against Israel in the country's south, but as the tearful father buried his child he could not hide a sense of pride.

The EU on Wednesday gave the green light to unblock a 90-billion-euro ($106 billion) loan for Kyiv, after the deadlock was broken in a months-long row between Ukraine and Hungary over a damaged pipeline.

Russia confirmed Wednesday it will halt the pipeline flow of Kazakh oil to Germany next month, citing technical reasons, as Berlin stressed it does not expect an energy supply crunch.

Germany's Friedrich Merz addressed a major climate policy gathering on Wednesday by stressing the need to unshackle industry from harmful regulations, including by reworking the EU's carbon trading scheme.

Silhouetted against the light on stage in 1990, David Bowie belts out a deafening rendition of "Rebel Rebel" as a rapturous audience claps along with arms raised.

Workers streamed into the British capital by foot, bike and bus Wednesday as strike action on the London Underground train network disrupted services.

Boeing reported a small quarterly loss Wednesday following an uptick in commercial plane deliveries as the aerospace giant pointed to progress on a turnaround after a long period of stumbles.

Oil prices edged higher Wednesday while stocks were mixed after US President Donald Trump announced the extension of a ceasefire with Iran, prompting investors to wait and see if peace talks will resume.

The German government on Wednesday halved its growth forecast for this year as the energy shock triggered by the Middle East war hammers Europe's biggest economy.