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Savio scored on his Tottenham Hotspur debut as the Premier League side reached the third round of the English League Cup with a comfortable 5-1 win over Charlton on Wednesday.

Alberta’s opposition leader is urging Premier Danielle Smith to cancel or postpone a provincial referendum on separation from Canada, arguing that holding the vote during an active trade war with the United States undermines national unity. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi criticized the timing as political pandering, while Smith’s office defended the Oct. 19 date as a response to citizen petitions.

Kylian Mbappe scored a brilliant hat-trick to help Real Madrid thrash Real Sociedad 4-1 in La Liga in Jose Mourinho's first home match back at the Santiago Bernabeu as the club's coach.

Goals from Vedat Muriqi and English defender Archie Brown helped Fenerbahce stun Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday and qualify for the league phase.

"Years and years ago, my sister and I made a pact that when Dolly died we'd come to Dollywood immediately," Rebekah Donchatz said. "We just needed to be here."

Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find hundreds of people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 160.

Global investors seek to diversify away from the United States due to political polarization and rising public debt, yet no significant exodus has occurred. This persistence stems not from loyalty but from a lack of viable alternatives; other financial systems lack the depth and infrastructure to absorb massive capital flows without destabilizing themselves.

Wall Street stocks finished lower Wednesday after US inflation came in steady but elevated as markets traded cautiously ahead of earnings from Nvidia and a widely anticipated Federal Reserve speech.

Mahmoud Abayat, a resident of Bethlehem, has issued an urgent appeal for financial assistance to support his family amid severe health challenges and the high costs of caring for three children with special needs. Abayat, who suffers from chronic neurological disorders, states that he can no longer afford essential medications or the specialized therapy required by his children.

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Tuesday named a new economy minister to replace a close ally forced out by lawmakers in the midst of an acute crisis.

Εμπρηστική επίθεση σημειώθηκε τις πρώτες πρωινές ώρες της Τετάρτης σε κατάστημα καφέ στον Άγιο Παντελεήμονα. Δύο άγνωστοι εισήλθαν στον χώρο και πέταξαν βόμβες μολότοφ, αλλά η γρήγορη αντίδραση του προσωπικού απέτρεψε τραγωδία.

LIV Golf will lay off the majority of its staff next week under drastic reforms intended to keep the breakaway tour afloat next year, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

The United States on Wednesday named the UK-based Palestine Action group, which has been banned by the British government, as a "specially designated global terrorist" organization.

The fight against climate change has a new, spiral-tusked ally: the narwhal.

A massive flood and landslide disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 160 people on Wednesday and left several hundred missing, many of them foreign tourists.

Tim Curry, the English actor best known for his star turn as Dr Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic musical film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," has died at the age of 80, US media reported Wednesday.

Iran's president insisted on Wednesday that the United States would achieve nothing with its new sanctions campaign after Washington laid out plans to collapse the country's economy.

American Hana Moll cleared a personal best of 4.90 metres to win the women's pole vault at the Zurich Diamond League, held as a city event in the main train station on Wednesday.

A massive flood and landslide disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 103 people on Wednesday and left several hundred missing, many of them foreign tourists.

Over her six-decade career, country music legend Dolly Parton wrote about 3,000 songs: upbeat tunes perfect for sing-alongs, introspective heart-wrenching ballads and anthemic pop smash hits.

The United States and Canada have plunged into a trade war as Ottawa stands its ground in the face of President Donald Trump's latest tariffs, taking on the world's largest economy.

Anthony Joshua has the fate of a long-awaited 'Battle of Britain' clash with fellow former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury in his hands, according to veteran promoter Frank Warren.

UEFA is "likely" to withdraw its threat to boycott FIFA tournaments as the two conditions it was seeking from world football's governing body following president Gianni Infantino's failed attempt to sell off stakes in the World Cup have been met, a source told AFP on Wednesday.

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka has been granted a last-minute wildcard to compete in US Open singles next week, organizers announced Wednesday, following controversy over the 2016 champion's omission.

US law enforcement on Tuesday announced the seizure of internet domains allegedly used by Chinese hackers to target government agencies and critical infrastructure.

Matthew Brennan powered to victory in stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday, comfortably holding off Jordi Meeus in a bunch sprint finish to claim his second stage win of the race.

Hundreds of tourists in Nepal, many of them foreigners, have gone missing in the Himalayan nation's devastating flash floods on Wednesday, which have killed at least 95 people.

In a landmark development, Meta reached a proposed settlement Wednesday with US states over claims it designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children.

A massive flood and landslide disaster unleashed on the Nepal-Tibet border killed nearly 100 on Wednesday and left several hundred people missing, many of whom are foreign tourists.

Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to a court filing on Wednesday that ends a landmark trial in California.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was "semi-routine," while implying that the intelligence chief was in the Russian capital to discuss the Ukraine war.

The high representative for Gaza in US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace warned Wednesday of a "point of no return" if the Israel-Hamas ceasefire breaks down.