'Comfortable' Dupont takes first step in bid for Olympics glory
Antoine Dupont took part in a wet and windy first training session with the national sevens team on Wednesday with coach Jerome Daret saying he had "no worries" about the France scrum-half's ability to convert to the abbreviated game in time for this summer's Paris Olympics.
Read moreImpeachment push against Biden immigration chief
US Republicans announced impeachment proceedings Wednesday against Joe Biden's homeland security chief over the worsening border crisis, as they seek to cement immigration as a major issue in November's presidential election.
Read more'Make Britain great': right-wing upstarts threaten UK Tories
A fringe right-wing political party founded by Eurosceptic populist Nigel Farage is once again posing a headache for Britain's ruling Conservatives before this year's UK general election.
Read moreEthiopia defends Somaliland deal as Somalis protest
Ethiopia insisted on Wednesday that its controversial deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland broke no laws after Somalia accused its neighbour of a blatant attack on its sovereignty.
Read moreIran twin blasts kill 103 near grave of Guards general Soleimani
Twin bomb blasts killed at least 103 people in Iran on Wednesday, ripping through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani four years after his death in a US strike, state media reported.
Read moreIndia in control after wickets tumble in 2nd Test
India hold a good chance of levelling the series with South Africa after 23 wickets fell on the first day of the second and final Test at Newlands on Wednesday.
Read moreArgentina arrests foreigners in suspected 'terrorist' plot
Argentina's government said Wednesday that three foreigners, citizens of Syria and Lebanon, had been arrested under suspicion of planning a "terrorist act", as the country hosts a major Jewish sporting event.
Read moreElgar bows out on low note as Indians get him out twice in a day
South African opening batsman Dean Elgar was dismissed twice on the first day of his final Test match at Newlands on Wednesday.
Read moreSweden sees coldest weather in 25 years
Sweden on Wednesday recorded its coldest January night in 25 years, with a reading of minus 43.6 degrees Celsius in the far north as a cold snap hit the Nordics.
Read moreGaza war tensions spike after deadly Iran blasts, Lebanon killing
Fears that Israel's war in Gaza could spiral across the Middle East grew Wednesday after a drone strike killed a Hamas senior leader in Lebanon and twin explosions ripped through an Iranian crowd, claiming at least 103 lives.
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