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Five people were killed and 22 others wounded in an attack on a top Turkish defence firm near Ankara that the government said was "very likely" carried out by Kurdish militants.

At least 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia and are training there, the United States said Wednesday, warning that they would become legitimate targets for Kyiv if they engage in combat in Ukraine.

Uncertainty about the upcoming US elections had cooled economic activity across the country, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, noting that many businesses and consumers were pausing major decisions until after Election Day.

Bayer Leverkusen were held to an entertaining 1-1 draw at Brest in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Germany starlet Florian Wirtz netting for the visitors.

Atalanta were frustrated by dogged Celtic on Wednesday as the two sides played out a goalless draw in the Champions League in soaking Bergamo.

Novak Djokovic said Wednesday he is withdrawing from the Paris Masters, where he is a seven-time champion, in a move which could potentially signal the end of his roller-coaster season.

Bolivian transport workers began a 24-hour strike in La Paz on Wednesday to protest President Luis Arce's handling of crippling fuel shortages, deepening the turmoil in the capital.

Tyson Fury said he will knock out Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch of their undisputed heavyweight champion of the world bout after losing his undefeated record to the Ukrainian.

Georgia's ruling party held its final campaign rally on Wednesday ahead of crucial elections pitting it against a pro-Western opposition union which accuses the government of increasing authoritarianism.

Four people were killed and 14 others wounded Wednesday in an attack on the headquarters of a top Turkish defence firm near Ankara, Turkish officials said.

French teenager Zaccharie Risacher has told AFP he is staying humble as the number one draft pick enters his first NBA season with the Atlanta Hawks, following in the huge footsteps of compatriot Victor Wembanyama.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday pledged that membership expansion would be high on the Brussels agenda, as she arrived in Albania at the start of a tour of six Balkan nations hoping to join the bloc.

As temperatures fall in Gaza, displaced Palestinians living in makeshift shelters with little food or warm clothes fear the approaching winter, the second since the war began.

Skipper Charith Asalanka struck an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by five wickets in the second one-day international on Wednesday to clinch the three-match series.

Israeli strikes on Wednesday pounded Lebanon's Tyre, an ancient coastal city which boasts a UNESCO World Heritage site, leaving swathes of its centre in ruins.

Belarus will hold a presidential election on January 26, four and a half years after widespread allegations of vote rigging in the last ballot led to nationwide mass protests.

Australian mining giant BHP on Wednesday denied responsibility for a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, one of the country's worst environmental disasters, as it opened its defence at the High Court in London.

The European Central Bank should keep a close eye on the rise in emerging currencies like the Chinese yuan, its President Christine Lagarde said Wednesday at an event in Washington.

Mikaela Shiffrin said Wednesday that she would not race any World Cup downhills this season as she aims to become the first racer to win 100 victories on the circuit.

Thousands of North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia, the United States said Wednesday, in what the West and Kyiv fear could develop into a major troop deployment to support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

John McGinn says Unai Emery has already cemented his position as one of Aston Villa's greatest managers as the Spaniard celebrates two years in charge sitting atop the Champions League table.

Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack on the headquarters of a top Turkish defence firm near Ankara, Turkish officials said Wednesday.

A German environmental activist group said Wednesday it was taking the government to the country's highest court to force it to take more action to protect biodiversity at home and globally.

Sales of previously owned US homes slowed to their lowest rate in nearly 14 years last month, according to industry data released Wednesday, despite cooler mortgage rates.

Canada's central bank cut its key interest rate by half a point Wednesday, reducing it to 3.75 percent and offering borrowers further relief as it claimed the battle against inflation had proven successful.

Zimbabwe set a new record score for T20 international cricket when they posted a massive 344-4 against Gambia at the Ruaraka Sports Club Ground in Nairobi on Wednesday, with Sikandar Raza hammering a 43-ball 133 not out.

Boeing reported a whopping $6.2 billion quarterly loss Wednesday as a nearly six-week labor strike weighed on its commercial plane division and costly problems dragged down its defense and space business.

Jose Mourinho says struggling Manchester United "will succeed sooner or later" as the Fenerbahce boss prepares to take on his former club in the Europa League on Thursday.

The Chinese government should use its tax-and-spend policies to help boost flagging economic growth, a senior IMF official told AFP ahead of key meetings this week in Washington.

US chipmaker Wolfspeed and the auto supplier ZF have put plans for a semiconductor factory in Germany on ice, local officials said Wednesday, striking another blow to Berlin's chipmaking ambitions.

World leaders called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine at the BRICS summit in Russia on Wednesday, as President Vladimir Putin told them he welcomed offers to mediate in the Ukraine conflict.

European and US stock markets moved lower Wednesday as investors focused on company earnings, bond yields and the outlook for the US and Chinese economies.