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The execution by lethal injection of a convicted serial killer in Idaho was halted on Wednesday after a medical team was unable to insert an intravenous line.

Nearly 3,000 forest fires were registered in the Brazilian Amazon this month, the highest for any February since records began in 1999, and made more likely by climate change, according to experts.

France's Senate on Wednesday backed a government move to enshrine the "freedom" to have an abortion in the constitution which will now be voted on at a special congress.

Aitana Bonmati scored as Spain added the Women's Nations League trophy to their World Cup title with a comfortable 2-0 victory over France in Wednesday's final in Seville.

Ryan Gosling is definitely Kenough to sing live at the Oscars.

Restaurant chain Wendy's said Wednesday it will not raise prices for hamburgers and other items at peak times, clarifying recent comments that sparked criticism of the fast-food company.

President Joe Biden said his annual medical examination had gone well Wednesday, joking that doctors thought he looked too young as scrutiny increases over the 81-year-old's age ahead of November's US election.

Owen Farrell said Wednesday he felt "nervous" at telling Saracens he wanted to leave, having been associated with the English Premiership club since he was a teenager.

Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia netted five goals between them as Napoli thumped Sassuolo 6-1 on Wednesday, harking back to the thrilling attacking partnership which won last season's Serie A title.

The United States on Wednesday urged Israel to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan, after a far-right minister proposed barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there.

A US-led push to reform the World Trade Organization's embattled dispute settlement system sparked divisions at a WTO meeting Wednesday, with India accusing Washington of bringing the trade body to a "standstill".

Ghana's parliament voted to pass a controversial bill to severely restrict LGBTQ rights on Wednesday in a move condemned by activists.

Rory McIlroy dismissed talk of an "asterisk" on any Masters triumph over missing LIV Golf talent and said Wednesday that patience is needed to solve the PGA-LIV divide.

The lunar lander that touched down on the Moon last week is still working via solar power, the private company behind the historic mission said Wednesday, after announcing the day before that its batteries were on the verge of running dry.

Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley has made a legal bid to nullify a bankruptcy petition alleging she owes a shipping tycoon more than £36 million ($45 million), the High Court heard on Wednesday.

The scheduled execution by lethal injection of a convicted serial killer in Idaho was halted on Wednesday after a medical team had problems inserting an intravenous line, prison officials said.

A 500 percent fuel price hike will take effect in Cuba this week, a month later than initially planned, the government of the cash-strapped island nation said Wednesday.

There was no immediate response from Christian Horner to the news on Wednesday that he had been cleared by Red Bull of inappropriate behaviour towards a female team member but with the announcement will come a massive sense of relief.

Six wildfires were raging in the southwestern US state of Texas, including two burning completely uncontained, authorities said Wednesday, as multiple areas issued evacuation orders.

Veteran US politician Mitch McConnell, 82, said Wednesday he would step down as leader of the Republican Party in the Senate later this year, ending his tenure as the longest-serving Senate leader in American history.

Rules making the EU's border and coast guard agency Frontex dependent on national authorities need to change to avoid a repeat of a migrant ship tragedy off Greece last year that cost some 600 lives, an official probe concluded Wednesday.

At least 17 people died when two buses collided Wednesday in northwestern Honduras, firefighters said.

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday underwent his last yearly medical examination before November's election as scrutiny intensifies over the 81-year-old's fitness and mental acuity for a second term.

Rigobert Song has left his job as Cameroon head coach, the Cameroonian football federation (Fecafoot) president Samuel Eto'o said on Wednesday.

Brazil called for a "new globalization" to address poverty and climate change as it opened a meeting Wednesday of finance ministers from the world's top economies, but the Ukraine and Gaza wars risked overshadowing the plea.

Emmanuel Macron's refusal to rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine has exposed deep divisions with France's traditional partner, Germany, which could play into the hands of Russia, analysts warned Wednesday.

Football's congested schedule is not just a health risk to players but is damaging the quality and value of the product, according to Maheta Molango, head of the English Professional Footballers' Association.

Colombia's Camilo Villegas, a five-time PGA Tour winner, has been voted by members as the new chairman of the tour's Player Advisory Council, the PGA Tour announced on Wednesday.

A ship powered by renewable energy, including hydrogen produced onboard, is docked in the southeastern US state of Florida this week as it prepares to finish the last leg of a voyage around the world.

Wall Street's main stock indices dipped Wednesday as investors locked in profits ahead of a key US inflation measurement while cryptocurrency bitcoin topped $60,000.

Prince Harry will seek to appeal a UK court ruling Wednesday that the government acted lawfully when it downgraded the level of his personal security when he visits Britain.

Red Bull team chief Christian Horner was cleared Wednesday of wrongdoing following an investigation into complaints of inappropriate behaviour against him made by a female team member.