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25 killed, dozens missing in migrant wreck off Mauritania: IOM
Biden to give Oval Office speech as clock ticks on presidency
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Tearful locals search in mud for Ethiopia landslide victims
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War at home drives Ukrainian gymnast Verniaiev in Olympics return
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Thousands protest Netanyahu outside US Capitol
Thousands of demonstrators marched towards the US Capitol on Wednesday to protest Benjamin Netanyahu and call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, as the Israeli premier prepared to address the US Congress.
Sports
Hashimoto ready to step out of Uchimura's shadow at Paris Olympics
Japan's Daiki Hashimoto on Wednesday told reporters not to compare him with gymnastics great Kohei Uchimura as he aims to match his countryman by retaining the Olympic all-around title in Paris.
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![England's Brook 'won't get ahead of myself' after first home Test hundred](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/98/2e/5b/England-s-Brook--won-t-get-ahead-of-441341_small.jpg)
England's Brook 'won't get ahead of myself' after first home Test hundred
England's Harry Brook has no intention of letting success go to his head following a first Test century on home soil.
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Chaos, crowd trouble as Morocco beat Argentina in men's Olympic football opener
Chaos and confusion reigned on Wednesday as Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in their opening game of the men's Olympic football tournament, but only after a late equaliser for the South American side was disallowed and the final minutes were played out in an empty stadium following crowd trouble.
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Taiwan shuts down as deadly Typhoon Gaemi makes landfall
Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on Taiwan's eastern coast in the early hours of Thursday, after unleashing torrential rainfall and whipping winds across the island that left two people dead.
![US anti-doping chief accuses IOC of 'threats' over 2034 Salt Lake Olympics](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/bd/30/39/US-anti-doping-chief-accuses-IOC-of-274137_small.jpg)
US anti-doping chief accuses IOC of 'threats' over 2034 Salt Lake Olympics
US anti-doping chief Travis Tygart accused Olympic bosses of "stooping to threats" after they awarded the 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City on Wednesday but warned US authorities to get in line.
![Top-ranked Sinner out of Olympics with tonsillitis](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/08/0c/c5/Top-ranked-Sinner-out-of-Olympics-w-061146_small.jpg)
Top-ranked Sinner out of Olympics with tonsillitis
Men's tennis number one Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, days before it begins, after falling ill with tonsillitis.
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Disneyland strike averted as unions agree tentative deal
Unions representing Disneyland theme park employees in California reached a tentative deal with the company on Wednesday, averting a major strike at the "happiest place on Earth."
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Lula rallies G20 nations against world hunger ahead of meeting
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday urged world leaders to work together and find solutions to hunger as he launched an initiative to tackle "the most degrading of human deprivations."
![15 killed, dozens missing in migrant wreck off Mauritania: IOM](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/7b/21/6d/15-killed--dozens-missing-in-migran-313712_small.jpg)
15 killed, dozens missing in migrant wreck off Mauritania: IOM
At least 15 migrants have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local sources said Wednesday, the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Africa.
![With no money or fuel, Cuban fishermen improvise on floating rafts](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/f2/bb/6b/With-no-money-or-fuel--Cuban-fisher-132348_small.jpg)
With no money or fuel, Cuban fishermen improvise on floating rafts
Small white squares dot the ocean off Havana, an unlikely fleet of fishermen bobbing on makeshift polystyrene rafts they use to make up for a lack of fuel or money to buy a proper boat.
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Gucci-owner Kering alerts on profits as earnings tumble
Luxury group Kering said Wednesday that its half-year net profit fell by half and warned operating earnings for the second half of the year would be down around 30 percent.
![Dupont shines as France held by USA in Olympics sevens opener](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/1a/a8/6d/Dupont-shines-as-France-held-by-USA-781687_small.jpg)
Dupont shines as France held by USA in Olympics sevens opener
Antoine Dupont received a rapturous welcome from a raucous Stade de France crowd on Wednesday, but was unable to guide the French to victory over the United States in their opening Paris Olympics rugby sevens match.
![Favourites France held in rugby sevens opener, Fiji sparkle](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/ae/2e/5c/Favourites-France-held-in-rugby-sev-751224_small.jpg)
Favourites France held in rugby sevens opener, Fiji sparkle
France struggled to live up to pre-tournament billing as favourites for Olympic Gold in rugby sevens Wednesday, held to a 12-12 draw by the United States to the disappointment of a packed Stade de France.
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One more year's skiing for the Dutch, says Hirscher
Two-time Olympic ski champion Marcel Hirscher said Wednesday he planned to compete under the Dutch flag for at least one more year following his sensational return from retirement.
![Booed Argentina snatch draw, Spain win Olympic men's football opener](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/29/1b/f0/Booed-Argentina-snatch-draw--Spain--789633_small.jpg)
Booed Argentina snatch draw, Spain win Olympic men's football opener
Cristian Medina scored the equaliser in the 16th added minute as Argentina came from two down to draw 2-2 with Morocco in a hostile atmosphere on the opening day of men's Olympic football on Wednesday, while Spain edged Uzbekistan 2-1.
![Sinner out of Olympics tennis with tonsillitis](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/08/0c/c5/Sinner-out-of-Olympics-tennis-with--213662_small.jpg)
Sinner out of Olympics tennis with tonsillitis
World number one Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Paris Olympics tennis tournament on Wednesday after falling ill with tonsillitis.
![Stock markets slump on disappointing earnings](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/5d/09/66/Stock-markets-slump-on-disappointin-872836_small.jpg)
Stock markets slump on disappointing earnings
Global stock markets tumbled Wednesday following a batch of disappointing corporate results in the United States and Europe.
![US new home sales dip in June, missing estimates](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/7e/a5/ea/US-new-home-sales-dip-in-June--miss-527550_small.jpg)
US new home sales dip in June, missing estimates
The sales rate of new family homes in the United States dipped in June, missing analyst estimates amid still elevated interest rates, according to government data released Wednesday.
![France held to draw in rugby sevens opener, Fiji sparkle](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/ae/2e/5c/France-held-to-draw-in-rugby-sevens-799821_small.jpg)
France held to draw in rugby sevens opener, Fiji sparkle
France struggled to live up to pre-tournament billing as favourites for Olympic Gold in rugby sevens Wednesday, held to a 12-12 draw by the United States to the disappointment of a packed Stade de France.
![Canada football staff sent home over Olympic drone scandal](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/f5/80/c9/Canada-football-staff-sent-home-ove-712778_small.jpg)
Canada football staff sent home over Olympic drone scandal
An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women's football team were on Wednesday sent home from the Olympics for their part in a spying scandal.
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Burned TV station showcases anger at Bangladesh PM
Torn portraits of Bangladesh's independence hero litter a ransacked state television station -- a pointed expression of public fury against his daughter, who just witnessed the worst unrest of her premiership.
![Whitlock relishing chance at history in final Olympic rodeo](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/37/g0/5d/Whitlock-relishing-chance-at-histor-533718_small.jpg)
Whitlock relishing chance at history in final Olympic rodeo
British gymnastics star Max Whitlock said Wednesday he was relishing his "shot at history" in his final Olympics.
![Argentina snatch Morocco draw, Spain win Olympic men's football opener](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/29/1b/f0/Argentina-snatch-Morocco-draw--Spai-702875_small.jpg)
Argentina snatch Morocco draw, Spain win Olympic men's football opener
Cristian Medina scored the equaliser in the 16th added minute as Argentina came from two down to draw 2-2 with Morocco on the opening day of men's Olympic football action on Wednesday, while Spain edged Uzbekistan 2-1.
![Axing boxing from 2028 Olympics 'a crime': Garside](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/fb/fd/1a/Axing-boxing-from-2028-Olympics--a--144137_small.jpg)
Axing boxing from 2028 Olympics 'a crime': Garside
Australian medallist Harry Garside said on Wednesday it would be "a crime" to drop boxing from the 2028 Olympics, calling it a poor man's sport that saves lives.
![Israeli PM to address US Congress divided over Gaza war](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/02/14/51/Israeli-PM-to-address-US-Congress-d-174232_small.jpg)
Israeli PM to address US Congress divided over Gaza war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a landmark speech Wednesday seeking to rally support from a US Congress divided by his military campaign in Gaza, with a rift between the nations deepening over the conflict's humanitarian toll.
![Jill Biden, royalty but no Putin: top guests at the Paris Olympics](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/20/ab/1b/Jill-Biden--royalty-but-no-Putin--t-731121_small.jpg)
Jill Biden, royalty but no Putin: top guests at the Paris Olympics
France is preparing to welcome over a hundred heads of state and government, royalty and US First Lady Jill Biden for the Summer Olympics which begin with a dazzling ceremony on the river Seine on Friday.
![Olympic partner Coca-Cola chided over French taxes](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/c1/25/e6/Olympic-partner-Coca-Cola-chided-ov-111237_small.jpg)
Olympic partner Coca-Cola chided over French taxes
The French tax authorities have claimed Olympics sponsor Coca-Cola owes it millions of euros, documents showed Wednesday, in the latest such allegation just days before the Summer Games kick off.
![Salt Lake handed 2034 Winter Olympics but with IOC warning](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/bd/30/39/Salt-Lake-handed-2034-Winter-Olympi-516157_small.jpg)
Salt Lake handed 2034 Winter Olympics but with IOC warning
The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City on Wednesday but warned they could be stripped of the Games if US authorities maintain their feud with the World Anti-Doping Agency.
![Anti-poverty campaigners put UK govt under pressure on child welfare](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/bb/5e/66/Anti-poverty-campaigners-put-UK-gov-161813_small.jpg)
Anti-poverty campaigners put UK govt under pressure on child welfare
Simeera Hassan works at a women's community centre in East London, where she says many mothers are "really struggling" because of limits on UK government child welfare payments and a wider cost-of-living crisis.
![Star French rapper faces trial for alleged rape](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/da/a7/16/Star-French-rapper-faces-trial-for--382842_small.jpg)
Star French rapper faces trial for alleged rape
French rapper Naps must face trial for rape, an investigating magistrate has ruled, after allegedly assaulting a woman in her sleep in 2021.
![Australia squeeze past Samoa in rugby sevens opener](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/c8/98/82/Australia-squeeze-past-Samoa-in-rug-363182_small.jpg)
Australia squeeze past Samoa in rugby sevens opener
Australia laid down a marker to home favourites France and double Olympic champions Fiji, kicking off the rugby sevens tournament Wednesday with a 21-14 win over Samoa at a packed Stade de France.
![Covid hits Australian Olympic water polo team](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/96/cf/12/Covid-hits-Australian-Olympic-water-421711_small.jpg)
Covid hits Australian Olympic water polo team
Five members of Australia's women's water polo team have tested positive for Covid-19 just days before the Paris Olympics, officials said Wednesday.
![Germany bans Islamist group over alleged Hezbollah, Iran links](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/26/8d/29/Germany-bans-Islamist-group-over-al-784774_small.jpg)
Germany bans Islamist group over alleged Hezbollah, Iran links
Germany on Wednesday banned the Hamburg Islamic Centre, an association that has been under investigation for several months over its alleged support for Lebanon's Hezbollah group and its links to Iran.
![Ledecky 'likes her chances' in blockbuster 400m freestyle](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/01/26/54/Ledecky--likes-her-chances--in-bloc-172873_small.jpg)
Ledecky 'likes her chances' in blockbuster 400m freestyle
Katie Ledecky Wednesday threw down the gauntlet to Ariarne Titmus and Summer McIntosh ahead of a blockbuster 400m Olympic freestyle showdown, warning: "I like my chances."
![Olympic swim star Ledecky demands transparency over Chinese doping cases](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/f8/09/2d/Olympic-swim-star-Ledecky-demands-t-671167_small.jpg)
Olympic swim star Ledecky demands transparency over Chinese doping cases
Multiple Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky said Wednesday that questions remain over the case of Chinese competitors who failed doping tests, urging transparency from authorities.
Football kick offs sporting action at Paris Olympics
The sporting programme at the Paris Olympics began on Wednesday as men's football kicked off and a huge police operation was put in place for Israel's first appearance at the Games.
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Chelsea's Maresca expects no problems with Fernandez after race row
New Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said Wednesday that he did not expect "any problems at all" when Argentina's Enzo Fernandez rejoins the squad ahead of the start of the Premier League season.
![Council of Europe urges Jersey to up anti-money laundering efforts](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/45/9e/52/Council-of-Europe-urges-Jersey-to-u-273213_small.jpg)
Council of Europe urges Jersey to up anti-money laundering efforts
The pan-European rights body Council of Europe called Wednesday on Jersey to enhance its implementation of anti-money laundering measures as it recognised the island’s strengthened legal framework.
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Springbok Esterhuizen given four-match ban after red card
South Africa centre Andre Esterhuizen has been banned for four matches after being red-carded in a Test against Portugal last weekend, World Rugby announced on Wednesday.
![Hungary gets damning EU rule-of-law assessment](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/fa/61/4e/Hungary-gets-damning-EU-rule-of-law-887525_small.jpg)
Hungary gets damning EU rule-of-law assessment
Hungary falls well short of EU democratic standards, notably on corruption, bribery, political funding, conflicts of interest and lack of media independence, according to a European Commission evaluation published Thursday.