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Sergio Perez has extended his contract with Cadillac until 2029 with the Mexican and his team announcing the news on Wednesday, ahead of his home grand prix taking place this weekend.

A tech rally ran out of steam on Wednesday as investors turned cautious ahead of the latest batch of earnings results and the US Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

A librarian in an Arab town in northern Israel, Maysa Nasser never thought to vote in national elections. But on Tuesday she cast a ballot for the first time, stung by the racism she has felt from the hard-right government.

Around 200 passengers who paid to live on a cruise ship while travelling the world were abruptly left in Cambodia after the company ran out of money -- but passengers told AFP on Wednesday they had no regrets.

Josh Inglis and Alex Carey added an unbeaten 145 for the fifth wicket as Australia took a first innings lead on the second day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Wednesday.

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday, defying a court order that banned him from leaving his country.

For the French aerospace company Safran the future runs through a century-old factory in Britain where it aims to manufacture mechanisms key for the folding wings that will enable the next-generation of Airbus planes to meet ambitious fuel reduction targets.

Popemobiles past and present from German automaker Mercedes-Benz are the stars of a new show at the Vatican Museums, emblematic vehicles that serve to bring the pope closer to his flock.

A US-brokered local ceasefire in southern Ukraine was holding for a second day, both sides said on Wednesday, as hopes grew that vital aid would be able to reach stranded residents.

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century.

Canada's central bank raised its key interest rate to 2.5 percent Wednesday, as it tries to prevent an oil price surge caused by the Iran war from sparking broader inflation.

A woman who was raped and drugged by her then-husband for years told a UK court Wednesday how she woke to find herself blindfolded and restrained with a stranger in her bedroom.

The World Bank on Wednesday warned that global commodity prices were set to increase by 23 percent by the end of 2026, with energy prices at four-year highs due to the war on Iran and food prices driven up by global conflicts and El Nino.

Belgrade residents on Wednesday washed away politically charged graffiti that had stained city walls over months of protests, as Serbia's student-led movement prepared to govern after its seismic election victory.

In one book, an illustration was redrawn to show the girls gathered around a computer wearing hijabs. In another, an image of the Mona Lisa was taken out entirely.

Just days ago, Flavio Bolsonaro was riding high, convinced he would be Brazil's next president and follow in the footsteps of his far-right father, Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday, AFP witnessed, after defying a court order that banned him from leaving his country.

Britain's Labour government will increase a tax on profits earned by banks to help fund support for soaring energy bills, finance minister John Healey said in his budget announcement Wednesday.

The patriarch is under house arrest, his wife is a senator, two sons are in Congress, and a third, who just lost the presidential race, started a self-imposed exile Wednesday in the US.

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 64 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century.

Israel's president voiced hope Wednesday for avoiding a second election after a hard-fought vote produced no clear winner, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition scrambling for options and making Israeli Arab parties possible kingmakers.

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro stepped out of a private plane in Florida on Wednesday morning, AFP witnessed, despite a court order banning him from leaving his country.

Philippine sensation Alexandra Eala came from behind to beat Talia Gibson 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in Tokyo on Wednesday and said "it took a lot to turn that match around".

A summit with nearly two dozen African leaders opened in Moscow Wednesday, with the Kremlin describing their countries as "natural allies" against the West.

Despite campaigning to host the next COP nature summit, Panama's Environment Minister Juan Carlos Navarro has a blunt view of the UN-led negotiations he says are little more than "hypocrisy contests".

A US-brokered local ceasefire in southern Ukraine was holding for a second day, both sides said on Wednesday, as hopes grew that vital aid would be able to reach stranded residents.

Denmark's animal welfare minister said Wednesday that he wants to introduce a ban on the farming of fast-growing "turbo chickens," first nationally but ultimately, across Europe.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has insisted "we can't feel sorry for ourselves" and must move on quickly following their stunning loss away to fourth-tier Fleetwood in the League Cup.

He has been behind some of Nintendo's biggest hits, but producer Eiji Aonuma still feels "nervous" as he awaits players' reactions to the new Zelda video game, "Ocarina of Time" out November 5.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed on Wednesday to cooperate on critical minerals, seeking to diversify supplies in a global sector dominated by China.

Results from Israel's hard-fought election pointed Wednesday to no clear winner as a leader of the Arab minority appealed to a hesitant opposition to join forces to end the divisive reign of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 31 people and injured 80 on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, regional authorities said, in Spain's second such disaster this year.