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The Netherlands will participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest after all, as its public broadcaster said Wednesday it would step in to replace a company that had pulled out over the Gaza conflict.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted at the UN Wednesday that the Golan Heights region will remain Syrian after Colombia last month recognized Israeli sovereignty over the strategically important territory.

Manchester United's annual net loss increased by almost one third to £43 million ($57 million) despite record-breaking revenues announced on Wednesday.

Blueberry Financial Consultation, a global provider of online trading services, has announced a key milestone in its Middle East expansion strategy with the acquisition of a Category 5 License from the UAE Capital Markets Authority (CMA), Licence No. 20200000451. alongside the official opening of its new office in Dubai. 

Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia seized control of airports and battled federal troops in the neighbouring Afar region, multiple sources told AFP on Wednesday, as long-standing tensions spilled into open conflict.

At least six people have been killed in bear attacks in Russia's vast Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk in a month, prosecutors said Wednesday, as an official in a neighbouring region reported bears had put one town "under siege".

China's 13-year-old swimming prodigy Yu Zidi sealed a hat-trick of Asian Games titles on Wednesday, as North Korea won their first two golds thanks to their powerhouse women weightlifters.

Andy Robertson has urged his Tottenham team-mates to forget about their struggles over the past two seasons as they try to haul themselves off the bottom of the Premier League table.

China's 13-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi completed a hat-trick of Asian Games golds on Wednesday -- but will go home with "some regrets".

Italian police found over three million euros in cash stashed inside the walls of an alleged drug lord's house following a tip-off, a top anti-mafia prosecutor told AFP Wednesday.

Oil prices fell and stock markets traded steadier Wednesday after recent volatility, as Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives met for "very good" talks at the United Nations.

High-profile coaches Herve Renard and Carlos Queiroz face each other on Thursday when Ivory Coast host Ghana as 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying kicks off.

The UK will create an agency to fight disinformation coming from adversaries such as Russia and amplified by artificial intelligence, to help "separate fact from fiction", Britain's defence minister said Wednesday.

Former Mexico coach Javier Aguirre will return to Spain to take over at La Liga strugglers Valencia, the club announced on Wednesday.

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted a former Central African Republic rebel commander on four counts of crimes against humanity including torture and unlawful imprisonment.

China's 13-year-old swimming prodigy Yu Zidi completed a hat-trick of Asian Games titles on Wednesday, as North Korea won their first gold thanks to a pocket powerhouse weightlifter.

China's 13-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi completed a hat-trick of Asian Games golds on Wednesday with a dominant victory in the 400m individual medley, two years out from the Los Angeles Olympics.

China's leader Xi Jinping departed Beijing on Wednesday, bound for Washington where he will meet with US President Donald Trump, state media said.

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said Wednesday Britain will rework its deal with Mauritius to return the remote Chagos Islands, home to a strategic US-UK military base, amid vocal opposition from President Donald Trump.

Azerbaijan's president on Wednesday pardoned Martin Ryan, a Frenchman jailed since 2023 on espionage charges, following the European Union's removal of two Russian billionaires from its sanctions list.

French Greens leader and candidate in the 2027 presidential election Marine Tondelier said Wednesday she had given birth to a son, emphasising that she would press on campaigning while prioritising the health of her child.

Frenchman Isack Hadjar will continue to partner Max Verstappen at Red Bull for the 2027 Formula One season, the team announced on Wednesday.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told an anti-fraud summit Wednesday that his country would never be a "safe haven" for cyberscams, as international partners touted law enforcement successes but warned more must be done.

They'd just had breakfast when a huge blast brought the crew of the Turkish fishing boat racing out onto main deck, where they were standing when the second strike hit.

North Korea's Ri Song Gum gave her country their first gold of the Asian Games on Wednesday in style, setting three world records in the women's 49kg class in Nagoya.

Relatives of people who committed suicide using poison sold by Canadian Kenneth Law will give statements this week to a judge tasked with deciding the former chef's prison term.

The Mid-Autumn initiative delivered gift sets, household essentials and direct financial support to 213 people at the village in Go Vap.

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was at the center of abuse allegations that spurred the MeToo movement in Hollywood, will be sentenced again Wednesday for sexually assaulting a former production assistant.

Meta has spent billions to stay competitive with artificial intelligence, but the tech giant faces growing pushback as CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to announce new products built for the AI era on Wednesday.

Fresh from accusing fossil fuel interests of treating the atmosphere like an "open sewer," outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres is set to host his final climate summit Wednesday at the world organization's New York headquarters.

Albrecht Duerer's "Feast of the Rosary", a Renaissance gem of Prague's National Gallery, is facing a painstaking five-year reconstruction designed to set right five centuries of mistreatment and damage.

The future of artificial intelligence and the stalled US war against Iran, with its ripple effect on the global economy, are expected to dominate the UN gathering of world leaders Wednesday.