Indonesia rescues starved orangutan from fires: officials
A female orangutan who was likely starving was evacuated Wednesday from an area razed by fire on the Indonesian island of Borneo, officials said, as the country rescues hundreds of animals affected by the blazes.
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Hope ton helps West Indies level T20 series at 2-2 in India
Shai Hope led from the front with an unbeaten 102 to guide the West Indies to a series-levelling 24-run win over India in the fourth T20 international on Wednesday.
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Real Madrid's Vinicius banned for Clasico after red card
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior will miss the upcoming Clasico in La Liga against Barcelona after being issued a four-match suspension on Wednesday following his red card for hair-pulling against Villarreal last week.
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Ukraine war reaches shores of Bulgarian fishing village
After a series of drone attacks on ships off the coast, the conflict in Ukraine has taken on a new immediacy for residents of Krapets, a tiny Bulgarian Black Sea fishing village.
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Restrictions expose Ukraine's Starlink dependency in Russia war: observers
Restrictions reported by Ukraine on its use of the US satellite internet system Starlink have exposed Kyiv's reliance on the technology for both offensive and defensive operations in its fight against Russia'a invasion, analysts and observers say.
Read morePope out of bed, progress 'normal' after lung cancer operation
Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating after doctors removed a cancerous tumour from his lung, while post-surgery tests show his progress is "normal", his doctors said Wednesday.
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Brazil probing 'criminal' origin of forest fires: minister to AFP
Brazil is probing possible "deliberate criminal activity" behind surging fires in the Amazon, as well as possible links to a tense election period, Brazil's environment minister told AFP.
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Espada out as Astros manager while Mattingly stays with Phillies
Joe Espada will not return as manager of the Houston Astros while Don Mattingly has signed a two-year contract to manage Philadelphia, the Major League Baseball teams announced on Wednesday.
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Sally Rooney books cannot be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban: publisher
Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said Wednesday.
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Houthis say targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco, vow more attacks
Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco, after Saudi officials reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant's operations centre.
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