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Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in…
UEFA rolls out banner in support of children in war zones ahead of Super Cup
UDINE, Italy (AP) — UEFA rolled out a banner with the message “Stop Killing Children.…
UN rejects plans by Sudan’s paramilitary group for a rival government amid civil war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday rejected plans by Sudan’s paramilitary…
Gangs in Haiti kill 2 elite police officers in latest attack against law enforcement
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gang members killed two Haitian police officers in the…
Premier League chief calls for patience as Man City legal case drags on
LONDON (AP) — The Premier League’s top official called for patience Wednesday while the seismic…
Campaigners of a sweeping plastics treaty climb buildings, hand out soap and cover art with waste
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss ocean protection group is handing out bars of soap in…
Keegan Bradley as a playing captain? Rory McIlroy thinks the Ryder Cup is too big for that now
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Rory McIlroy believes the Ryder Cup has become too big…
Increasing the danger: Journalist killing in Gaza sends a chilling message
Israel’s targeted killing of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza over the weekend was noteworthy…
A boat carrying migrants capsizes off Italy, killing at least 26
ROME (AP) — A boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized Wednesday in international waters off…
Raiders star Crosby calls Chiefs’ Mahomes the ultimate competitor, a big reason for his success
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Maxx Crosby kept running into star athletes over the summer,…
Chinese climber dies after summiting world’s second-highest peak, K2
GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A Chinese mountaineer has died after being hit by falling rocks…
Final field of CPKC Women’s Open Mississaugua Golf and Country Club announced
MISSISSAUGA — Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., headlines the final field at next week’s…
Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine is latest chapter in Alaska’s long history – and tension – with Russia
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet…
In his words: Trump’s rhetoric about Zelenskyy and Putin has evolved
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his successful campaign for a second term that…
Thomas Müller jokes he’s missing Manuel Neuer as Vancouver adventure begins
MUNICH (AP) — Thomas Müller has a lot to adapt to with the Vancouver Whitecaps…
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler calls on Israel to end war, starvation in Gaza
OTTAWA — Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler has joined thousands of Jews calling on…
As octopuses dwindle in Spanish waters, suppliers look to imports and farming despite concerns
GALICIA, Spain (AP) — At a humming factory in the Spanish town of O Carballino,…
South Africa dismisses U.S. human rights report as ‘deeply flawed’
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government on Wednesday dismissed the U.S. State Department’s latest…
Venus Williams gets a US Open wild card at age 45 and will be the oldest in singles since 1981
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at…
Charlie Brown and Snoopy offer an animated ‘Peanuts’ musical about summer camp
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Brown and Snoopy go to sleepaway camp in a new,…
Serbian soccer club Partizan punished by UEFA for fans’ Kosovo banner and offensive chants
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA fined Partizan Belgrade more than $100,000 on Wednesday and ordered…
Real Madrid rejects US-hosted match claiming it would hurt integrity of the competition
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid said it “firmly rejects” having a regular-season Spanish league game…
The group in charge of tennis in the US is starting its first coaching program
The U.S. Tennis Association announced the start of its first all-encompassing coaching program on Wednesday,…
Lebanon says it rejects foreign intervention during visit by top Iranian official Ali Larijani
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president told a top Iranian security official Wednesday that Beirut rejects…