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President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was glad Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had left the United States -- though adding that if he were part of the British royal family he would not have taken them back.

George Clooney was a late bloomer in Hollywood who now frequently uses his platform as an industry icon to promote political and humanitarian causes close to his heart.

Brandon Nakashima, one of the hottest players in men's tennis this summer, couldn't find his best game Wednesday, losing to fellow American Alex Michelsen in the US Open second round.

EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen on Wednesday played down the regulatory gulf between Brussels and Washington, arguing that US courts end up policing the same companies for the same behavior that European law targets in advance.

Search and rescue teams recovered the body of one of 20 people missing after a passenger ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, officials said on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to at least nine.

A smiling George Clooney was honoured with a lifetime award at the start of the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday where the long-time Donald Trump critic took another swipe at the US president.

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World number three Jessica Pegula and former champion Daniil Medvedev raced into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday with straight-sets victories.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait," asserting US control of the vital waterway even as fighting raged there with Iran.

Olympic and world long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall is a doubt for next week's inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship after a head-on car crash that left her with severe concussion.

Manchester City launched a new era by setting a Premier League transfer window record, while Chelsea made Morgan Rogers the most expensive British player in history.

World number three Jessica Pegula raced into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, dominating on serve in a 6-3, 6-1 victory over compatriot Sofia Kenin.

Folarin Balogun's £40 million ($54 million) move to Everton from Monaco collapsed hours before the transfer window closed because the United States striker pulled out over his "treatment" by the Premier League side, the Ligue 1 club's managing director said on Wednesday.

Ride-hailing giant Uber will be laying off around 10 percent of its staff as part of "significant organizational changes," CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a message to employees released on Wednesday.

Northampton are attempting to find a "happy medium" in order to keep Henry Pollock at the Prem champions after his agent said that the rising England star was worth a seven-figure salary.

EU countries on Wednesday summoned Russia's envoys and discussed fresh sanctions after a drone incident in Germany that the bloc's foreign policy chief said bore the marks of "state-sponsored terrorism".

A US federal judge on Wednesday refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, rejecting the government's push to break up part of the company's ad empire.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright is set Wednesday to sign a controversial oil deal granting the United States control of about one-fifth of Venezuela's huge reserves.

Australian-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch is "very happy" to see compatriot Guy Pearce play him in a new, largely sympathetic movie about his early business life, the actor said on Wednesday.

Kenneth Branagh, the British actor whose career has been built on weighty roles such as Shakespeare's Henry V, is perhaps an unlikely action hero.

Wall Street stocks pushed higher on Wednesday, taking advantage of a brief lull in rising oil prices and bond yields.

French driver Isack Hadjar, who missed the last Grand Prix in the Netherlands because of an injured wrist, will again be absent from the grid for this weekend's Italian GP at Monza, his Red Bull team announced on Wednesday.

Matthew Brennan claimed his third win at this year's Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday by triumphing in a sprint to take stage 11.

The United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought back down in a first-of-its-kind assessment met with dismay in climate-vulnernable nations.

Brydon Carse remained in Test exile after he was omitted from England's squad announced Wednesday for next week's series finale against Pakistan in Birmingham.

High above the swollen Trishuli river, flood survivors gripped a makeshift cable as Nepali soldiers and residents pulled them to safety on Wednesday, a week after one of the country's worst disasters.

The Venice Film Festival kicked off Wednesday with a customary dose of controversy, as honouree George Clooney slammed the US government, while jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal questioned the dearth of women directors.

The US Treasury on Wednesday issued $1 coins featuring the face of President Donald Trump, the latest move in an unprecedented campaign by the Republican billionaire to put his personal stamp on national institutions.

Distraught families gave DNA samples in the search for missing relatives as others held symbolic funerals on Wednesday, a week after deadly flash floods swept away villages and homes in Nepal's fragile Himalayan region.

Enzo Fernandez said he "didn't hesitate for a second" when Manchester City made contact in his first interview since joining the club for a British record-equalling transfer fee of £125 million ($169 million).

Iran threatened to take a tougher line in its war with the United States on Wednesday after the heaviest exchanges in weeks left at least 19 Iranians dead, including four at a wedding -- an incident slammed as a "war crime" by Tehran.

The Dutch central bank said Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the United States and Canada to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest."