Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday announced the extension of Felix Nmecha's contract by two years until 2030.
Irish trainer Willie Mullins's juggernaut motored on as Il Etait Temps won the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the feature race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump would "welcome" Iran's participation at the upcoming World Cup in North America, despite the ongoing Middle East war, the White House said on Wednesday.
- Iran warns of long war that would 'destroy' world economy
- Lebanon village wants army protection from Israel, Hezbollah
Education
Mexico is considering implementing an Australia-style social media restriction for minors, Public Education Secretary Mario Delgado told AFP.
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Strategic oil reserves, a crisis cushion
Politics
March 11, 2026
- German central bank abandons controversial overhaul
- IEA to launch largest-ever release of oil reserves
- Iran warns ready for long war that would 'destroy' world economy
- UN urges 'exemptions' to get aid through Strait of Hormuz
Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies and Jonas Urbig will all miss matches after picking up fresh injuries in Tuesday's 6-1 Champions League win at Atalanta.
March 11, 2026
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A record release of oil from strategic reserves by IEA nations failed to ease concerns about the impact from the Middle East war, with crude prices pushing further higher and stocks sliding.
March 11, 2026
Melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising sea levels while the Arctic is poised to log one of its worst winters on record.
March 11, 2026
Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of US data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions.
March 11, 2026
Economy
An inferno on a Swiss bus that killed six people was seemingly started by a "disturbed" man on board who set himself alight, the investigating prosecutor said Wednesday.
March 11, 2026
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An Irish-language singer from punk-rap group Kneecap will not face a terrorism charge after UK prosecutors lost a High Court challenge Wednesday against a judge's decision to dismiss the case.
Multilingual scripts, images of young women and timed toilet breaks: a police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia on Wednesday revealed how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced the creation of a tool to track hate speech on social media and hold them accountable, in his latest measure targeting tech giants.
The death toll from a Ukrainian missile strike on the western Russian city of Bryansk rose to seven people on Wednesday, the region's governor said.
March 11, 2026
Culture
Hollywood and Broadway legend Barbra Streisand will be awarded an Honorary Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers announced Wednesday, honouring a career that has spanned more than six decades.
March 11, 2026
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British fintech company Revolut on Wednesday said it had obtained a full UK banking licence from regulators, lifting restrictions on it competing with established retail lenders.
Consumer inflation in the United States remained stable at 2.4 percent in February, official data showed Wednesday, with price shocks from the US-Israel war on Iran yet to be reflected in the data.
The International Energy Agency said Wednesday its member countries would unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to ease the impact of the Middle East war, the biggest such release ever.
Consumer inflation in the United States remained stable at 2.4 percent in February, in line with market expectations, government data showed Wednesday, as affordability concerns persist in the world's largest economy.
March 11, 2026
- Devine, Mooney top women's Hundred auction
- Kneecap rapper scores new court victory as UK prosecutors lose appeal
- Trump's 'racist hate speech' fuelling rights abuses: UN watchdog
- Four killed in Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone strikes
- India T20 hero dons disguise for unexpected train home
- Iran hits ships in Gulf chokepoint as G7 dips into oil reserves
- Russia says internet outages to last as long as 'necessary'
- Rana takes five wickets as Bangladesh crush Pakistan in ODI opener