Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating following an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, and has undergone post-surgery tests which show his progress is "normal", his doctors said Wednesday.
Bournemouth boss Marco Rose hopes getting a "real slap" in a 5-1 defeat at Chelsea will spark a positive reaction from his players in the club's first home European fixture against Sturm Graz on Thursday.
Football's world governing body FIFA is planning to set up a $6.35-billion development fund for the next four years, AFP learned Wednesday from a source close to the matter.
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Economy
Investors In 50+ Countries Can Now Follow Verified Traders Automatically, Through The Mt4, Mt5 Or Dxtrade Account They Already Own
October 14, 2026
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India sends 'cockroach' leaders to jail after protest
Politics
October 14, 2026
Moldovan tourist Raisa Neagu spent hours on Wednesday waiting to fuel up her scooter, one of many people snared in a petrol shortage on resort island Bali that Indonesian authorities blamed on supply disruptions.
October 14, 2026
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Courtney Lawes and Ellis Genge have called on England to end their ban on selecting overseas-based players for Test rugby union.
October 14, 2026
Seven of eight grades customer-certified and first 13 of 57 containers of ULVAC equipment landed in Pohang on the path to more than 10,000 metric tons of annual capacity; SmCo production equipment targeted for mid-2027 as DFARS 252.225-7052 extends its mine-to-magnet restriction to SmCo magnets on January 1, 2027
October 14, 2026
Federal contract awarded, effective August 17, 2026, covers stablecoin and digital asset payment expertise
October 14, 2026
Economy
A lawyer for a Ukrainian accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines said Wednesday that Russia used them as a "weapon" to exert political and economic pressure, as the former military officer's trial opened in Germany.
October 14, 2026
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Kenya hosting the 2029 World Athletics Championships will help combat the endemic doping problem among its athletes, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on a visit to Nairobi on Wednesday.
Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and graffitied its outside walls on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank village of Mikhmas, Palestinian sources and the Israeli military said.
A British prosecutor told a London jury that comedian Russell Brand was a "sexual predator" who was "ruthless, calculated and manipulative" when targeting women for sex, speaking Wednesday at the start of the actor's rape and sexual assault trial.
French President Emmanuel Macron believes students waging three weeks of protests that have closed many schools have "legitimate" grievances but are also being "exploited" by political forces, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday.
October 14, 2026
Sports
Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa has been fined £25,000 ($33,000) by England's governing Football Association after he claimed officials would "not let Manchester United lose".
October 14, 2026
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Global stock markets diverged on Wednesday ahead of the release of crucial US inflation data that could shape the outlook for interest rates in the world's largest economy.
Nepal's disaster authority said Wednesday that an avalanche of rock and ice triggered a recent flash flood, echoing the mountain collapse that unleashed a tsunami-like wall of water in August.
Tokyo summoned the Russian ambassador on Wednesday to lodge a protest over Moscow's arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage, with the foreign ministry urging "fair and impartial treatment".
The family of a mentally ill man killed by a tiger at a UK wildlife park have urged people to stop posting "deeply offensive media content" of the attack, as US President Donald Trump uploaded disturbing footage online.
October 14, 2026
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