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Greece will legalise marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, the prime minister said on Wednesday, but gave no timeframe on the sensitive issue in the staunchly Orthodox Christian state.

The United Nations raised the alarm on Wednesday over increasing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, blamed by Western countries on Huthi rebels, and the risk of escalation in the region.

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) confirmed Wednesday former Sao Paulo boss Dorival Junior has been named coach of the Brazilian men's national team, taking over the five-time world champions after a string of poor results.

Antoine Griezmann became Atletico Madrid's all-time standalone top goalscorer with 174 goals after netting against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

Amazon's gamer streaming unit Twitch on Wednesday announced that it was laying off 500 staff, reportedly one third of the company, as it struggles financially despite strong popularity among players.

US top diplomat Antony Blinken on Wednesday said Mahmud Abbas was committed to reforming the Palestinian Authority to potentially reunite war-torn Gaza and the occupied West Bank under its leadership.

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday the country was in "a state of war" against drug cartels who have carried out a wave of kidnappings and deadly attacks in response to government crackdown.

The Los Angeles Clippers have signed two-time NBA champion Kawhi Leonard to a new contract extension, the team said on Wednesday.

Pre-election hostilities between the White House and US Congress spiked Wednesday as the surprise appearance of Joe Biden's son -- in Republican crosshairs over his business interests -- triggered pandemonium on Capitol Hill.

Gemma Grainger has left her role in charge of Wales' women to take over as Norway team manager, the Football Association of Wales announced on Tuesday.

Boeing is still in fact-finding mode following Friday's near-catastrophic aviation incident, searching for "what broke down" in its processes, Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said Wednesday.

Formula One outfit Haas on Wednesday parted ways with colourful team principal Guenther Steiner with the struggling American stable appointing Ayao Komatsu in his place.

Attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels in the Red Sea have caused shipping companies to avoid the Suez Canal -- a key source of revenue for Egypt as it battles a deep economic crisis.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and wide receivers Cee Dee Lamb of Dallas and Tyreek Hill of Miami were among those named Wednesday to the NFL Players Association All-Pro Team.

NATO members Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania will sign this week a preliminary agreement on demining the Black Sea, officials said on Wednesday.

Troy Lesesne, who guided New York Red Bulls into last year's MLS playoffs as an interim coach, was named head coach of DC United on Wednesday, the MLS club announced.

Pre-election hostilities between the White House and US Congress spiked Wednesday as the surprise appearance of Joe Biden's son -- in Republican crosshairs over his business interests -- triggered pandemonium on Capitol Hill, the same day lawmakers launched efforts to impeach the administration's immigration chief.

Global stock markets drifted on Wednesday, the eve of key US inflation data and the start of the latest earnings season.

Hundreds of soldiers patrolled near-deserted streets in Ecuador's capital Wednesday after the government and drug mafias declared war on each other, leaving residents gripped with fear.

A Japanese technology giant is in the crosshairs of British lawmakers for building the faulty accounting software that led to what has been called the country's biggest ever miscarriage of justice.

France's post office is experimenting with opening changing rooms in some branches to cater to online shoppers who want to quickly return purchases that don't fit.

The largest primate ever to walk the Earth went extinct because it could not adapt to its changing environment, with the mighty beast reduced to living off bark and twigs before dying off, scientists said on Wednesday.

The amount of snow that stays on the ground is rapidly dwindling due to human-caused climate change, threatening the water supply of hundreds of millions of people, researchers warned Wednesday.

Swaths of the United States braced for more snow and punishingly low temperatures Wednesday as millions in the east dug out from a previous round of severe winter weather that left at least five people dead.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Wednesday he hopes a potential Spanish Super Cup triumph can create an important turning point in his team's season again.

Fresh from its wins at the Golden Globes, Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" on Wednesday topped the nominations for the influential Screen Actors Guild Awards, which are key to Oscars success.

Tanks and soldiers patrol the streets of Ecuador as narcos sow terror nationwide after declaring all-out war on a government trying to rein them in.

The chief organiser of the 2024 Paris Olympics insisted Wednesday there were no plans to move the opening ceremony of the Games from the river Seine amid ongoing speculation about the hugely ambitious water-based show.

Authorities in the Russian border city of Belgorod began evacuating hundreds of children Wednesday after weeks of deadly shelling from Ukrainian forces.

Five-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah posted his first win of this year's Dakar Rally on Wednesday, clocking the quickest time in the Empty Quarter dunes between Al-Hofuf and Shubaytah in Saudi Arabia.

By appointing Gabriel Attal prime minister, President Emmanuel Macron is betting on the youth and dynamism of the 34-year-old to beat the far-right in European elections but also shape a future after 2027 when he must step aside.

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