Hollywood writers to resume talks over strike
Hollywood studios will meet with writers this week to discuss reopening talks for the first time since a strike began nearly 100 days ago.
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Israelis rally again to oppose judiciary overhaul
Thousands of protesters waving Israeli flags rallied on Wednesday in Tel Aviv against parliament's approval of a key judicial reform pushed through by the hard-right government in defiance of months-long mass protests.
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GSK sues Pfizer over patents for RSV vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline sued Pfizer on Wednesday over patent infringement, alleging the US drugmaker's RSV vaccine steals key elements of the British company's version.
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US credit downgrade 'entirely unwarranted': Yellen
A US credit downgrade by Fitch was "entirely unwarranted," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday, pushing back against the second-ever decrease by a major ratings agency following repeated debt limit standoffs in Washington.
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Argentine footballer's knee fully dislocated in Libertadores injury
Argentine footballer Luciano Sanchez could be out of action for up to a year after his left knee was entirely dislocated in a chilling injury the likes of which his doctor said he has never seen.
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Pope in Portugal says clerical abuse victims must be heard
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the "anguished cry" of clerical sexual abuse victims must be heard as he began a five-day visit to Portugal for a major Catholic youth festival.
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Canada PM Trudeau and wife announce separation
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that he and his wife of 18 years, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, are separating.
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Tunisian singer says show cancelled over Palestinian concerts
A Tunisian singer who rose to prominence during the Arab Spring revolution in her homeland announced Wednesday an upcoming show in Tunisia had been cancelled for supposed "normalisation" with Israel.
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As Trump faces indictment heat, Biden chills beachside
"It was compelling," Joe Biden offered Tuesday after Donald Trump's indictment. But the US president was referring to a film -- not the legal fate of his political rival, which he has declined to address.
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Indictment puts Trump and democracy on trial
Donald Trump's historic indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 election paints a picture of a former president so determined to hang on to power that he put the very foundations of American democracy at risk.
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