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Colombia's top military officer has told AFP that his country will fight the resurgent cocaine trade with or without American help, after Washington blacklisted Bogota for what it called flawed anti-drug efforts.

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Armed with signs and shouting slogans, thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters descended Wednesday on central London to decry the US president's unprecedented second state visit to the UK. London's Metropolitan Police estimated that there were around 5,000 people at the protest.

The ex-chief of the US disease prevention agency told senators Wednesday she was fired for refusing to approve changes to childhood vaccine schedules not backed by scientific evidence, as the Trump administration moves to dismantle longstanding healthy policy.

The firm's Avian Genetics Group has successfully grown primordial germ cells (PGCs) from a pigeon, marking a critical step in the species' revival.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate has inched up to 4.2% from a low of 3.4% last year, while monthly job gains have slowed to an average of 116,000 over the past three months, down from 251,000 in the same period of 2023.

Canada's central bank cut its key lending rate on Wednesday, offering a boost to borrowers in an economy squeezed by US President Donald Trump's trade war.

The beauty of sport is its ability to surprise and Isaac Nader produced one of the biggest ever in international 1,500 metres finals as he won the world title on Wednesday while Katie Moon was a more predictable winner of a third successive pole vault crown.

President Donald Trump is leading the world "in the wrong direction" on climate and weaponizing clean energy as a culture-war issue, according to John Podesta, a longtime advisor to Democratic presidents.

Clint Eastwood recently offered high praise for Tom Cruise, sparking curiosity about whether the two Hollywood legends have ever teamed up on a film.

Google is facing accusations of laying off over 200 contract workers who trained its Gemini chatbot, a move that some claim was in retaliation for their demands for better pay and working conditions.