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NATO, Ukraine officials to meet after deadly Russian strikes
NATO and Ukrainian officials will meet on Wednesday at Kyiv's request after heavy Russian strikes across the war-battered nation, the Western military
Sweden charges Koran burners with hate crime
Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday charged two men with inciting ethnic hatred over several protests involving the burning of Korans in 2023, which sparked
UK doctors urge govt to act over ‘vaping epidemic’
Leading UK doctors urged the government Wednesday to pass legislation to tackle "a vaping epidemic", in particular among young people, by banning
Poland has no more weapons for Ukraine – deputy PM
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has claimed that his country has no more weapons to send to Ukraine
NATO member rules out sending long-range arms to Kiev
President Alexander Stubb said Finland will not supply long-range weapons to Ukraine
Thousands told to evacuate as ‘extremely strong’ typhoon nears Japan
Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest
Pacific Island leaders endorse joint policing plan
Pacific Island leaders endorsed a landmark regional policing plan Wednesday at a summit in Tonga, a contentious move seen as trying to limit China's
North Korea test-fires rocket launcher with new ‘guiding system’
North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher equipped with a new "guiding system", state media said Wednesday, as
Bangladesh lifts ban on main Islamist party
Bangladesh's new authorities on Wednesday lifted a ban on the country's largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, imposed in the final days of the rule of
In Arizona, voters worry about rising prices, immigration
As the United States hurtles towards a presidential election this November between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, AFP has been taking
US giving Ukraine better F-16 tech than other NATO members – media
The US has fitted F-16s donated to Kiev with “advanced solutions” that NATO allies don’t have access to, a Ukrainian news outlet claims
Russia and Bangladesh discuss ties amid political turmoil
Russia and Bangladesh have vowed to continue bilateral ties, including construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
Outage paralyses Dutch airport, services
A computer outage hit a regional airport and several public services including the coastguard and military police in the Netherlands Wednesday, with no
North Korea test-fires new rocket launcher (PHOTOS)
Pyongyang has conducted rocket artillery test-firing drills amid rising tensions with the US and South Korea
Boeing tire explosion kills two
A Boeing jet’s tire exploded, killing two workers at Atlanta’s airport on Tuesday, officials report
Trump Slams ‘Deranged’ Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Desperate Indictment as Unprecedented Election Interference: ‘The Greatest Sabotage of our Democracy in History’
Special Counsel Jack Smith has once again indicted President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., months after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of presidential immunity.