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Trump says US moved bombers from UK base after 'threats'

US Supreme Court judges mull bid to shut the door on climate suits

Riyadh's allies pledge troops as Yemen, Saudi Arabia attack Houthis

Brazilian stocks surge to record after Bolsonaro election lead

Clashes erupt outside Kosovo parliament over war crimes court

Leaders to visit Pacific atoll at frontline of climate change

Milan's Saelemaekers suffers ankle setback, faces lengthy spell out

ICC gives more details about arrest warrants for Taliban ministers

Rubio arrives in Iceland to push for greater US presence in Arctic

Nigeria's Tinubu confirms 32 dead after military plane crash

Putin allows Italy's UniCredit to sell part of Russian business

'Reckless' AI firms can't control models, says whistleblower

Djokovic into China Open final as Medvedev out for hitting fan with ball

Switching on brain cells: the Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

Volkswagen to sell operations in China's Xinjiang

German car giant Volkswagen said Wednesday it would sell its operations in China's Xinjiang region, where Beijing has been accused of widespread human rights abuses including forced labour.

FA probes referee David Coote over betting claim

The Football Association is investigating allegations Premier League referee David Coote discussed giving a yellow card with a fan before a match in England's second-tier Championship.

Serbia gripped by TV series about murder of prime minister

More than a million Serbians tuned in to watch reformist prime minister Zoran Djindjic killed by a sniper in the first episode of a dramatic television mini series that has had the country on the edge of its seats over the last month.

Putin seeks to shore up ties on visit to 'friendly' Kazakhstan

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a two-day trip aimed at shoring up ties with his Central Asian ally as tensions mount over the Ukraine war.

New EU commission pushes for defence and economy spending

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Wednesday that Europe has "no time to waste" to boost its defences and competitiveness, as European lawmakers prepared to approve her new executive team to start work.

Plastic pollution talks must speed up, chair warns

Negotiators must move "significantly" faster to agree on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned Wednesday, as countries lined up to express frustration about the limited progress.

Pakistan web controls quash dissent and potential

Besieged by political turmoil, Pakistan's government is turning to draconian internet censorship which threatens to cut the country off from a promising future, experts and citizens say.

1,000 Pakistan protesters arrested in pro-Khan capital march

Pakistan police said Wednesday they had arrested nearly 1,000 protesters who marched on the capital demanding the release of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, after crowds were evicted from the city centre in a sweeping security crackdown.

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Wednesday asked judges to grant an arrest warrant for Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing over alleged crimes against humanity committed against Rohingya Muslims.

Philippine VP's bodyguards swapped out amid investigation

Philippine security forces said Wednesday they had replaced Vice President Sara Duterte's bodyguards, days after the justice department launched a probe into her alleged death threat against President Ferdinand Marcos.

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