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In DR Congo streets, ex-hoods get tough on litter -- and locals

Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine reopening

Surfer hospitalised after shark attack in Western Australia

India cricketers refuse Asia Cup trophy from top Pakistan official

South Korea says 'serious shortage' of rooms with Asian Games days away

Japan's Okinawa ousts anti-US base governor

Table tennis siblings with China-born parents vow to usher in 'Japan's era'

Tech firms hit by AI slowdown call with Fed expected to hike rates

Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine re-opening

US hosts G20 'energy abundance' talks amid Iran war shock

South Korea aims to save seniors lost in digital age

Migrant workers flock to Indian Kashmir despite militant threats

Russia's Stalin-admiring provincial leader waging an ultra-conservative crusade

Incubator shortages, premature births strain Gaza's hospitals

EU proposes revamped spending rules to boost growth

The EU unveiled an overhaul of its fiscal rules on Wednesday, a long-awaited reform that has bitterly divided member states over how to encourage investment while strengthening scrutiny of government spending.

Fears mount for Sudan ceasefire as former regime members escape

A wanted Sudanese war crimes suspect has confirmed that he and other members of the Islamist regime ousted in 2019 have escaped from prison during recent fighting, raising new fears for a fragile ceasefire that has enabled foreigners to flee.

Erdogan cancels appearances after developing stomach bug

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday cancelled his planned appearances due to a stomach bug less than three weeks before Turkey's crunch election.

Freddie Mercury's private collection to be sold after exhibition

More than 1,500 items from Freddie Mercury's private collection, including costumes, unique objects and previously unseen handwritten draft lyrics, will be auctioned later this year, Sotheby's announced on Wednesday.

Kenyans fear for relatives linked to cult as search for bodies resumes

Weeping relatives on Wednesday awaited news of loved ones linked to a suspected starvation cult in Kenya as police resumed the search for victims after unearthing dozens of bodies since last week.

Medvedev to headline return of elite men's tennis to China

Former world number one Daniil Medvedev will headline the return of elite men's tennis to China after a Covid-enforced break of four years, organisers said on Wednesday.

Russian opposition ex-mayor on trial over Ukraine criticism

Yevgeny Roizman, a prominent Kremlin critic and popular former mayor, went on trial on Wednesday over accusations of discrediting the Russian army over the Ukraine offensive.

Republican hopeful DeSantis talks trade, N. Korea in Seoul

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met South Korea's prime minister in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss trade and North Korea's nuclear weapons on the second stop of his four-country trip before a possible presidential run.

Roizman: Russia's maverick ex-mayor and Kremlin critic

Opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman, who went on trial on Wednesday, has been one of the last vocal critics of the Kremlin and its offensive in Ukraine to remain in Russia and not behind bars.