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Kyiv and Moscow trade attacks after US envoy visits Russia

Russia and Ukraine traded major attacks overnight with Moscow's mayor saying on Thursday that 630 drones had been launched towards the region, shortly after a US envoy held talks with the Russian president in Saint Petersburg.

What's holding up Washington's $14 bn arms sale to Taiwan?

Taiwan has been waiting months for US President Donald Trump to approve a $14 billion sale of weapons and equipment, which the island democracy would use to fend off a potential Chinese attack.

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Data drags stocks in divergent directions

European stock markets climbed Wednesday but Wall Street slid as investors contemplated how economic data will impact future interest rate hikes.

At least 33 dead in Panama migrant bus crash

At least 33 people died Wednesday when a bus transporting migrants bound for the United States crashed with a minibus in Panama, an official in the Central American country said.

Ethiopia warns UN-backed probe could 'undermine' peace process

Ethiopia warned on Wednesday that efforts by UN-backed investigators to probe abuses committed during the war in the country's north could "undermine" the progress of a peace agreement signed last year.

Residents leave Ukraine's Chasiv Yar to escape Bakhmut fighting

As a Soviet army conscript, Vasil Slabun helped in the clean-up of radioactive material after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986.

Former Nigeria VP rolls dice for sixth presidential run

The first time Atiku Abubakar ran for Nigeria's presidency, his country was still under military rule and Nelson Mandela was about to win a Nobel prize for ending apartheid.

'I am a human being as well': Scotland's Sturgeon bows out

Less than a month ago, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said she still had "plenty in the tank" following the shock resignation of New Zealand's prime minister.

White House unveils deal with Musk on EV chargers

Tesla's US charging network will be available to other electric vehicle brands for the first time following White House negotiations with Elon Musk, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.

NATO debates raising defence spending target

NATO members relaunched debate Wednesday on the thorny issue of ramping up national defence spending targets as Russia's war on Ukraine has upended security.

Verdict due for Italy's Berlusconi in starlet bribery trial

An Italian court is set to rule Wednesday on whether billionaire ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi bribed witnesses to lie about his "bunga bunga" parties in an underage prostitution case.

Pandemic racism, mass shootings spur Asian-Americans to take up guns

Ricky Lam has always stayed away from guns. But since two mass killings in the space of a couple of days rocked California's Asian community, this 35-year-old Chinese-American is thinking again.

North Korea unveils stamps featuring Kim Jong Un's daughter

North Korea has unveiled new postage stamps featuring leader Kim Jong Un's daughter, in what experts described as another sign of her rise as heir apparent of the nuclear-armed nation.

Ukraine's allies work to keep arms flowing

Ukraine's Western backers will meet for a second day on Wednesday looking to speed up deliveries of ammunition and arms to Kyiv, which is also demanding fighter jets.

Putin vs Zelensky: 'incompatible' leaders face off in Ukraine

One is a former KGB agent and ruthless autocrat in power for more than two decades. The other is a successful comedian-turned-politician who found himself a war-time leader after less than three years as president.

'Disillusioned': Exiles build Russian world without Putin

Saniya Galimova put her husband on the first flight out of Russia and then started to pack up her life.

For young Ukrainians, life goes on despite the pain

Over the past year, the war has turned upside down the lives of Marko, Oleksandra and Nikol -- three young Ukrainians living their lives despite feeling lonely, remote and in pain.

US helms vital arms supply effort to keep Ukraine fighting

In successfully spearheading the push for international support for Ukraine, the United States cast off the go-it-alone ethos of Donald Trump's presidency and helped Kyiv to withstand Russia's onslaught.

'Every day I want to be home': a year in exile for Ukraine family

"Love home," it says on the wall of the Titkovs' cozy flat in Vienna. The poster has a particular poignancy for the Ukrainian family who were forced to flee their home in Irpin in the suburbs of Kyiv nearly a year ago.

Ukraine one year on: the specter of nuclear war

For decades, children in the United States and the Soviet Union were drilled on what to do in a nuclear war. One year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, could the danger have returned for new generations?

Ukraine: lessons for war in the Middle East and Taiwan

The tanks and trench warfare in Ukraine may seem old-school, but US experts say the conflict has provided strategic insights into future possible conflicts from the Middle East to Taiwan.

Ukrainian capital adapts 'fast' to war-time norm

It was only when Russian forces advanced dangerously close to Kyiv last year, sparking chaos, that Oleksiy Kamardin closed his Italian bistro and his restaurant in the city.

On EU, Ukraine borders, Belarus special forces are 'ready'

In reclusive Belarus, just a few kilometres from the EU frontier, special forces in the army of Kremlin ally Alexander Lukashenko are simulating forest combat while paratroopers nearby practise jumping from aircraft.

Iran woos Chinese, other tourists as Westerners stay away

Western tourists, who flocked to Iran just a few years ago, are being advised by their governments to stay away, forcing the Islamic republic's struggling tourism industry to look elsewhere.

For US in Venezuela, miscalculations and shifting priorities

The move was bold and intended to be decisive. The United States, joined by most of its allies, recognized Venezuela's opposition leader as interim president and launched an all-out push to remove leftist Nicolas Maduro.

US stocks mixed after inflation data as London strikes record

Wall Street stocks reacted indecisively to a mixed US inflation report Tuesday, while the London stock market struck a record peak, closing near 8,000 points.

Biden names Fed vice chair as top economic advisor

US President Joe Biden has chosen Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard to be his top economic advisor, ahead of a potential reelection campaign and as the administration battles stubbornly high inflation.

Bakhmut bombardment the soundtrack to life in Ukraine's Chasiv Yar

In a town just west of besieged Bakhmut, heavy snow fails to dampen the earsplitting blasts of artillery that now punctuate daily life.

In Nigerian elections, women battle against the odds

When Tolulope Akande-Sadipe decided to run for a second term to represent her constituency in Nigeria's parliament, she knew her life could be in danger.

Sweden, Finland joining NATO together not 'main question': Stoltenberg

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg raised the possibility for the first time Tuesday of Finland joining NATO without Sweden, saying ratifying the two at the same time was not the "main question".

EU to ban fossil fuel cars, slash truck and bus emissions

The European Union will ban new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035, after MEPs approved a new law Tuesday, as Brussels also draws up plans to slash carbon emissions from trucks and buses.

Boost for Macron as French unemployment drops to 15-year low

French President Emmanuel Macron received a boost Tuesday with official figures showing unemployment fell to a 15-year low, as he seeks to push through a widely contested pension reform.

Sticky US inflation hits stocks, London strikes record

Stubborn inflation in the United States hit Wall Street on Tuesday, while the London stock market struck a record peak close to 8,000 points.

First UN team since quake enters rebel-held Syria as toll tops 35,000

The first UN team arrived Tuesday in rebel-held northwestern Syria since last week's devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake, while anger simmers at the world body's slow response to the disaster that killed over 35,000 people and impacted millions of children in the region.

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