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Zelensky speaks to US envoys as Trump lashes out

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with top US envoys Sunday to try to ease tensions, as Donald Trump accused his counterpart of not wanting to end the war with Russia.

Lula, Bolsonaro set for first debate showdown in bitter election race

After a day of energetic rallies by their supporters, Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will go head-to-head Sunday in their first debate, a week ahead of a bitter and deeply divisive presidential runoff.

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Former Pakistan PM Khan in court after arrest prompts riots

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan appeared in a special court at the capital's police headquarters Wednesday to answer graft charges, local media reported, a day after his arrest prompted violent nationwide protests.

Sudan refugees fear uncertain future in Ethiopia

After a perilous three-day journey from conflict-torn Sudan, Muhamad Yusuf reached the Ethiopian border town of Metema.

Markets drift lower as US inflation data looms

Stocks extended losses in Asia and Europe on Wednesday as traders awaited the release of US inflation data, with sentiment clouded by a range of issues including the debt ceiling standoff in Washington and banking sector uncertainty.

Gunman kills four at Tunisia synagogue pilgrimage

A Tunisian police officer shot dead four people at Africa's oldest synagogue in an attack Tuesday that sparked panic during an annual Jewish pilgrimage on the island of Djerba.

Jewellery with Nazi links up for auction despite criticism

Jewels belonging to an Austrian billionaire whose German husband made his fortune under the Nazis go under the hammer on Wednesday, despite demands by Jewish groups to call the sale off.

Mongolia's building boom traps capital residents in concrete jungle

Otgoo recalls running around freely as a child in Mongolia's once sparsely populated capital city, but he fears a rapid construction boom has now trapped his children in a concrete jungle.

Ex-policeman goes on trial in France over Rwanda genocide

A former Rwandan military policeman goes on trial in France on Wednesday, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 slaughter in his home country.

Former Pakistan PM Khan faces court after shock arrest prompts riots

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan will appear Wednesday in a special court at the capital's police headquarters to answer graft charges, a day after his shock arrest prompted violent nationwide protests.

ASEAN leaders say 'deeply concerned' about Myanmar violence

Southeast Asian nations said Wednesday they are "deeply concerned" about the violence ravaging Myanmar, and condemned a recent attack on a convoy of diplomats delivering humanitarian aid in the country.

Thousands of Venezuelans face desperate gamble at US border

Before turning himself in to US border officials in El Paso on Tuesday, Juan Fernandez sent a farewell text message to his wife in Venezuela.

'Chaotic for a while' at US border as rules change: Biden

The US border with Mexico will be "chaotic for a while," President Joe Biden acknowledged Tuesday, days before pandemic-era rules that have made claiming asylum at the frontier all but impossible are due to end.

Saudi Arabia, Syria agree to restore diplomatic ties

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad cemented his return to the Arab fold Tuesday when leading Sunni power Saudi Arabia, which long supported Syria's opposition, said its diplomats would resume work in the country.

Mother of migrant killed by SUV in Texas vows to fight for son's dream

As she waited in a migrant processing center in Texas this weekend, Maria Cabarcas says she felt a sudden sense of "desperation," and found herself crying for no reason.

AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed in eastern Ukraine

AFP's Ukraine video coordinator Arman Soldin was killed on Tuesday by rocket fire near Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine, AFP journalists who witnessed the incident said.

Trump found liable for sexually abusing writer

A New York jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing and defaming an American former magazine columnist and ordered the ex-president to pay her $5 million in damages.

Arman Soldin, from Sarajevo to reporting on Ukraine front lines

Anyone who wanted to get the measure of Arman Soldin needed only to look at his recent footage for AFP from the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

US says disabled Russian spyware used for two decades

The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it had disabled a "sophisticated" malware network used by Russia's FSB intelligence agency for two decades to spy in 50 countries including a NATO ally.

Turks in Germany report heckling from Erdogan backers

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Germany have been trying to intimidate voters ahead of the country's crunch election, politicians and voters said on Tuesday.

Brazil's Miranda, key figure in Snowden leaks, dies

Brazilian journalist, activist and former congressman David Miranda, the husband of US blogger Glenn Greenwald and his collaborator on the story of American whistleblower Edward Snowden's intelligence leaks, died Tuesday after a long illness.

Canada 'will not be intimidated' after China expels diplomat: Trudeau

Canada won't be intimidated by China's tit-for-tat expulsion of a Canadian consul, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, after Ottawa this week ousted a Chinese diplomat accused of targeting a lawmaker critical of Beijing.

Israel strikes on Gaza kill three Islamic Jihad leaders, 12 others

A series of Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed three Islamic Jihad militant group leaders and 12 other people, with both sides bracing for an escalation.

Vaccine battle against cancer-causing HPV thwarted by cost, stigma in Venezuela

Venezuelan Glorimar Montano saved up for months to pay the $120 for a single dose of the vaccine that protects against the cancer-causing HPV virus -- a shot that is free and compulsory in most other countries.

Sudanese war displaced double to more than 700,000: UN

The war between Sudan's generals is having increasingly severe consequences for civilians, with a doubling over the past week of the number uprooted from their homes, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill three Islamic Jihad leaders, 10 others

Israeli air strikes on Gaza before dawn Tuesday killed three Islamic Jihad militant group leaders and 10 others, including several children, officials in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory said.

US announces $1.2 bn in new military aid for Ukraine

The United States on Tuesday announced a new $1.2 billion security assistance package for Ukraine to boost the country's air defenses and provide it with additional artillery ammunition.

Zelensky demands faster support on EU chief's symbolic visit

Ukraine warned Tuesday it needs more and faster support from Brussels, including a clear path to EU membership, as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen made her latest visit to Kyiv.

Russians mark Victory Day in shadow of Ukraine

As Moscow's troops fight on in Ukraine and after days of sabotage attacks at home, Russians celebrated Tuesday's World War II Victory Day hoping for a win on the modern battlefield.

Sunak says UK police independent after coronation arrests

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted on Tuesday that the country's police forces were "operationally independent", after a backlash about the arrest of anti-monarchists before they could protest at King Charles III's coronation.

Calls grow for halt to 'indecent' Nazi-linked auction

Calls grew Tuesday for a halt of an auction of jewels that belonged to Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten whose German husband made his fortune under the Nazis.

UN chief says Ukraine peace talks 'not possible' right now

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said peace negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine were "not possible at this moment," in an interview published by Spanish daily El Pais on Tuesday.

Arrest hinders Imran Khan's path to second Pakistan innings

Since being ousted from office by a vote of no confidence last year, former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has vowed he will captain the country a second time.

UK's Truss heads to Taiwan to show 'solidarity' against China

British former prime minister Liz Truss said Tuesday she would head to Taiwan next week to support the island democracy against what she said was China's "increasingly aggressive behaviour".

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