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Indonesia to return death-row drug convict to Philippines after yearslong appeal for mercy

Australia tables bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines

Ukraine fires UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time, say reports

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Analysis: US embassy’s temporary closure in Kyiv reflects a starkly escalating war in Ukraine

It is a very specific and high-profile warning, so you would expect the information behind it to have been quite...

US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in...

Mali’s PM fired after criticizing prolonged junta rule, state TV says

Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has been fired, state television ORTM said on Wednesday of the civilian who criticized the...

Accident or sabotage? American and European officials disagree as key undersea cables are cut

Investigators are trying to crack the mystery of how two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea were cut within...

Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year 2024 is all about thinking positive

Cambridge Dictionary has put it out to the universe, naming “manifest” as its word of the year for 2024. Popularized...

‘We don’t want to leave anyone behind,’ says Google’s Alex Okosi on the company’s drive to cut data costs in Africa

In 2021, Google announced $1 billion of investment in Africa, aiming to enhance connectivity, drive innovation and support local entrepreneurs....

Hong Kong to hear from jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai for the first time in four years at his trial

Jimmy Lai, the pugnacious Hong Kong media tycoon whose now shuttered tabloid Apple Daily was a regular thorn in Beijing’s...

Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assassinate President Lula

Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate...

Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Haiti’s capital, citing police threats

A vital humanitarian organization said it will suspend activities in Haiti’s capital on Wednesday following a “series of threats” by...

Stealth fighters and a massive mothership drone: The high-tech weapons China unveiled at its largest airshow