China frees Australian reporter jailed for three years
Australian journalist Cheng Lei was deported from China on Wednesday after more than three years in detention on espionage charges widely seen as politically motivated.
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Zelensky rallies support on first visit to NATO HQ since invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday urged allies to step up weapons supplies, on his first visit to the military alliance headquarters since the start of Russia's all-out war.
Read moreLidia leaves at least one dead in Mexico, weakens to storm
Hurricane Lidia was downgraded to a tropical storm early Wednesday as it weakened after making landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast, where it left at least one dead and caused flooding and blocked roads, officials said.
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Foreigners killed, abducted or missing in Hamas attack
Dozens of foreigners have been killed, injured or taken hostage during a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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One dead as new quake shakes west Afghanistan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Wednesday, claiming at least one life and causing panic among residents already traumatised by a series of tremors that killed around 2,000 people at the weekend.
Read moreLondon's Luton Airport suspends flights due to 'significant fire'
London's Luton Airport has suspended all flights until Wednesday afternoon and asked passengers not to travel there after a "significant fire" caused the partial collapse of a parking structure.
Read moreIsrael pounds Gaza as death tolls on both sides rise sharply
The death toll from five days of ferocious fighting beween Hamas and Israel rose sharply overnight as Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza Wednesday after recovering the dead from the last communities near the border where Palestinian militants had been holed up.
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US Supreme Court to hear racial gerrymandering case
The US Supreme Court is to hear a case on Wednesday about discrimination against Black voters that could impact whether Democrats or Republicans control the House of Representatives next year.
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New police units, but same charges of human rights abuses in Venezuela
When he appeared in court in Venezuela on charges of conspiring against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, John Alvarez told the judge that police officers had applied electric shocks to his genitals, ribs and knees and hit him with a bat to extract "a confession."
Read moreHurricane Lidia leaves at least one dead in Mexico
Hurricane Lidia slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Tuesday, causing flooding, blocked roads, fallen trees and at least one death, officials said.
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