One dead, eight injured as car ploughs into crowd in Berlin
One person was killed and eight injured when a car drove into a group of people in central Berlin on Wednesday, the fire service said.
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China's drone carrier hints at 'swarm' ambitions for Pacific
Officially it is just a research vessel, but China's newly unveiled drone carrier is a clear sign Beijing is rushing to deploy an autonomous swarm of unmanned devices in its push for military supremacy in the Pacific Ocean.
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Japanese man jailed for attacking Thai dissident
A Japanese man was jailed for 20 months on Wednesday for attacking a Thai academic in Japan where he lives in self-exile following his vocal criticism of the military and monarchy.
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Belgian king decorates last Congolese WW2 vet
Belgium's King Philippe on Wednesday decorated the last surviving Congolese World War II veteran, an AFP correspondent said, during a historic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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US lays out more pledges as Biden woos Latin American leaders
US President Joe Biden heads Wednesday to a Latin America summit on a mission to woo back the region as his administration pushed out pledges, including a plan to train half a million health workers.
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OECD sees lower world growth due to Ukraine war's 'hefty price'
The OECD warned Wednesday that the world economy will pay a "hefty price" for Russia's invasion of Ukraine as it slashed its 2022 growth forecast and projected higher inflation.
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Trial opens for fallen football chiefs Blatter and Platini
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, went on trial in Switzerland on Wednesday over a suspected fraudulent payment.
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China approves 60 new games, lifting hopes tech crackdown is ending
China has approved the release of dozens of new video games, sending the shares of some of its biggest tech firms soaring Wednesday on hopes that a long-running and painful crackdown on the sector is easing.
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Japanese fugitive wanted for Covid relief fraud held in Indonesia
Indonesian police have arrested a fugitive accused of masterminding a lucrative scheme in his native Japan to defraud a government fund offering Covid-19 relief subsidies, officials said Wednesday.
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Ukrainian troops may have to retreat from flashpoint city: governor
Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk which is being shelled by Russian troops "24 hours a day", an official said Wednesday, following days of raging street battles.
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