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USA

New US strike on alleged drug boat kills four in eastern Pacific

The US military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels.

USA

Trump claims successes in national address despite growing disapproval

In a televised speech to the nation, US President Donald Trump insisted on political and economic successes amid eroding popularity.

Australia

Suspect in Sydney Bondi Beach massacre charged with 59 offences

24-year-old alleged Bondi attacker Naveed Akram has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder, after waking from his coma on Tuesday.

USA

Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include 20 new countries

The Trump administration has issued a full travel ban on five more countries as well as people traveling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority. It also imposed new limits on 15 other countries.

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USA

Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuela

Trump's escalation comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, an unusual move that followed a buildup of military forces in the region.

Ukraine

Russian strike hits Zaporizhzhia apartment block and injures three

Separate strikes targeted Odesa's warehouses and energy infrastructure, while Ukrainian forces continue their counteroffensive in Kupyansk, where up to 200 Russian troops remain encircled.

USA

Trump sues BBC for $10 billion for defamation over edited documentary

The lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a "false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump," calling it an attempt to interfere in the 2024 presidential election.

China

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in national security trial

Jimmy Lai, 78, was found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and publishing seditious articles. The former Apple Daily founder faces life imprisonment.

USA

Rob Reiner's son arrested after deaths of Hollywood director and wife

Nick Reiner, the younger of Rob Reiner's two sons, spoke publicly of his struggles with addiction and by 18 had cycled in and out of nine treatment facilities.

Gaza

Hamas confirms killing of top commander in Israeli strike on Gaza

The Israeli military killed Raed Saad, commander of Hamas' military manufacturing unit, in a strike outside Gaza City on Saturday. He was the most senior militant killed since a ceasefire agreement came into effect in October.

West Bank

Video shows Israeli army kill two Palestinians on apparent surrender

Israel claims the two men were terrorists, while Palestinians allege the incident represented extrajudicial killing.

Bulgaria

Bulgarian government withdraws budget draft after mass protests

Wednesday's protest in Sofia against Bulgaria's draft budget plan for 2026 drew an estimated 20,000 people, who demonstrated against a potential increase in social security contributions and the doubling of the dividend tax.

West Bank

Denying return of Palestinians to West Bank a war crime, HRW says

A new report by Human Rights Watch finds that Israel committed war crimes in its ground offensive in the West Bank earlier this year, after tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were denied return after hostilities ended.

Ukraine

Poland shuts airports as Russia launches hundreds of drones at Ukraine

Russian drones struck the Kharkiv region for a third night in a row, and also targeted the western cities of Lviv and Ternopil, prompting Poland to close two airports and deploy jets to secure Polish airspace.

World News

Czechs and Slovaks rally against leaders on Velvet Revolution day

The Velvet Revolution in 1989 brought an end to decades of Soviet-dominated communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, which peacefully split into two nations in 1993.

Ukraine

Russian drones strike Ukrainian public broadcaster newsroom in Dnipro

Russian forces launched a barrage of drones at Ukraine's Dnipro overnight, injuring two people and damaging the newsroom of public broadcaster Suspilne.

Ukraine

Moscow intensifies attacks as strike kills three in Kharkiv region

At least three people were killed and 11 injured in a Russian missile strike on Balakliya in the region of Kharkiv. Four minors were among the wounded.

United Kingdom

BBC apologises to Trump for edited speech but rejects defamation claim

The BBC said Chair Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House saying that he and the corporation were sorry for the edit of the speech Trump gave before some of his supporters stormed the US Capitol.

Ukraine

Six die in 'deliberate' Russian attack on Kyiv causing 'maximum harm'

Russia's combined attack on Kyiv killed six and injured 27, sparking fires and damaging buildings. Zelenskyy called it a "deliberate attack" on civilians.

France

France honours victims of deadly Paris terror attacks 10 years on

France is commemorating 10 years since the Paris terror attacks with ceremonies led by President Macron and Mayor Hidalgo, honouring the 132 victims at multiple sites.

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