UN demands probe after drone 'attack' on Gaza aid flotilla
The United Nations called Wednesday for an investigation into alleged drone attacks against a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that forced Italy to send a frigate to help.
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Rubio calls for Russia to stop the 'killing' in Ukraine
The top US diplomat Marco Rubio issued a blunt call to his Russian counterpart to halt the "killing" in Ukraine Wednesday, as Washington's stance on Moscow hardens.
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Macron tells Iran president only hours remain to avert nuclear sanctions
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iran's president there were only "hours left" for a deal on Tehran's nuclear program to avert deep sanctions, even after Masoud Pezeshkian insisted his country does not seek an atomic bomb.
Read moreGaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill dozens
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed dozens of people across the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, as the military pressed its assault on Gaza City that has displaced hundreds of thousands.
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UN humanitarian chief slams impunity in face of Gaza 'horror'
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher on Wednesday slammed impunity in the face of the "horror" unfolding in Gaza, calling on those with power to stop the "21st-century atrocity."
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Danish PM apologises to victims of Greenland forced contraception
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday apologised in person to victims of a forced contraception programme in Denmark's autonomous territory Greenland that ran for more than three decades.
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Planetary health check warns risk of 'destabilising' Earth systems
Humans are gambling the very stability of Earth's life support systems, scientists said Wednesday, warning that ocean acidity was yet another key planetary threshold to be breached.
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Typhoon Ragasa slams into south China after killing 14 in Taiwan
Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China on Wednesday as powerful Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Guangdong province after killing at least 14 in Taiwan.
Read moreStocks torn between AI optimism, Fed rate warning
Stock markets were torn Wednesday between optimism over artificial intelligence and a warning from US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell on interest rates.
Read moreUS Treasury in talks with Argentina on $20bn support
The United States said on Wednesday it was in talks with Argentina on a $20 billion program of economic support, buoying Argentina's markets and its embattled leader Javier Milei, a close ally of President Donald Trump.
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