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President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Wednesday that France should have paid more attention to Eastern European nations, which warned about a belligerent Russia before Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine.

Macron urges 'tangible' NATO security guarantees for Kyiv

The United States and the European Union pledged on Wednesday to join forces to counter China's non-market economic practices and disinformation, particularly over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has re-installed only some monitoring equipment originally put in place under the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers that Iran then ordered removed last year, the watchdog said in two reports on Wednesday seen by Reuters.

Israeli officials accused the US of pursuing an interim agreement that would permit Iran to continue its uranium enrichment activities.

The U.N. has proposed that Kyiv, Moscow and Ankara start preparatory work for the transit of Russian ammonia through Ukraine as it tries to salvage a deal allowing safe Black Sea grain exports, a source close to the talks said on Wednesday.

Canadian fire officials warned on Wednesday gusty winds and low humidity could fuel a raging wildfire in Halifax that has forced thousands to evacuate while causing poor air quality hundreds of miles away in the U.S.

Russia said Ukrainian artillery hit a Russian town for a third time this week and drones struck two oil refineries in an uptick in attacks on Russian territory as Ukraine prepares a Western-backed push to end Russia's invasion.

Germany orders four Russian consulates on its soil closed

U.N. judges on Wednesday sentenced two former Serbian spymasters who worked for Yugoslav ex-President Slobodan Milosevic to 15 years in jail as it beefed up their initial convictions in the last case before The Hague tribunal dating from the Balkan wars.

Russia evacuates children from border villages as situation 'alarming'

A statement from the cruise line said that no passengers were injured and that the damage was minimal.

Medical examination showed that the man suffered liver failure due to suspected excessive drinking.

President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees as he rode a wave of nationalism to his third decade in power, but he could struggle to make good on the promise as conflict lingers on in neighbouring Syria.

From the purchase of surveillance drones and armoured vehicles to providing access to a satellite, fundraiser Serhiy Prytula has helped power Ukraine's army during Russia's invasion.

A NASA panel formed last year to study what the government calls "unidentified aerial phenomena," commonly termed UFOs, was due to hold its first public meeting on Wednesday, ahead of a report expected in coming weeks.

NATO-led peacekeepers step up security after Kosovo clashes

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is viewed as almost certain to include former economy chief Mehmet Simsek in his new cabinet either as finance minister or as a vice president responsible for the economy, four senior officials said.

U.S. peacekeepers stood behind barbed wire as protestors held a Serbian flag outside a municipal hall in a northern Kosovo town, in an ethnically divided area where days of unrest have prompted NATO to send additional troops to stave off potential violence.

Sudan army quits truce talks with paramilitary foes

Russian designers and brands are helping the retail sector gradually recover from a turbulent 15 months of store closures and slumping demand, with new labels plugging the gap left by foreign rivals and shoppers tentatively returning.

Tensions high in north Kosovo as Serbs gather again

Sudan's army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and about enabling humanitarian access, a Sudanese diplomatic source said, raising fears of fresh bloodshed in the more than six-week-old conflict.

The U.S. military has accused a Chinese fighter jet of making a dangerous intercept of a U.S. Air Force aircraft over the South China Sea.

The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signaling a new willingness by Afghanistan's rulers to discuss ways to end their isolation.

Ukraine's defense ministry posted an update Tuesday on the losses Russia reportedly suffered on the Ukrainian battlefield.

'Boy who cried wolf': Seoul residents panic after false rocket alarm

Taiwanese volunteer fighters in Ukraine drew parallels between the ongoing war and the threat of a Chinese invasion of their nation.

Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said Russia is also getting concerned about the increasing number of drone attacks within the country.