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'Whatever we do is political' says Iranian director Asgari at Venice

De Zerbi coy over unsettled Richarlison's Spurs future

UK lawmakers throw out bill to legalise assisted dying

Brazil president candidate Flavio Bolsonaro targeted in corruption probe

Relatives of 9/11 victims hit out at Saudi Arabia -- and US leaders

England dismiss Pakistan's Masood to close on victory in 3rd Test

Egyptian teenager Abdelkarim to extend Barca deal to 2030

Oil prices, US inflation stoke Fed hike worries

Macau to hold closed-door trial in first national security case

Free-scoring Chelsea must tighten up, says Alonso

Philippines recovers 30 bodies from ferry after blaze

US inflation steady in August, fueling Fed rate hike expectations

Relative of 9/11 victim unleashes searing attack on Saudi Arabia

United boss Carrick dismisses Anderson's 'kings of Manchester' jibe

Maresca to lean on Chelsea squad depth for trip to Kazakhstan

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said it would be "not normal" to ask his players who will travel to Kazakhstan to face Astana on Thursday to also take on Brentford this weekend.

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia strike toll rises to 8, rescue operation underway

Rescuers were working Wednesday to find people under the rubble of a building destroyed in a Russian attack the day before that killed eight people, Ukrainian officials said.

Sudan militia chief 'enthusiastically' committed war crimes: prosecutor

A feared Sudanese militia chief "willingly and enthusiastically" participated in war crimes, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor charged Wednesday, laying out searing accusations of rape, murder, and torture.

Duterte parties as Philippines probes her alleged plot to kill Marcos

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte partied with journalists Wednesday as she thumbed her nose at an official inquiry into allegations she plotted to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos, her estranged ally.

Malaria mortality returns to pre-Covid levels: WHO

Malaria mortality has fallen back to levels seen before the Covid-19 crisis, the WHO said Wednesday, but called for faster progress against the disease that killed nearly some 597,000 people last year.

Hopes for 'reunification' a fact of life on China's window to Taiwan

Atop rock formations overlooking a vast coastline, groups of Chinese tourists snap pictures and gaze out to sea with binoculars in the direction of Taiwan's main island, just over a hundred kilometres away.

South Korean police blocked from raid on president's office

South Korean police said Wednesday that security guards were blocking a raid on President Yoon Suk Yeol's offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law.

Taiwan says 'troublemaker' China expands military drills around island

China has expanded military drills around Taiwan aimed at drawing "a red line" for the next US president, Taipei authorities said on Wednesday, branding Beijing a "troublemaker".

Nikotina, the soundtrack of Mozambique's youth in protest

Popular Mozambique rapper Nikotina KF is rattled and stressed after facing police tear gas and rubber bullets just hours earlier but is determined to bring his voice to the youth-led protests running through his country.

Balkan journalists battle deluge of malicious lawsuits

Serbian journalist Radmilo Markovic has gone over every full stop and comma of an article about the powerful mayor of Belgrade that has landed him in court.

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