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Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president's resignation
Political tension in Bangladesh was growing anew on Wednesday after a leading student group called for the country’s figurehead president to resign over comments he made that appeared to call into question former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation in August. The interim government was expected to hold a Cabinet meeting to discuss the issue on Thursday. The student group, known as the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, set a two-day deadline for President Mohammed Shahabuddin to step down.
AFP
UN chief in Russia for Putin's BRICS summit
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Russia on Wednesday to attend the BRICS summit, his first visit to the country for more than two years that has drawn scorn from Ukraine."The UN Secretary General declined Ukraine's invitation to the first Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.
Reuters
Blinken urges Israel to use opportunity to end war in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Wednesday to use the opportunity to end the war in Gaza created by the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the destruction of much of the group's capacity during more than a year of conflict. Blinken said Israel had succeeded in ensuring there could be no repeat of the Oct. 7, 2023 assault that triggered its campaign in Gaza and it should be looking to bring home the remaining 101 Israeli and foreign hostages and end the fighting.
AFP
Markets mixed as rate cut bets are trimmed, US vote in focus
Asian equities diverged Wednesday after another unremarkable day on Wall Street, where rising bond yields and comments from Federal Reserve officials dampened expectations for US interest rate cuts.The Dow and S&P 500 both fell for a second straight day on Wall Street, having ended at fresh peaks Friday, though the Nasdaq ticked higher.
AFP
US says 'now is the time' to end Gaza war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday "now is the time" to end the conflict in Gaza, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.This would be done by "securing the release of all hostages and ending the conflict in Gaza in a way that provides lasting security for Israelis and Palestinians alike", he added.
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Where is Trump today? See Wednesday schedule, latest news as he campaigns in Georgia
Donald Trump is headed to Georgia Wednesday after spending a couple of days in North Carolina and Florida. He is scheduled to appear at two events.
AFP
Harris to face voters' queries in crucial Pennsylvania
Kamala Harris faces voters' questions at a live forum Wednesday in must-win Pennsylvania as the vice president and her rival Donald Trump battle for undecided voters in the closing stretch of an extremely close White House race.With Trump facing multiple pending criminal charges as he competes against Harris to succeed Biden, the White House has been very careful not to weigh in on the Republican's legal problems. jm/md/mca
Reuters
Incoming EU foreign policy chief Kallas warns against Russia and China
"European security is deeply personal to me as a native of a country that has long told others that Russia's imperialistic dream never died," Kaja Kallas, a former Estonian prime minister, said in written replies to members of the European Parliament published late on Tuesday. "My short-term priority must be to address the pressing global concerns: Russia’s war against Ukraine and strengthening the EU’s security and defence," she wrote.
AFP
Tokyo Metro shares rocket on debut
Shares in Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, soared almost 50 percent on its debut Wednesday after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest initial public offering in six years.The firm's spectacular debut raised questions about why the government did not try and secure a higher price at the IPO. But Shiki Sato, strategist of Tokyo Securities, told AFP it is "quite common that the first price goes higher than the initial public offering price, especially in Japa
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Middle East latest: Sirens sound across Tel Aviv as projectiles are intercepted near Blinken's hotel
Air raid sirens echoed across Tel Aviv on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to end a visit. Smoke, apparently from an intercepted projectile, could be seen in the sky above the hotel where Blinken was staying. Blinken said Israel needs to pursue an “enduring strategic success” after its recent tactical victories against Hamas, urging it to seek a deal to end the war and bring back dozens of hostages before leaving for Saudi Arabia, as part of his 11th visit to the region since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
CNN
Firefighters battle huge blaze tearing through New Zealand wetland home to threatened species
A massive fire is ripping through a protected wetland in New Zealand, threatening its delicate ecosystem and the rare species that live there – some found nowhere else on Earth.
Reuters
Trump campaign accuses UK's Labour Party of election 'interference'
Donald Trump's campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party of "blatant foreign interference" in the U.S. presidential election after its volunteers travelled to the United States to help campaign for Kamala Harris. The campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in Washington, calling for an immediate investigation into what it called "apparent illegal foreign national contributions made by the Labour Party of the United Kingdom and accepted by Harris for President".
AFP
King Charles arrives in Samoa, where Commonwealth looks to shed stodgy image
King Charles III landed in Samoa Wednesday to join his first Commonwealth summit as monarch, hoping to breathe new life into a bloc seen by critics as "a leftover of empire".King Charles, who leads the Commonwealth, said in Canberra on Monday that the bloc played a "significant role" on the world stage.
CNN
India and China have struck a deal that could ease border tensions ahead of expected leader meeting
India and China have reached an agreement on military disengagement along their disputed border, New Delhi said, a step toward reducing frictions between the nuclear-armed neighbors that comes ahead of an expected meeting between the countries’ leaders on the sidelines of a summit in Russia.
CNN
Video shows damage to Netanyahu’s beach house as Hezbollah claims drone attack
The beachside home of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu was damaged in a drone strike claimed by Hezbollah, video footage geolocated by CNN shows, in an attack that penetrated deep inside Israel even as the militant group reels from sustained Israeli bombardment.
CNN
Donald Trump campaign manager shared posts in 2021 saying Trump’s lies caused the violence on January 6
In the immediate aftermath of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, a number of conservatives and Republicans broke ranks with then-President Donald Trump and blamed him for the violence that day. Among them was Trump’s current campaign manager, Chris LaCivita.
AFP
In South Africa, water shortages are the new reality
Joyce Lakela runs a nursery in Tembisa, a Johannesburg township, but these days she spends most of her time trying to find water. While there is enough water in the country's reserves, for individuals like Lakela, who already faced months of electricity shortages last year, the reality is that taps are going dry for hours and sometimes days.
AFP
Troubled Boeing faces investors and awaits strike vote
Boeing will be under a spotlight Wednesday as the beleaguered aviation giant announces what is expected to be its biggest quarterly loss in four years, and striking employees vote on whether to end a costly weeks-long stoppage.Later Wednesday, some 33,000 hourly workers in the Seattle region will vote on whether to end the company's latest contract offer and end their nearly six-week strike.
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Villagers are wary of plans to dam a river to ensure Panama Canal's water supply
A long, wooden boat puttered down the Indio River’s chocolate waters carrying Ana María Antonio and a colleague from the Panama Canal Authority on a mission to hear directly from villagers who could be affected by plans to dam the river. The canal forms the backbone of Panama’s economy, and the proposed dam would secure the water needed to ensure the canal’s uninterrupted operation at a time of increasingly erratic weather. It also would flood villages, where about 2,000 people would need to be relocated and where there is opposition to the plan, and curb the flow of the river to other communities downstream.
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Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president's resignation

UN chief in Russia for Putin's BRICS summit

Blinken urges Israel to use opportunity to end war in Gaza

Markets mixed as rate cut bets are trimmed, US vote in focus

US says 'now is the time' to end Gaza war

Where is Trump today? See Wednesday schedule, latest news as he campaigns in Georgia

Harris to face voters' queries in crucial Pennsylvania

Incoming EU foreign policy chief Kallas warns against Russia and China

Tokyo Metro shares rocket on debut

Middle East latest: Sirens sound across Tel Aviv as projectiles are intercepted near Blinken's hotel

Firefighters battle huge blaze tearing through New Zealand wetland home to threatened species

Trump campaign accuses UK's Labour Party of election 'interference'

King Charles arrives in Samoa, where Commonwealth looks to shed stodgy image

India and China have struck a deal that could ease border tensions ahead of expected leader meeting

Video shows damage to Netanyahu’s beach house as Hezbollah claims drone attack

Donald Trump campaign manager shared posts in 2021 saying Trump’s lies caused the violence on January 6

In South Africa, water shortages are the new reality

Troubled Boeing faces investors and awaits strike vote

Villagers are wary of plans to dam a river to ensure Panama Canal's water supply

The Biggest Moments From the TIME100 Health Leadership Forum