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Bill that could reduce Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s prison time advances in Congress
Brazil's lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could reduce the amount of time former that President Jair Bolsonaro spends in prison, where he currently is after being sentenced to more than 27 years behind bars for attempting a coup.
Defense contractor General Dynamics developing drone launcher for M1 Abrams tank
General Dynamics Land Systems wants to turn its M1 Abrams main battle tank into a rolling launcher of kamikaze drones.
Bulgarian court rejects extradition of Russian owner of a ship linked to Beirut port blast
A Bulgarian court on Wednesday rejected Lebanon's request to extradite the owner of a ship linked to a cargo of ammonium nitrate at the center of the massive 2020 port explosion in Beirut.
Louvre thieves escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, Senate inquiry finds
Thieves who stole more than $100 million in crown jewels from the Louvre in October escaped with barely 30 seconds to spare, a French Senate inquiry said Wednesday, as lawmakers detailed a cascade of security failures that allowed the gang to slip away in broad daylight.
Italian cooking and its rituals get U.N. designation as world heritage
Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes. The U.N.'s cultural agency gave foodies on Wednesday another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world's "intangible" cultural heritage.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels say they’ve seized the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 said that it's taken control of the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo on Wednesday afternoon, following a rapid offensive since the start of the month.
Critics of army rule in Myanmar stage a silent strike against upcoming election
Opponents of military rule in Myanmar staged a joint protest on Wednesday calling on people to stay indoors to show they are boycotting elections scheduled for late this month.
South Korea to require advertisers to label AI-generated ads
South Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence technologies from next year as it seeks to curb a surge of deceptive promotions featuring fabricated experts or deep-faked celebrities endorsing food or pharmaceutical products on social media.
Paramount says China’s Tencent withdrew from its Warner Bros bid to avert national security issues
Paramount Skydance says the Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings withdrew from its bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery to avert a possible national security review.
A timeline of abductions from schools in Nigeria
Nigeria has been rocked by two mass abductions from schools in the past week, with over 300 children taken by armed gangs in the conflict-battered north.
U.S. playwright Jeremy O. Harris released 3 weeks after arrest in Japan for alleged drug smuggling
The American playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris has been released from detention in Japan three weeks after he was taken into custody on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy.
IMF urges China to address economic imbalances as trade surplus hits $1 trillion
The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged China to fix its economic imbalances, saying the country of 1.4 billion people is too big to rely on exports for its growth.
19 killed in building collapse in Morocco’s third-largest city
Two four-story buildings collapsed overnight in the Moroccan city of Fez, killing 19 people in the second fatal collapse there this year, authorities said on Wednesday.
West Africa is in a state of emergency after several coups, bloc leader says
Coups and attempted coups in West Africa, along with escalating security challenges, have left the region in a state of emergency, a leader of the regional bloc said Tuesday.
Canada’s top envoy to the U.S. will resign before review of free trade agreement
Canada's ambassador to the U.S. for the last six years said Tuesday she's resigning next year as the two major trading partners plan to review the free trade agreement.
