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Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on Ukraine's southern city of Odesa on August 14, hitting port infrastructure and injuring the driver of a grain truck, the regional governor said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday his country's troops were "moving further" into Russia's Kursk region and claimed that hundreds of Russian soldiers had been captured or surrendered.

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR).

China has "destroyed" a large network of Taiwanese spies in the mainland and uncovered more than 1,000 espionage cases undertaken by Taiwan, China's security ministry said as it vowed to fight "separatism."

Polish prosecutors filed espionage charges against a Russian-Spanish man on Wednesday, days after he was released from custody through a prisoner swap.

A newly released report from a group of independent human rights experts says there is "substantial evidence" that Myanmar's military junta has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, with civilians deliberately targeted in violation of international human rights law.

The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging U.S.-Iranian national Jeffrey Chance Nader, 68, with crimes related to the illicit export of U.S.-manufactured aircraft components, including components used on military aircraft, to Iran in violation of U.S. economic sanctions and other federal laws. Nader was arrested yesterday in California.

Thailand's legislature plans to meet Friday to elect a new prime minister after the Constitutional Court removed Srettha Thavisin from office on Wednesday, ruling that he committed an ethical violation by knowingly appointing a cabinet member with a criminal record.

The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but the date remains elusive, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.

The Islamist Taliban marked the third anniversary Wednesday of recapturing power in Afghanistan with a public holiday and a televised military parade at the former U.S.-run Bagram airbase, among other symbolic events.

A senior Hamas official has announced that the Palestinian resistance movement's representatives will not attend the Thursday Doha meeting to discuss a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an agreement on the prisoner swap due to the sabotage caused by the Zionist regime and its prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza.

The United States and key mediators Egypt and Qatar are intensifying efforts to push Israel and Hamas toward a cease-fire deal to end 10 months of fighting triggered by Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, now in its 10th month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update issued on Wednesday.

The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive response to the serious health threat, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.

As negotiators prepared to resume discussions about a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, fighting continued overnight in Gaza and the West Bank.

U.S. and Botswanan military personnel took part in a workshop focusing on better integrating women into the African country's army, addressing issues such as sexual harassment and the need for tailored equipment.

Western analysts are welcoming an upgrade of a key air base in the Philippines as necessary to boost the readiness of the Philippines and U.S. militaries to deter Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), sounding the alarm over its potential for further international transmission.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Wednesday that he will not run in the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race in September, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime minister.

A Hamas official announced on Wednesday that the movement will not participate in the upcoming ceasefire negotiations in Qatar.