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Jan 6 riots committee promises 'surprising' details before election

The House Jan 6 committee is set to unveil surprising details including evidence from Donald Trump's Secret Service about the 2021 attack on the US Capitol

Ukrainian capital Kyiv region hit by Iranian-made kamikaze drones

Ukraine's capital region was struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones earlier tooday, sending rescue workers rushing to the scene as residents awoke to air raid sirens

Japan's Sony, Honda jointly making EVs for delivery to US by 2026

A new electric car company that brings together Honda and Sony officially kicked off on Thursday, with both sides stressing their common values of taking up challenges and serving people's needs

Bezos family donates USD 710 million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre announced a USD 710 million gift from the Bezos family, one of the largest to go to any single cancer research organisation in recent years

Flood warnings as heavy rains lash southeast Australia; homes lose power

Flood warnings were issued, thousands of homes lost power and a man was missing as heavy rain lashed southeast Australia

Trump calls US' legal system 'broken disgrace' after deposition order

Former President Donald Trump angrily lashed out, calling the nation's legal system a broken disgrace" after a judge ruled he must answer questions under oath next week in a defamation lawsuit

It's hard for Meta's virtual-reality avatars to have legs, says Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg said the company has been working to improve how its artificial intelligence systems track and predict where legs and other body parts should be moving

North Korea says Kim Jong-Un supervised long-range cruise missile tests

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of long-range cruise missiles, which he described as a successful demonstration of his military's expanding nuclear strike capabilities

Yellen says US economy 'resilient' amid global headwinds; pledges vigilance

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought on Wednesday to project confidence in the US financial outlook while pledging vigilance in responding to risks on the horizon

Indiana Supreme Court puts state Republican-backed abortion ban on hold

The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order on Wednesday that prevents the state from enforcing a Republican-backed abortion ban while it considers whether the ban violates the state constitution

75% of six million Venezuelan migrants go unfed, unhoused, says UN

The United Nations said that almost three-quarters of the six million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America do not have adequate food, shelter, employment or medical care

West pledges to bolster Ukraine air defence; nuke plant loses power

Unbowed Western powers pledged to supply Ukraine with more potent air defence systems following a furious barrage of retaliatory Russian missile strikes

UNGA demands Russia immediately reverse 'illegal' annexations in Ukraine

The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to condemn Russia's attempted illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions and demand that Moscow immediately reverse its actions

Joe Biden's global strategy tackles China, Russia, domestic needs

The White House laid out a national security strategy Wednesday aimed at checking an ascendant China and a more assertive Russia

Pound falls after BoE chief rules out extending help to stabilise markets

The pound sank against the dollar after the Bank of England governor confirmed the bank won't extend an emergency debt-buying plan introduced last month to stabilise financial markets

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant wihout external power: UN watchdog

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said that a Ukrainian nuclear plant surrounded by Russian troops has lost all external power needed for vital safety systems for the second time in five days

Ukrainian forces recaptures 5 settlements in southern Kherson region

Ukrainian forces recaptured five settlements in the southern Kherson region, according to the southern Operational Command

Leak detected in pipeline that brings Russian crude oil to Germany

A leak was detected in an oil pipeline in Poland which is the main route through which Russian crude oil reaches Germany, the Polish operator said

In a 1st in 20 yrs, Japan space agency rocket carrying 8 satellites fails

Japanese space agency said a rocket carrying eight satellites failed just after liftoff Wednesday and had to be aborted by a self-destruction command, in the country's first failed rocket launch

US mulls Ukrainian-type parole for Venezuelan migrants, says officials

The Biden administration is developing plans for Venezuelans with financial sponsors to be granted parole to enter the US, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted after Russia's invasion