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US approves $1.3 billion package of long-term military aid for Ukraine

The new assistance comes on the heels of a meeting Tuesday by defense and military leaders from around the globe to discuss ongoing efforts to give Ukraine the weapons it needs

Federal judge nixes Donald Trump's bid to move hush-money criminal case

The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that the matter was a purely a personal item of the President a cover-up of an embarrassing event

Military veteran who stormed Capitol with loaded pistol sentenced to 7 yrs

Alberts was the first rioter to reach the northwest steps outside the Capitol and the first to "go hands on" with a Capitol police officer at that part of the complex, prosecutors said

Taliban uses tasers to break up Afghan women protesting beauty salon ban

In a rare sign of public opposition to Taliban orders, dozens of beauticians and makeup artists gathered in the capital of Kabul to protest the ban

Microsoft, Activision Blizzard extend deadline to close $69 bn deal

Microsoft believes that pushing back the deadline to Oct. 18 will provide enough time to work through the remaining regulatory issues, said Brad Smith, the company's president

Upper house of Russian parliament gives nod to ban on gender changes

The upper house of Russia's parliament on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures, sending the measure to President Vladimir Putin to be signed into law

Broadcom's $61 bn VMware purchase wins UK competition watchdog's approval

Computer chip and software maker Broadcom's $61 billion plan to buy cloud technology company VMware cleared another hurdle on Wednesday

Putin to skip summit next month because of ICC arrest warrant: South Africa

The decision means South Africa will not face the dilemma of whether it should carry out an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against the Russian leader

Gucci's CEO is stepping down as its French parent shakes up leadership

We are building a more robust organization to fully capture the growth of the global luxury market," billionaire Kering Chairman and CEO Franois-Henri Pinault said in a statement

Temu files lawsuit in US against rival Shein, alleges antitrust violations

China's regulators have cracked down on the widespread practice by internet firms there of forcing retailers, brands and suppliers to work exclusively with them

Russia launches intense attacks across Ukraine, targets southern port city

The fire also caused the closure of an important highway, according to Sergey Aksyonov, the Russia-appointed head of the region, which was annexed in 2014

AI won't replace the need for human spies, says Britain's MI6 chief

Moore has chosen to give Wednesday's address in the Czech capital, home of the 1968 Prague Spring freedom movement that was crushed by Soviet tanks

Thai court suspends PM candidate, to rule whether he broke election law

The court's announcement still would allow Pita's nomination and selection as prime minister, at least until a ruling

Israeli Prez's speech highlights 'unbreakable bond' despite US unease

Isaac Herzog becomes the second Israeli president, after his father, Chaim Herzog, to address Congress. His speech will mark modern Israel's celebration of its 75th year

N Korea silent on apparent detention of US soldier who crossed border

The North's missile launches Wednesday morning were seen as a protest of the deployment of a US nuclear-armed submarine in South Korea the previous day

N Korea fires 2 missiles into sea as US docks nuclear submarine in S Korea

Tensions have rose in the region in recent months as the pace of both North Korean weapons tests and US-South Korean joint military drills have increased in a cycle of tit-for-tat

First-gen iPhone sells at auction for almost 380 times its original price

It is the third original iPhone to sell for record prices at auction in the past year. An 8GB model sold for USD 63,356 in February and another 8GB model fetched USD 39,340 in October 2022

Meta opens AI chatbot tech 'LLaMA' for commercial use via Microsoft

Zuckerberg pointed to Meta's history of open-sourcing its AI work, such as with its development of the widely used machine-learning framework PyTorch

Protesters block highways as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul

Netanyahu and his allies say the overhaul is needed to rein in the powers of an unelected judiciary particularly the Supreme Court which they believe is overly interventionist in govt decisions

Spain fines Apple, Amazon $218 mn for elbowing out small retailers

Apple was fined 143.6 million euros (USD 161 million), while Amazon received a fine of 50.5 million euros (USD 56.7 million)