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Thousands of protesters clashed in India’s eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, where demonstrations seeking justice for a murdered doctor spiralled into violent street skirmishes between political rivals.The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in Kolkata on August 9 stoked nationwide anger at the chronic …

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged new measures to prevent irregular migration but has ruled out suspending asylum rights, despite opposition parties’ calls for a major overhaul of migration policy. “The individual right to asylum will remain in place. This is in our constitution, and nobody can get …

A Russian missile hits the Ukrainian president’s home city as it mourns deaths in an earlier attack  The Associated Press Ukraine’s F-16s Have Scored Their First Aerial Kills  Forbes Why is Russia launching massive airstrikes across Ukraine?  The Independent Ukraine’s F-16 jets intercept Russian missiles in apparent first  Defense News Kyiv dam not in …

Ethiopia said it has more than doubled electricity production from its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile after two more turbines started operations.The multi-billion-dollar Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), long a source of tensions with downstream nations Egypt and Sudan, is now generating 1,550 megawatts of electricity, GERD said in …

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has embarked on a two-day tour of Berlin and Paris, aiming to reset the UK’s relationship with Europe. Starmer arrived in Berlin for bilateral talks and will later visit Paris as part of his effort to “turn a corner on Brexit and fix …

‘I couldn’t believe it was my son who did it’: boy, 4, smashes bronze age jar in Israel museum  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Almost 20,000 people were without power in southern Australia Wednesday after wild winds brought down trees and power lines. Electricity network operator AusNet reported 72 separate outages across the south of the country, where wind gusts hit 113 kilometres (70 miles) per hour.Some 19,300 customers were said to be affected. …

JERUSALEM — Israel’s foreign minister stated Wednesday that the army will instruct Palestinians to evacuate sections of the northern occupied West Bank amidst a major military incursion in the region. The Israeli army had earlier initiated raids in the northern West Bank, including the cities of Jenin, Tulkarem, and Tubas, …

Hostage rescued by Israel tells of ‘cruel captivity’  BBC.com Rescued hostage released from hospital — reports  The Times of Israel Opinion | The Point: Conversations and insights about the moment.  The New York Times Israel rescues hostage after 325 days in Hamas captivity  Fox News A hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after …

Auto giant Toyota is suspending production at all its factories in Japan because of an approaching typhoon, the company said Wednesday.’From today’s number-two (afternoon) shift through tomorrow’s number-one (daytime) shift, we will suspend all the production lines at domestic factories,’ a Toyota spokesman told AFP.Some 28 production lines at 14 …