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🔴Live: In Kyiv, Blinken pledges $717 million in new economic aid to Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced $717 million in new economic and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, including $325 million in energy support to help repair and restore power generation facilities hit by Russian strikes. The package includes $290 million in humanitarian help and $102 million for demining work. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.

Kamala Harris riles a defensive Donald Trump in heated US presidential debate

US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump clashed in a fiery presidential debate last night, with Harris frequently putting Trump on the defensive. With sharp critiques and direct jabs, she repeatedly forced Trump to defend his record and past behaviour.

Trump claims US presidential debate was 'rigged' against him

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that his televised debate with Democratic rival Kamala Harris and carried by American outlet ABC had been "rigged". He also criticised Taylor Swift, one of the music industry's biggest stars, for endorsing Harris after the debate.

France foiled three attack plots targeting Paris Olympics and Paralympics

France's counterterrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday that authorities thwarted three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the events. The targets included "Israeli institutions or representatives of Israel in Paris", added the prosecutor.

Pop icon Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for US president

US pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Tuesday in a message posted on Instagram immediately after the first presidential debate between Harris and former president Donald Trump ended. Swift had been largely silent on the subject of the November presidential election, but said that she had been inspired to speak up after discovering AI-generated images of herself falsely endorsing Trump, which "conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation".

French PM Barnier promises to form new government next week

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Wednesday that he will name his government next week. President Emmanuel Macron last Thursday chose Barnier, a 73-year-old conservative and former Brexit negotiator, to lead the government after two months of political turmoil following snap elections that saw no party winning an outright majority in parliament.

Amsterdam to Berlin in 90 minutes? Europe tests hyperloop vehicles

The first successful test of a hyperloop vehicle in Europe has been carried out at the European Hyperloop Center in the Netherlands, bringing the dream of passengers hurtling between the continent’s cities at more than 700kph one step closer to reality.

Frenchman in mass rape trial again excused from testifying due to ill health

Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman on trial for enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his wife Gisele after he drugged her into unconsciousness over a period, was on Wednesday excused a second time from attending a hearing due to ill health, the presiding judge said. If his condition improves, Pelicot could be summoned to speak on Thursday afternoon in connection with the case of one of his co-defendants, identified as Jean-Pierre M.

Pet-eating, infanticide: Fact-checking claims made during the Harris-Trump debate

US Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump met on Tuesday for their first and so far only scheduled debate of the 2024 election campaign, trading claims about their respective records in office. Here is a look at the accuracy of statements made by both presidential contenders on key issues ranging from immigration and abortion to the war in Ukraine.

Super Typhoon Yagi kills more than 150 in Vietnam, forces evacuations in Hanoi

Thousands of people living along the Red River in Vietnam's capital Hanoi were evacuated on Wednesday, as floods and landslides caused by Asia's most powerful storm this year killed at least 152 people in the country's north. Typhoon Yagi also wreaked havoc on many factories and flooded warehouses in coastal export-oriented industrial hubs east of Hanoi, forcing closures and threatening global supply chains.

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