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Poland says 'hostile objects' downed in its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine
Poland says 'hostile objects' downed in its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine

Poland said Wednesday that "hostile objects" had been downed by Polish or allied aircraft scrambled in response to multiple violations of its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine.

September 10, 2025

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Nepal army patrols after deadly protests oust PM
Nepal army patrols after deadly protests oust PM

Nepali soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday, seeking to restore order after protesters set parliament ablaze and forced the prime minister to quit in the worst violence to hit the Himalayan nation in two decades.

September 10, 2025

Salvaged shipwreck porcelain gets new life in Malaysia
Salvaged shipwreck porcelain gets new life in Malaysia

Chinese porcelain shards salvaged from a famous shipwreck are being reimagined in Malaysia, hundreds of years after the Portuguese vessel is said to have sunk in battle.

September 10, 2025

EU chief to defend Trump trade deal in parliament
EU chief to defend Trump trade deal in parliament

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will seek to defend her trade deal with Donald Trump in an address to the bloc's lawmakers Wednesday -- with many seething over an outcome they see as a surrender to Washington.

September 10, 2025

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Asian markets rally as new US jobs data fans rate cut hopes
Asian markets rally as new US jobs data fans rate cut hopes

Asian markets extended gains on Wednesday following a record day across Wall Street as fresh data pointing to a weakening US jobs market ramped up expectations for a series of Federal Reserve rate cuts.

September 10, 2025

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Kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov released in Iraq
Kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov released in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the release of Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023.

September 10, 2025