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Putin begins Middle East trip, arrives in UAE
DW NEWS
DUBAI, UAE - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as part of a Middle East trip that also includes Saudi Arabia. Russian state media reported that Putin's plane had touched down in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. Images broadcast on state television showed him being greeted by officials on the runway.
WHO calls for higher taxes on alcohol, sugary drinks
DW
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization (WHO) called on governments around the world to increase taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). After studying taxation rates, the WHO said Tuesday that it believes the average global tax rate on "unhealthy products" was too low, while items such as wine are completely exempt from tax in some European countries.
Biden says stopping Trump is motivation for second term
BBC NEWS
US President Joe Biden has said part of his motivation to run for a second term next year is to prevent the return of Donald Trump.
US military aircraft with six aboard crashes off Japan island
BBC
YAKUSHIMA, Japan - A US military aircraft with six people on board has crashed off Yakushima Island in south-western Japan.
New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools
AP
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the ambitious agenda he released Wednesday for his first 100 days in office.
Freed Hamas captives tell of fear, squalor & hunger
BBC NEWS
Bare benches for beds in "suffocating", airless rooms. Little to no food. A child captive forced by Hamas to watch the carnage of 7 October on video.
North Korea launches spy satellite
DW NEWS
PYONGYANG, North Korea - South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday that North Korea has fired "what it claims is a military surveillance satellite in a southwards direction."
South African lawmakers vote to shut Israel's embassy
DW NEWS
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Parliamentarians in South Africa have voted in favor of a motion to close down Israel's embassy and suspend all diplomatic relations with Israel until a ceasefire is agreed in its war with the Islamist militant group Hamas.
Israel & Hamas agree to pause fighting for release of 50 hostages
BBC NEWS
Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fighting.
Colorado mass shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
AP
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man accused of a mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday as a judge ruled the case can move to a trial following testimony giving new details of how he killed most of the 10 victims in just over a minute using a gun with a high-capacity magazine.
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