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The USS Ronald Reagan, an aircraft carrier serving as a symbol of U.S.-Japan defense ties in the Indo-Pacific, has concluded its nearly nine-year deployment.

The U.S. Treasury levied sanctions on Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska for an alleged sanctions evasion scheme aimed at unlocking frozen shares. Deripaska dismissed the sanctions.

The United Nations Security Council will meet informally Thursday to discuss the issue of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas and ways to get them released.

The United Kingdom's Department of Education has issued new guidance ordering schools not to teach "gender identity" concepts in sex education classes and keep parents informed on sex-ed content.

Human Rights Watch, a human rights group, has called on the Thai government to cease the forced return of political dissidents to their authoritarian home countries.

Pro-cannabis advocates in Thailand rallied at the health ministry in response to the prime minister's stated intention to recriminalize cannabis.

President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia has criticized a recently passed media bill as "unacceptable" and pledged to veto it, despite the ruling party's majority.

Riots have erupted in New Caledonia, resulting in four deaths and widespread destruction. France has declared a state of emergency and aims to restore order.

In northeastern Ukraine, Ukrainian forces claim to have halted Russian advancements in the key town of Vovchansk, despite Moscow's recent frontline push.

The threat of Canada's latest wildfire near the country's oil sands appears to be dying down, with favorable winds expected to push the fire away from the city.

Authorities say a fire at a residential building in western Germany has left three people dead and two others with life-threatening injuries. The fire started in a kiosk.

A South Korean court has upheld the government's controversial plan to significantly increase medical school admissions, which has led to a months-long standoff.

The 71-year-old suspect who allegedly shot Slovakia PM Robert Fico on Wednesday has appeared in a Facebook video denouncing the government, reports say.

Japan and the U.S. have agreed to jointly develop a new missile defense system in response to the rising threat of hypersonic weapons from other countries.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping reaffirmed the "no-limits" partnership with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Beijing summit on Thursday, officials said.

Slovakia's prime minister is expected to survive a harrowing assassination attempt on Wednesday that left him gravely wounded, his deputy said.

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told U.N. envoy María Ángela Holguín Cuélla that he saw no common ground for a return to negotiations with Greek Cypriots to mend Cyprus' ethnic division.

A powerful bull that was loose on a popular Mexican beach on Saturday attacked a woman several times as panicked onlookers screamed in horror, a shocking new video shows.

A Guatemalan court has ordered the release of journalist José Rubén Zamora; the 67-year-old has been in jail for almost 2 years for alleged money laundering.

The World Health Organization has authorized a second dengue vaccine, manufactured by Takeda, for children aged six to 16 living in regions with high rates.