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Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on espionage charges.

Russia failed in its bid to return to the United Nations’ top human rights body on Tuesday, in a sign Moscow will continue to be isolated on the international stage. In a secret ballot, Russia won 83 votes versus 160 for Bulgaria and 123 for Albania, which both competed against it for two seats on the Human Rights Council. “UN member states sent a strong signal to Russia’s leadership that a government responsible for countless war crimes and crimes against humanity doesn’t belong there,” said Louis Charbonneau, United Nations director at Human Rights Watch. Russia was ousted from the council 18 months ago following its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It comes as Vladimir Putin’s forces launched 36 Iranian-made attack drones, targeting the Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, the Ukrainian military reported, adding that air defence systems destroyed 27 drones. Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper said unspecified “logistics infrastructure” in his region had been damaged but that no injuries were reported. Elsewhere, Volodymyr Zelensky today he had “good news” on artillery and air defence supplies after talks with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in Bucharest. Read More Russia will only resume nuclear tests if the US does it first, a top Russian diplomat says IMF outlook worsens for a world economy left 'limping' by shocks like Russia's war Zelensky says Russia trying to incite war in the Middle East

The victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire are being remembered with a new memorial

House Republicans must mend gaping splits in their conference if they are to succeed in picking a new speaker -- as dangerous global crises in Israel and Ukraine expose the steep cost of their malfunctioning majority.

Teenagers in India and across Asia-Pacific are turning to social media platforms for judgement-free, engaging information about sex, sexuality and pleasure. But content creators say their posts are falling foul of moderation guidelines that don't distinguish between edutainment and pornography.

One of the most destructive earthquakes in Afghanistan's recent history leveled whole villages in Herat province, leaving behind nothing but rubble and funerals

Ms Lake, who has yet to concede defeat in last year's election to be governor, announced the bid in Arizona.

Deborah Matias died while trying to protect her children from bullets

Israel's military has now mobilized 300,000 reservists for what is now widely believed to be an unprecedented incursion into Gaza. What awaits it is a Hamas that has shown a level of military capability far beyond what was previously thought.

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to bolster military support for Israel following an unprecedented

From flying in a plane that weighs less than Wales' scrum to cycling more than 1,600 miles.