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Police say they have arrested a convicted bombmaker who escaped from a Nevada prison where he was serving a life sentence for a deadly 2007 explosion outside a Las Vegas Strip.

Russia has confirmed it will formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held a Kremlin-orchestrated “referendum” on living under Moscow’s rule that the Ukrainian government and the West denounced as illegal and rigged.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host a forum to highlight how coronavirus pandemic relief dollars have helped support Black- and minority-owned businesses.

The White House says President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses will attend the ceremonial investiture for Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States has been elected to head the U.N.’s telecommunications agency.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended her economic plan and says she’s willing to make “difficult decisions” to get the economy growing.

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi in another criminal case along with Australian economist Sean Turnell.

Keith Ellison gave up a safe seat in Congress to run for Minnesota attorney general, saying it was his best chance to push back against the policies of Donald Trump.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says Australia could have tough new data protection laws in place this year in an urgent response to a cyberattack that stole from a telecommunications company the personal data of 9.8 million customers.

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is capping her trip to Asia with a stop at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula as she tries to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to the security of its Asian allies.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved one of the most contentious bills before him this year.

The Georgia State Election Board held a meeting Wednesday meant to reassure board members and the general public that the state’s elections remain secure following a breach of voting equipment in one county.

The Supreme Court says it will continue providing live audio broadcasts of arguments in cases.

The two biggest U.S. railroad unions are fighting rumors that they might impose a contract on their members even if they reject the deals that prevented a nationwide strike that could have devastated the economy.

U.S. sanctions going forward must focus on depriving President Vladimir Putin of the oil revenue and arms supplies he needs to press his war in Ukraine.

U.S. public health officials say at-risk people who have received just one dose of the monkeypox vaccine have appeared to be significantly less likely to get sick from the virus.

The Republican congressional candidate in Ohio who's facing criticism for misrepresenting his military service was reprimanded and demoted for drunken driving on a U.S. air base in 2001.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he believes his party now has a 50-50 shot of getting the chamber back less than six weeks away from the midterm elections.

President Joe Biden sought out a deceased congresswoman during his remarks at a hunger conference Wednesday.

Two new laws in California will let developers bypass local governments to build housing on commercial land.

Long lines of Russian men who are trying to escape being called up to fight in Ukraine continue to clog highways out of the country.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons.

The U.S. will provide an additional $1.1 billion in aid to Ukraine, with funding for about 18 more advanced rocket systems and other weapons to counter drones that Russia has been using against Ukrainian troops.

A Danish official says the Nord Stream gas leaks in the Baltic Sea could emit the equivalent of one third of Denmark’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions.

The Biden administration should create an additional senior-level position at the White House National Security Council to focus on cases of Americans wrongfully detained in foreign countries.

The founder of the Oath Keepers and four associates are on trial in the U.S. Capitol attack on charges that include seditious conspiracy — a rare Civil War-era charge that strikes to the heart of what prosecutors say happened that day.

President Joe Biden is warning the oil and gas companies against increasing prices for consumers as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida.

European Union officials say the 27-nation bloc should impose “biting sanctions” on Russian trade and hit officials responsible for “sham referendums” held in parts of Ukraine.

Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik is facing an election this weekend and he has blasted the West and praised Vladimir Putin over his policies in the Balkans.

Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state’s new gun rules.

President Joe Biden says his administration's goal of ending hunger in the U.S. by the end of the decade is ambitious but doable, if only the nation would work together.

President Joe Biden is hosting Pacific Island leaders for a two-day summit as the U.S. looks to counter China’s influence in the region.

South Korea says North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters a day before a visit by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Biden administration is asking that parents of children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border undergo another round of psychological evaluations to measure how traumatized they were by the Trump administration policy.

Austria says it will start checks at its border crossings with Slovakia following a similar decision by the Czech Republic.

Vice President Kamala Harris has said her trip to Asia is intended to shore up American alliances with Japan and South Korea.

The Conservatives can never again claim to be a party of fiscal responsibility, Labour leader says.

Australia’s federal and state governments have called for Optus to pay for replacing passports and driver’s licenses after 9.8 million of the telecommunications company’s customers had personal data stolen by computer hackers.

The IMF says it "does not recommend large and untargeted fiscal packages" and that the U.K.'s latest economic measures will "likely increase inequality".

Japan and China are getting ready to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 normalization of their ties.

Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials.

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Pakistan’s foreign minister is recommending cooperation with the Taliban even though many U.S. officials say Afghanistan’s ruling faction have proved unworthy of it.

Progressive Democrats are facing a test of their power in November's midterm elections.

Kansas' only Democrat in Congress is hoping abortion-rights voters remain fired up enough to save her swing-district seat even if some of them blame her party for housing and grocery prices.

Homeless people and their advocates sued the city of San Francisco in federal court on Tuesday.

Inspired by her Taiwanese grandfather, a journalist in Japan has illuminated a little-known university that started out as a grand piece of imperial propaganda celebrating Japan’s subjugation of Asia.

President Joe Biden is formally keeping the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year.

Jill Biden has hosted a White House reading by this year's group of National Student Poets.

Authorities are searching for a 42-year-old convicted bombmaker who escaped from a Nevada prison where he was serving a life sentence for a deadly 2007 explosion outside a Las Vegas Strip resort.

Federal officials say an increasing number of fake prescription pills containing potentially deadly fentanyl are helping drive overdose death rates to record levels in the U.S. And officials warn that some of the pills are being manufactured in rainbow colors designed to look like candy.

The justice secretary says it will spare rape victims the "additional trauma" of testifying in court.

Government borrowing reached £11.8bn in August, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Italian businesses fear politicians are failing to address the cost of living crisis ahead of elections.

The fast food chain will shut all its restaurants until 5pm on 19 September.

Alistair Darling says the new prime minister must quickly take "bold action" to help with soaring costs.

Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist from Scotland, was seized by Indian police in 2017 and remains in jail.

Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were acting to stop migrants after repeated, unfulfilled promises from the Biden administration to block off the area. The move by Arizona comes without explicit permission on federal land, with state contractors starting to move in 60-foot-long (18.3-meter-long) shipping containers and stacking two of the 9-foot-tall (2.7-meter-tall) containers on top of each other early Friday.

The charity voices concerns of delaying support for households bracing themselves for energy bill hikes.

As worldwide sales of the algae soar, the European Union wants to establish giant seaweed farms.

How Russian oligarchs from Vladimir Putin’s inner circle exploited a UK secrecy loophole left open by the government.

Almost 700 migrants crossed the English Channel in 14 boats on Monday, the Ministry of Defence says.

The motoring group says the UK's fuel duty cut looks "paltry" compared to help given in other countries.

The project was first announced in 2017 by the Saudi Arabian government that is being sold as a carbon-neutral habitat.

Sam Tarry defied Sir Keir Starmer by joining striking rail workers on the picket line.

The Tory leadership candidate says the UK faces an emergency over the economy, the NHS and migration.

An unofficial advisor to Donald Trump, Mr Bannon refused to cooperate with the January 6 committee.

The focus needs to be on picking a new leader, contender Penny Mordaunt says as she hits back at "smears".

The government will provide funds so all schools can have at least one kit after parents' campaign.

Candidates vying to replace Boris Johnson have just hours to secure support from at least 20 MPs.

Russian pipeline operators say maintenance work is needed, but Germany suspects political motives.

Living in Sri Lanka is a daily battle and people are broken after months of crisis, writes Andrew Fidel Fernando.

Less than three years after a thumping election victory, Boris Johnson is resigning. How did it come to this?

As the crisis over Boris Johnson's leadership grows, the Northern Ireland secretary resigns.

Norway's government late Tuesday intervened to bring an end to an oil and gas strike that threatened to exacerbate the region's deepening energy crisis.

It is the first time they have spoken since Nicola Sturgeon outlined her route map to a referendum.

There are 50 known survivors of the banned pregnancy drug in Scotland, most now in their 60s.

Following an NPR investigation, the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to state and county officials that lets them stop charging parents whose children are placed in foster care.

Original Ife bronze heads, of which only some 20 survive, are thought to be about 700 years old.

With half the rail network closed, travellers from Paddington Station were pleasantly surprised.

An earthquake in Afghanistan's Paktika province has killed at least 250 people, an official tells the BBC.

The task force intends to develop steps the federal government can take to combat online hate and abuse.

The task force intends to develop steps the federal government can take to combat online hate and abuse.

The bid to change post-Brexit trade procedures is set to prompt a row, writes our political editor.

He is expected to give a new right-to-buy pledge and suggest benefits should count towards mortgages.

The government said the bill would also allow for the removal of gun licenses from people involved in acts of domestic violence or criminal harassment, such as stalking.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has introduced legislation that would put a national freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns

Heating water contributes hugely to cost increases, says an organisation aiming to get the UK more active.

European countries have taken different approaching to higher energy bills.

Two days after his election win, Anthony Albanese will fly to meet leaders of the US, India and Japan.

Sir John Major warns about rising prices, as a minister is criticised for advocating people working more hours.

England's schools regulator says such schools are often "unsafe" and don't provide a full education.

Nowhere is the challenge of abandoning Russian oil clearer than in the refinery town, Schwedt.

Ministers had refused to make it public, arguing that it would breach legal professional privilege.

Labour wants MPs to investigate if the PM misled them - but ministers say a decision should wait.

Only £60m of £220m humanitarian aid pledged by the government was handed out by 1 April, a Labour MP says.

Hassana Adamu speaks to the BBC about feeling neglected on the eighth anniversary of the kidnappings.

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is alarming both Muslims and Jews in France with a pledge to regulate the ritual slaughter of animals if elected. Le Pen frames her measure as an effort to end animal suffering. She wants animals to be stunned first. But Jews and Muslims who for religious reasons eat meat from animals that aren't stunned before slaughter say they feel targeted. The issue is one of the many fault lines between Le Pen and incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and the starkly different visions of France they are presenting for next Sunday's election runoff vote.

That's 4%, plus whatever the local government may tack on, which would disappear from store receipts.