Washington's envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg early Wednesday to meet  with Russian President Vladimir Putin following what US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as "positive" talks with  President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.

In the latest showdown from Brazil's increasingly rancorous presidential race Tuesday, both candidates called for the disqualification of their rivals over allegations of social media malfeasance, according to court filings and campaign officials.

Sudan's civil war has spilled over into disputed territory, causing mass casualties along its border with South Sudan.

Investors have been weighing the chance of an Elon Musk mega-merger between SpaceX and Tesla after he previously consolidated parts of his business empire.

The technology giant's London data centre reports "service disruption" as major banking institutions experience outages.

Weeks ago, AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett warned that an attack - like the one allegedly carried out against Helen Haines -was coming, and she held concerns that most threats were targeted at women,

UK police said Tuesday they have re-arrested two men on suspicion of spying for Iran, amid an investigation into a security scare at a British airbase used by the United States.

The number of people facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan is set to rise above 19 million during the forthcoming winter season, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.