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Ten people are feared dead and several more are missing in the Indian Himalayas after a group of mountaineers were hit by an avalanche.
Rescue operations are underway to try to find survivors.
Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun has more.
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Japan, South Korea and the United States are resolving to strengthen their defenses in response to Tuesday's missile launch by North Korea.
The missile flew over Japan before landing in the Pacific Ocean, and had the longest range of any fired by Pyongyang yet.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, have spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and unveiled a $625 million security assistance package to Ukraine.
It comes amid Russia's annexation of regions in the eastern and southern parts of the country.
From Washington, Kate Fisher, reports
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Country music Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn has passed away at the age of 90.
She became a legend in the music scene in the 1970s with songs like "You ain't woman enough", and "Coal Miner's Daughter."
U.S. Correspondent Caroline Malone reports.
The scale of Russia's military defeat in the Ukrainian town of Lyman is becoming apparent as western reporters and other observers reach it.
The withdrawal of Moscow's troops came after months of conflict there.
In Russia, it's led to fresh criticism of the country's military leadership on television and social media platforms.
Reporter Sergio Olmos is on his way to Lyman and explains the importance of Ukraine's victory there.
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People living in the European Union will no longer have to keep a handful of different chargers for their tech devices from the end of 2024.
That's after lawmakers in the European Parliament gave final backing to legislation that will force manufacturers of mobile phones and some other gadgets to fit all devices with USB-C charging ports.
The laws are the first of their kind in the world.
Rosie Birchard is our reporter in Brussels.
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The UK Prime Minister Liz Truss is facing further pressures from her own party members, as her government's economic plan continues to face scrutiny. A number of Conservative MPs have asked Ms Truss to confirm there will be no real-terms cuts to benefits payments paid to those who are eligible for them. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.
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Nigeria's Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested Ugochukwu Nsofor Chukwukadibia, a billionaire drug barron and recovered over 13 million Tramadol pills worth over $18 million in street value from one of his mansions in a highbrow residential estate in Lagos State.
The arrest of Ugochukwu who is the Chairman of Autonation Motors Ltd, comes barely two months after NDLEA uncovered a methamphetamine clandestine laboratory in the residence of another suspected drug kingpin in the estate, Chris Emeka Nzewi, who was arrested in July.
Ajeck Mangut reports
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The African Union Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child wants the government to review its policies on re-admitting pregnant and married girls to school. Last year Tanzania agreed to re-admit pregnant and married girls to school but hasn't reviewed all policies.
Daniel Kijo reports from Dar es salaam