Assassinated Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya "predicted" Moscow's trajectory under President Vladimir Putin 20 years ago, her former editor said ahead of the anniversary of her death on Wednesday. Politkovskaya had reported on the war in Chechnya and Putin's rise before she was gunned down in her Moscow apartment block on October 7, 2006.
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The French government has suspended the police use of stun grenades against protesting high school students, the interior minister announced Wednesday, after a teenager had his hand blown off up to the elbow by one fired by police. Eighteen internal probes have been launched in response to allegations of police brutality since the student movement broke out in mid-September. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Delhi witnessed dramatic scenes on Tuesday night when police broke up a protest by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and other MPs who were seeking the resignation of India's top election official over a controversial voter roll revision. Videos showing police forcing Gandhi on to a bus and preventing him from climbing out of the bus window subsequently went viral on social media. The protest marks a fresh escalation in the opposition's standoff with the Election Commission.
Iran's Houthi allies deny that they've lost ground to Yemen's Saudi-backed military, as oil prices ease despite the Middle East crisis erupting in a battle over control of another key waterway.
Russian missiles and drones killed at least 12 people in Ukraine, including three children, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a “massive” strike on Wednesday. Ukraine has come under increased attack in recent weeks as Russian attacks have targeted energy infrastructure and rail and road transport.