Ukraine's soldiers are trained by Western allies, but they have also ended up teaching those allies how to fight a modern war.
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has attributed a controversial statement that 80% of the more than 900,000 Syrians in Germany should go back home within three years to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Merz made the announcement during al-Sharaa's visit to Germany on Monday, and clarified a day later that "the figure of 80% returnees within three years was cited by the Syrian president.
India has launched a national training programme to support tribal families who host tourists in their homes, known as homestays.
Brazil is strengthening its reverse logistics system for pesticide packaging with the rollout of a nationwide itinerant collection programme.
Surging fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East has many Malaysians concerned about paying more at the pump, but social media posts claiming petrol prices will increase sharply in fact share fabricated graphics. Local broadcaster TV3 and the Finance Ministry both denied publishing the circulating graphics, which feature inaccurate prices of petrol and diesel.
A "system failure" caused a robotaxi outage involving multiple vehicles operated by Baidu's Apollo Go in central China's Wuhan, local police said on Wednesday, re-igniting safety concerns over the fast-growing service. Police received reports late on Tuesday that numerous Apollo Go cars had stopped in the middle of roads in Wuhan and were unable to move, according to an official statement. Passengers were able to exit the vehicles safely and there were no injuries, police said.
After Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Israeli public about the military campaign against Iran, a video purportedly showing the prime minister with an extra finger on his right hand circulated in posts claiming it was AI-generated and proof that his death was being covered up. The higher-quality version posted by the Israeli government, however, does not show Netanyahu with six fingers and he has made public appearances in the days since the video circulated.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has not said he would announce electricity tariff hikes as war in the Middle East continues to roil oil and gas markets, contrary to a false claim shared in an altered news graphic circulating on social media. Local broadcaster Astro Awani branded the graphic a "fake", while the government said it was committed to shielding consumers from fluctuating energy costs.
The launchers were used in the terror group's latest barrage against Israel, which left three people injured, including a 6-year-old child. The IDF struck and dismantled Hezbollah missile launchers in southern Lebanon, the military announced in a statement Tuesday evening.
People in Iran describe angry scenes and tense relationships as rifts open up over the war.