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- China withdraws promise not to send troops to Taiwan if it takes control of island, article with imageAsia Pacific ·
August 10, 2022 · 9:44 AM UTC China has withdrawn a promise not to send troops or administrators to Taiwan if it takes control of the island, an official document showed on Wednesday, signalling a decision by President Xi Jinping to grant less autonomy than previously offered.
- EuropeUkrainian forces hit bridge in Russian-occupied south, military says
Ukraine hit on one of two bridges across the Dnipro river in the Russian-occupied south and added to damage that was inflicted by earlier attacks, the southern military command said on Wednesday.
- EuropeRussia establishes new ground forces formation to support Ukraine operation, UK says
Russia has "almost certainly" established a major new ground forces formation to support its operations in Ukraine, Britain said on Tuesday.
- AfricaSierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew amid deadly anti-government protests
Sierra Leone's leadership announced a nationwide curfew on Wednesday in response to violent anti-government protests that it said had caused an unspecified number of deaths, including among the security forces.
- AfricaSuspected Islamists free over 800 prisoners in attack on east Congo jail
Dozens of armed attackers have freed over 800 prisoners from a jail in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities said on Wednesday, blaming an Islamist militant group.
- Middle EastUAE court lifts prison term for American convicted of money laundering
A United Arab Emirates court has lifted a prison sentence but upheld a conviction on money laundering charges for U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney Asim Ghafoor, who was detained while transiting through Dubai last month, the Judicial Department and a lawyer for Ghafoor said on Wednesday.