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TRT World says The death of an unarmed African-American man shot by an off-duty white police officer under mysterious circumstances has fuelled outrage in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

The Metro says President Joe Biden cast the annual inflation of 7% – the highest level the US has seen in 40 years.

A well-known musicians wrongful arrest – returned to his home country of Kyrgyzstan on Monday after authorities in neighbouring Kazakhstan wrongly accused him of taking part in last week’s anti-government…

The Metro says Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old suspected of opening gunfire at Oxford High School, pleaded not guilty to killing four of his classmates.

The Guardian says France faces one of its biggest education strikes in decades on Thursday.

The Independent says The Africa Cup of Nations match between Mali and Tunisia descended into chaos and ended in confusion.

The Metro says A devastating house fire that killed 12 people – including nine children – was started when a Christmas tree was ignited by a lighter

France24 says France’s Senate voted early Thursday morning to pass an amended version of a bill that would transform the country’s health pass into a stricter “vaccine pass”.

The Independent says India has again reported a sharp rise in Covid-19 deaths amid an emerging third wave in the country and the global spread of Omicron.

TRT World says the US has criticised China’s decision to cancel a growing number of flights from the US to China over Covid and has warned of action.

Breaking News – Prince Andrew hearing to go to Trial. HRH Prince Andrew will have to answer accusations that he sexually abused Virginia Roberts Giuffre aged 17 after a judge…

Expectations are building that France may imminently announce it is lifting the blanket ban on British travellers.

The Guardian says Quebec has announced plans to impose a “health tax” on residents who refuse to get the Covid-19 vaccination.

The Independent says The deadly Philadelphia house fire that killed 12 people including eight children last week is believed to have started when a five-year-old boy set a Christmas tree on fire.

Poland covid cases – Poland becomes the latest EU country to surpass 100,000 Covid deaths, a number that was surpassed as the country is bracing for a renewed surge of…

The Catholic Church in Italy slams Nazi flags on a coffin at the funeral. A coffin outside the St. Lucia church was draped in a swastika symbol on a flag…

France24 says More than 80 fact-checking organisations Wednesday urged online video platform YouTube to better combat disinformation.

Arab News says Yemeni government troops drove into Houthi-controlled areas south of the central city of Marib on Tuesday for the first time in months.

TRT World says Torrential rain in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has killed 10 people in two days, according to an official report.

VOA says Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited the southern state of Georgia on Tuesday to promote voting rights legislation.

New Jersey Senate has unanimously passed a resolution to condemn the Sikh massacre in India that took place in 1984 and called it a “genocide.” The resolution will be presented…

David Sassoli, the EU President and Italian social democrat, has died overnight in Italy at the age of 65, announced this morning by his spokesperson has said.

President Macron said he will put thousands more police on the streets, at a time when the main challengers to him winning re-election say he has let the French down on security.

The Guardian says the US CDC has warned against travel to Canada as Covid-19 cases surge across the country and rampant infections threaten to once again overwhelm fragile healthcare systems.

The Metro says Robert Durst, the New York real estate heir long suspected of being a serial killer, has died, his lawyer confirmed Monday. He was 78.