Russia on Wednesday freed an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, in a deal completed during a visit by a top U.S. envoy and at a time when President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions meant to benefit Moscow.

Brazilian Senator ⁠Flavio Bolsonaro's lead ​over President Luiz Inacio Lula ‌da Silva has narrowed ‌ahead ⁠of ⁠an October 25 runoff, a Quaest poll ​showed on Wednesday. The eldest son of former ​right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro would ⁠receive ⁠45% of the ⁠vote,

The past few weeks have seen attacks and attempted sabotage against Starlink infrastructure across Europe.

There were only a few flights by Saudi carriers from the Saudi capital's airport on Wednesday, even as Saudi authorities declared it's open for business. Major airlines including Lufthansa and

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Europe’s lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build the AI data centers with the massive computing power Europe currently lacks.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged US President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision not to invite South Africa to the Group of 20 in Miami in December.

OpenAI said on Wednesday it was expanding advertising on ChatGPT to 26 more countries, ​bringing the total to 89, as ‌the AI company beefs up its advertising business to boost revenue ahead of a potential initial public ​offering.

China's coast guard ⁠said ⁠it monitored the ⁠Philippines delivering necessities to a vessel on Second ​Thomas Shoal on Wednesday, roughly a month after Manila accused ‌Beijing of obstructing its resupply ‌mission in the disputed South China Sea.