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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ​told US special ‌envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday that ​Moscow is ​willing in principle to ⁠resume talks ​next month with ​Ukraine and the US on ending the war ​in Ukraine,

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.

Nigeria is confirming an Ebola case after a patient arrived from Uganda as an outbreak continues to spread in the nearby Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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.