Shortly before his death, Frank Caprio posted a video on Instagram from his hospital bed asking his followers to pray for his health.

Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an "urgent" review of the Israeli military's use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza.

In a first, a team of Australian scientists has grown the world's first fully functioning lab-made human skin with its own blood supply. The advance may pave the way for better treatment of skin diseases, burns, and grafts.

Hurricane Erin strengthened on Wednesday and tracked northward, remaining a Category 2 storm while running parallel to the US East Coast. Forecasters warned the sprawling system, extensive in size, may intensify into a major hurricane by Thursday

A nationwide internet outage in Pakistan continues to disrupt businesses, financial services and daily life. Industry officials termed the internet outage as one of the most severe breakdowns in recent years.

When a Ukrainian-made drone attacked an ammunition depot in Russia last September, it showcased Kyiv's determination to strike deep behind enemy lines and the prowess of its defense industry.

For years, Coldplay's "Jumbotron Song" segment has had Chris Martin improvise lyrics on the audience as the camera panned on to them.

Melting sea ice allows oceans to warm more rapidly, which melts more sea ice. Once triggered, they can be difficult or even impossible to reverse on timescales meaningful to humans.

A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan killed at least 79 people returning from Iran, including 19 children, an official said.

Amnesty International on Wednesday accused US authorities of using artificial intelligence tools from Palantir and Babel Street to monitor immigrants and target non-citizens at demonstrations supporting Palestinians.

In a key diplomatic engagement aimed at reinforcing the "special privileged strategic partnership" between India and Russia, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow today.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Tibet on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the consolidation of Beijing's long-contested rule over the Himalayan territory.

Palestinian militant group Hamas said Wednesday that Israeli military plans to conquer Gaza City showed its "blatant disregard" for efforts to broker a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the nearly two-year conflict.

Brazilian federal police found a letter directed to Argentine President Javier Milei in which former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro requested political asylum, a Supreme Court document showed on Wednesday.

Russian hackers exploited a flaw in outdated Cisco software to target thousands of critical infrastructure networking devices over the past year, according to the FBI and Cisco.

Britain's government was considering Wednesday whether to appeal a court ruling blocking the housing of asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as it scrambled to come up with contingency plans for the migrants.

Dozens of supporters of Irish rap band Kneecap protested outside a London court on Wednesday, as one of the band members appeared charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly supporting Hezbollah.

French authorities are investigating the death of a man during a live video stream on the Kick live streaming platform, where he had regularly been shown enduring violence and humiliations.

Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state.

Britain is still ready "to consider putting boots on the ground" to shore up any peace deal in Ukraine, the UK's Defense Minister Jonathan Healey said Wednesday.

US forces took part in a pre-dawn raid in northwestern Syria early on Wednesday that targeted a member of the Islamic State group, a US official and a Syrian security source said.

Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a "new normal".

A landmark Swedish church arrived Wednesday at its new home after a two-day move across the Arctic town of Kiruna, in a move to allow Europe's largest underground mine to expand.

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four more International Criminal Court judges or prosecutors, including those from allies France and Canada, in a new effort to hobble the tribunal, particularly over actions against Israel.

Russia said on Wednesday that attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without the participation of Moscow were a "road to nowhere".