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The Canadian government warns that some US states have enacted laws that may affect LBGT people.

Lt Edmund Szymczak, who was shot three times in World War Two, went on to help Polish people in the UK.

A graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been charged with the murder of a faculty member following the deadly shooting on Monday. Tailei Qi, a PhD student majoring in applied physical sciences major, was arrested and booked into Orange County Sheriff’s Office jail on a first-degree murder charge. He was ordered held without bond on Tuesday and is expected to reappear in court on 18 September. The faculty member killed in the shooting was identified by UNC officials as Zijie Yan, the head of the Department of Applied Sciences and Mr Qi’s academic adviser. The motive for the shooting remains unclear. Authorities said during Mr Qi’s court hearing that a 9mm was used in the shooting. “[Mr Yan] was a beloved colleague, mentor and friend to many on our campus. My leadership team and I have met with his colleagues and family to express our condolences on behalf of our campus,” UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin M Guskiewicz said in a statement. “Please join me in thinking and praying for his family and loved ones during this difficult time.” The chancellor said students were “traumatised” following the shooting on Monday that prompted a three-hour lockdown. Read More UNC Chapel Hill graduate student Tailei Qi charged with murder in shooting of faculty member UNC Chapel Hill shooting victim identified as associate professor Zijie Yan UNC shooting suspect’s social media complaints about murdered faculty member revealed A new college term, a faculty member killed and a student arrested: What we know about the UNC shooting

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK Nvidia Corp’s soaring rally has thrilled investors this year - except for the

India says a new map released by China "lays claim" to its territory.

Hurricane Idalia could crash into Florida's west coast as "an extremely dangerous Category 4" hurricane Wednesday morning, forecasters said -- a potentially catastrophic collision for a state that's already seeing coastal flooding and deteriorating conditions ahead of landfall.

By Yoruk Bahceli A big selloff that pushed U.S. borrowing costs to 15-year highs left euro zone bonds

Army officers go on TV to say they are annulling the results of the recent presidential election.

TOKYO Toyota Motor's July global sales rose 8% from the same month a year earlier to a record

The planned vote could approve a new "voice" to parliament - the first constitutional change in 46 years.

At least four military transport planes were destroyed in a drone attack at the Pskov airport in western Russia, the regional governor has said. Moscow on Wednesday accused Ukraine of targeting six Russian regions in what appeared to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since the beginning of the invasion. The strike, which was first reported minutes before midnight, hit the airport and damaged four Il-76 transport aircraft, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported. All flight operations to and from the airport have been suspended to assess the damage. The strike comes a day after Ukraine said its armed forces have gained a foothold in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, where they are believed to be advancing towards Russia’s second line of defence. Kyiv’s General Staff said its forces had “achieved success ... within the re-captured frontiers” and were attacking detected enemy targets with artillery as well as carrying out counter-battery measures. Meanwhile, the Kremlin said Vladimir Putin had no plans to attend the funeral of Yevgeny Prigozhin, as the Wagner chief’s press service said a closed-door “farewell” service was held for him on Tuesday, with mourners welcome at a cemetery in his native St Petersburg. Read More 6 regions targeted in biggest drone attack on Russia since it sent troops to Ukraine, officials say Secretive funeral for Wagner chief as Putin stays away White House says Kremlin has ‘long history’ of killing its opponents following Prigozhin death

Eleven people abroad a Delta Airlines flight were taken to a hospital on Tuesday, August 29 after experiencing "severe turbulence" before landing in Atlanta, a company spokesperson told CNN.