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Taiwan puts $40 billion toward buying U.S. weapons and building a defense dome

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities called Taiwan Dome, as the U.S. pressures the island to increase its defense spending.

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Man pleads guilty to ramming crowd at Liverpool soccer parade

A driver accused of injuring more than 100 people by ramming his car into a crowd of soccer fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League championship dramatically changed his plea to guilty as his trial got underway on Wednesday.

Nigerian parents say they are kept in the dark over abducted schoolchildren

Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing about rescue efforts

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Kremlin confirms U.S. envoy will visit as talks on ending war in Ukraine gain momentum

A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week as efforts pick up speed to find a consensus on ending the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who doubted he would ever end up behind bars.