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• Palestinians face removal as far-right Israel vows expansion

  After a spasm of violence last week -- including the deadliest Israeli raid in the West Bank for two decades and the deadliest Palestinian attack on civilians in Jerusalem since 2008 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Saturday with a vow to strengthen Jewish settlements in the Israeli-controlled part of the West Bank, where little land is allocated to Palestinians.

  

• Before a crowd of 1 million, Pope urges Congolese to forgive

  Pope Francis urged Congo's people on Wednesday to forgive those who have harmed them as he presided over a Mass before an estimated 1 million people in a country wracked by decades of violence.

  

• Kurdish officials: Rockets hit Turkish base in northern Iraq

  A cluster of rockets targeted a Turkish military base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, officials from northern Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region said. An Iranian-backed militia promptly claimed responsibility for the attack.

  

• Myanmar resistance steadfast against army rule 2 years later

  The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to democracy, seem dimmer than ever two years after the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, experts say.

  

• Erdogan: Sweden can't join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Wednesday that Turkiye won't allow Sweden to join the NATO military alliance as long as it permits protests desecrating Islam's holy book to take place.

  

• NATO chief wants more 'friends' as Russia, China move closer

  China's growing assertiveness and collaboration with Russia poses a threat not only to Asia but also to Europe, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday as he sought stronger cooperation and more 'friends' for NATO in the Indo-Pacific region.

  

• Indian guru Asaram given life sentence in second rape case

  An Indian court on Tuesday sentenced self-proclaimed spiritual guru Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment on charges of rape and sodomy, according to his lawyer.

  

• Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later

  Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft. Now, more than 375 years later, amateur historians, researchers and descendants of the accused witches hope Connecticut lawmakers will finally offer posthumous exonerations.

  

• Radioactive capsule that fell off truck found in Australia

  Authorities in Western Australia on Wednesday recovered a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that fell off a truck while being transported along a 1,400-kilometre Outback highway last month in what an official said was like finding the needle in the haystack.

• Andrew Tate awaits ruling on appeal of detention in Romania

  Andrew Tate, the divisive influencer and former professional kickboxer who is detained in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, appeared at a court in Bucharest on Wednesday to appeal against a second 30-day extension of his detention.