Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Wednesday with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who on a working visit to Moscow, the Kremlin said.
It is the Syrian leader's first visit to Russia since Moscow's ally President Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels led by Sharaa last year.
More details to follow.
Israel to open Gaza's Rafah crossing for humanitarian aid
Israel will allow Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt to open on Wednesday and increase the amount of humanitarian aid coming into the enclave, public broadcaster Kan reported, after Hamas handed over more bodies of deceased hostages.
Dozens killed in new Pakistan-Afghan border clashes
Fresh fighting broke out on Wednesday along the volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing more than a dozen civilians and troops to shatter a fragile peace after weekend clashes that killed dozens.
Bangladesh official blames locked door, toxic gas for deaths in factory fire
Toxic gas and a locked door that barred access to a roof were responsible for most of the deaths in a devastating fire in a Bangladesh garment factory and an adjoining chemical warehouse, a fire official said on Wednesday.
Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga dies at 80
Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was imprisoned while fighting one-party autocracy and ran five times unsuccessfully for the presidency, has died at the age of 80, sources close to him said on Wednesday.
Vehicle explodes outside mall in Ecuador
A vehicle exploded outside a shopping mall in Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, killing one person and injuring several others, the country's prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.
