There were growing calls on Wednesday for an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of a man in Houston by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, the latest in a string of deadly ​encounters involving American immigration officers.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was leaving Turkey aboard an older ‌Air Force One aircraft rather than a recently renovated Qatari-donated jet, an unexpected switch that renewed scrutiny of the costly, fast-tracked retrofit.

Sudan’s RSF forces carried out mass killings, abductions ‌of women and girls, mass gang rapes and forced starvation in a city they besieged and captured last year, as part of an intentional policy amounting to genocide, a U.N. probe said on Wednesday.

The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it was ‌launching fresh strikes on Iran aimed at keeping the critical Strait of Hormuz open to traffic, hours after President Donald Trump declared that an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was “over.”

Australia wants the Pacific region to band together and send China a “strong message” following its missile launch into the region.

At the La Esperanza cemetery in western Venezuela, local volunteers have been digging graves ​for victims of the country’s devastating twin earthquakes last month, unloading coffins and helping families search for loved ones.

NATO’s European leaders aim to convince Donald Trump on Wednesday to re-commit to the military ​alliance at a summit in Ankara after the U.S. president revived his disputes with them over the Iran war and Greenland.

Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab on Tuesday flagged a ​19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit, surpassing its combined earnings over the past three years, but investors wiped more than $80 billion off its market value on ‌concerns over how long the AI bonanza will last.

Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab ​said in a court filing on Monday that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over accusations the company designed its Facebook ‌and Instagram platforms to addict young users and misled the public about their safety.

The United States is revoking a general license authorizing the sale of Iranian oil, according to a U.S. official, who ​also warned of consequences over Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz after three tankers were hit on Tuesday in the strategic waterway.

Prince Harry, the estranged younger son ​of King Charles, and other high-profile British figures on Tuesday lost their privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail’s ‌publisher, in a comprehensive defeat in the royal’s last legal battle with the British press.

The family of disabled twins allegedly refused access to an aeroplane bathroom and stranded in Bali have sued Virgin Airlines and the federal government for discrimination.