West Bank: Shereen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian journalist for Al Jazeera, was shot and killed Wednesday while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin. Al Jazeera blamed Israeli forces, who said they were investigating. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett cited what he called preliminary data and said there is a "good chance" Abu Akleh was killed by Palestinian gunfire.

Philippines: Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the namesake son of an ousted Philippine dictator, declared victory in this week’s presidential elections Wednesday vowing to be a leader "for all Filipinos."

Germany/Mali: The German government approved a change to two of the country's military deployments in West Africa — moving hundreds of soldiers from Mali to neighboring Niger and shifting its emphasis in Mali from a European to a United Nations mission.

U.S.: The House of Representatives approved more than $40 billion in aid for Ukraine on Tuesday as Kyiv battles the Russian invasion. The measure, providing $7 billion more than Biden’s request from April, now heads to the Senate, which is expected to act quickly.

Vatican City: Speaking to Pope Francis at the end of his general audience Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square, the wives of two of the last remaining Ukrainian fighters holed up in Mariupol's steelworks plant asked Francis to help get soldiers to a third country because "Russian captivity is not an option.”

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