The Israeli army launched strikes on four south Lebanon towns on Wednesday, claiming it was targeting "Hezbollah infrastructure" after warning civilians of the impending raids.

The strikes came a day after 13 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon -- the worst raid since a ceasefire took effect last year between Israel and Hezbollah.

France's environment minister said Wednesday that governments remain far from reaching a deal at U.N. climate talks in Brazil, but she was nonetheless "more optimistic" than the day before.

UEFA has given Barcelona the go-ahead to play Champions League matches at their partially rebuilt Camp Nou stadium, the La Liga giants said on Wednesday.

An EU court on Wednesday rejected an Amazon challenge against the bloc's digital content law, confirming that the tech giant must comply with its strict rules.

China has reclaimed its title as Germany's top trading partner, dethroning the United States after President Donald Trump launched his tariff onslaught, official data showed Wednesday.

Total trade between Europe's biggest economy and China from January to September this year grew slightly to nearly 186 billion euros ($215 billion), according to federal statistics agency Destatis.

The EU's trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, which has drawn the ire of French farmers, "is still not acceptable" in its current form for France, government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon said Wednesday.

The UAE is coming under increasing fire on social media over claims it is embroiled in Sudan's civil war, with calls to boycott its crown jewel: the financial and entertainment hub of Dubai.

Abu Dhabi has repeatedly denied supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, despite accusations from the Sudanese government, U.N. experts and international groups.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops deployed in Syria beyond a ceasefire line on Wednesday, an Israeli government spokesman told AFP.

Netanyahu was accompanied by Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, the army's Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and the head of the Shin Bet security service David Zini, the spokesman said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Turkey on Wednesday for talks to revive peace efforts to end the war with Russia, his top aide said, amid uncertainty over whether US special envoy Steve Witkoff would attend.

"Arrived in Türkiye as part of the delegation led by President Zelensky," the Ukrainian leader's chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on X, adding he was "in constant communication" with Witkoff, who has not confirmed whether he will take part in the talks.

The Kremlin on Wednesday declined to comment on a media report that the U.S. and Russia have been secretly working on a peace plan for Ukraine.

"In this case, there is nothing new that we can inform you about," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists in response to a question about the report by U.S. website Axios.