Tokyo, May 29 - Japan's nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved the aging No. 3 and 4 reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant in central Japan to continue operating for 20 more years, local media reported.

Copenhagen, May 29 - Sweden has promised Ukraine its largest military aid package to date, totalling 13.3 billion Swedish kronor (around €1.26 billion).

Dalian (China), May 29 - He Zehua, former deputy chief of China's State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, has been sentenced to death, with a two-year reprieve, for taking huge amounts of bribes, media reports said on Wednesday.

Bern, May 29 - Studying at the elite Swiss universities ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne looks likely to become significantly more expensive for people from abroad in future.

Istanbul, May 29 - The Turkish police on Wednesday detained nine police officers in the western province of Izmir over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Mogadishu, May 29 - Two international conservation charities have joined forces to launch an awareness campaign in Somaliland, northern Somalia, to educate the public about the critical issue of wildlife trafficking, with a specific focus on the cheetahs of the Horn of Africa.

Moscow, May 29 - Russia's commissioner for human rights on Wednesday blamed Ukraine for a months-long pause in prisoner exchanges by the two warring sides.

Berlin, May 29 - European tariffs imposed on Chinese products must be carefully crafted so that they do not backfire on Germany, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said, as debate grows in Berlin over how to respond to Beijing's trade practices.

San Francisco, May 29 - A new F-35 aircraft crashed near the airfield at the Albuquerque International Sunport in the US state of New Mexico, according to reports.

London, May 29 - UK's first-ever black female member of parliament (MP), Diane Abbott, has said she is "banned" from standing as a Labour candidate in the general election.

Dhaka, May 29 - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved two projects totalling 700 million US dollars to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for both the host communities and the displaced Rohingya population in Bangladesh.

Washington, May 29 - Houthi rebels have attacked a Greek carrier ship in the Red Sea, the US military said on Tuesday.

Seoul, May 29 - North Korea has sent more than 150 balloons carrying trash across the inter-Korean border, Seoul's military said on Wednesday, after the North warned of "tit-for-tat action" against anti-Pyongyang leaflets flown by the South's activists.

London, May 29 - Three police officers were injured, and 40 people have been arrested during a protest in London.