UNITED STATES

Trump faces revised indictment in Jan 6 case

Donald Trump faced a revised federal indictment on Tuesday accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, with prosecutors narrowing their approach after a US Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. Special Counsel Jack Smith's team obtained the superseding indictment in the Washington case, though it was highly unlikely to proceed to trial ahead of the Nov 5 election. The revised indictment lays out the same four charges prosecutors brought against the former president last year, but this one focuses on Trump's role as a political candidate seeking reelection, rather than as the president at the time.

FRANCE

Telegram founder to appear in Paris court

Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov was headed to court in Paris on Wednesday where he could be formally charged, after his initial arrest period for questioning came to an end, a source familiar with the case told AFP. The Russian-born 39-year-old was arrested at the French capital's Le Bourget airport late on Saturday on suspicion of failing to act against illicit content on 900-million-user social network Telegram, allegations the company itself has denied.

JAPAN

Thousands told to evacuate as strong typhoon nears

Japan braced on Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main island of Kyushu. "Typhoon Shanshan is expected to approach southern Kyushu with extremely strong force through Thursday and it may make landfall," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said. Two people remained unaccounted for on Wednesday after a landslide buried a house with five family members inside in Gamagori, Aichi prefecture.