President Donald Trump signed a bill to end the longest government shutdown in US history on Wednesday, accusing rival Democrats of “extortion” over the 43-day standoff.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday the United States boycott of the G20 summit in South Africa later this month would not prevent the meeting of the world’s leading economies from going ahead.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he received a letter from US President Donald Trump on Wednesday asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three separate corruption cases.
Cambodia and Thailand traded accusations of fresh clashes along their border on Wednesday, after Bangkok said it was pausing the implementation of a US-backed peace deal.
The list backing incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has scored a big win in parliament after elections, sources close to his alliance said on Wednesday.
Russia has expressed its readiness to hold negotiations with the Ukrainian side in Istanbul, noting Kyiv’s lack of response to previous initiatives.
After a year of political turmoil, Dutch voters have returned to the pragmatic center. D66’s win under Rob Jetten offers Europe a respite, a test of whether coalition-style politics can still deliver capable governance in an age of populism.
The Pakistani Taliban militant group claimed a suicide blast that killed at least 12 people in the capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday, saying in a statement they had targeted judicial officials.
A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in a residential area of the Pakistani capital killed 12 people and wounded 27 on Tuesday, the interior minister said.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was still assessing US President Donald Trump’s order to begin preparations for nuclear tests.
