Israel’s judicial and business establishments are expressing alarm over the safety of the country’s chief justice after a top minister threatened to “run him over,” the latest round in a battle between the government and the courts.
Russian-installed authorities in the Kherson region said a Ukrainian drone attack overnight struck a cafe and a hotel on the Black Sea coast, killing and wounding dozens.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Bulgaria joining the euro area on Thursday is a testament to Europe’s ability to collaborate and defy international headwinds.
The country joins the single currency with a lame duck government, another election looming and almost half of people wanting to keep the lev.
The Trump administration stepped up a pressure campaign against Venezuela’s oil exports by sanctioning companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China, along with related oil tankers it accused of evading restrictions.
The European Union’s carbon border levy is “unfair” and “discriminatory,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Thursday, vowing to take countermeasures to defend the country’s interests.
India’s capital recorded its worst pollution in nearly a decade this winter, sparking rare public protests and criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party over its handling of the air quality emergency.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signaled he’s seeking a “new beginning” with neighboring Bangladesh in a personal message to Tarique Rahman, acting head of the country’s largest political party.
President Donald Trump delayed tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities, easing the pace of his levies as voter frustration over price levels continues to simmer.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to strengthen defense capabilities after China held its most intrusive military exercises ever around the self-run island democracy.
