Tehran warned the US and Israel against any intervention over nationwide protests in Iran while it sought to placate its citizens, as demonstrations entered their third week and fatalities mounted.
The People’s Party, whose predecessor won Thailand’s last election, pledged to form a “government of change” as it set out sweeping reforms and plans to remedy the country’s ailing economy.
The US is losing faith in peace and stability. That means the world order is becoming more cutthroat, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Hal Brands says. (Source: Bloomberg)
The US special forces raid that captured Nicolas Maduro in Caracas was executed flawlessly after months of planning. What comes next in Venezuela is likely to be much messier and more protracted — undercutting hopes of a quick, oil-fueled economic recovery.
Germany is open to taking “joint action” with international partners to bolster supply chains and ensure access to materials critical to manufacturing, Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said before departing for a two-day visit to the US.
Germany will propose setting up a joint NATO mission to monitor and protect security interests in the Arctic region in a bid to ease tensions with the US over its threats to annex Greenland, according to two people familiar with the government’s thinking.
France’s budget minister warned that the adoption of a finance bill for 2026 risks being pushed back until after municipal elections in March if lawmakers topple the government in confidence votes next week.
US President Donald Trump is expected this week to name global leaders for a “Board of Peace” to administer his ambitious post-war plan for Gaza, officials say, even as a standoff between Israel and Hamas raised doubts about the prospects for success.
The signing of a trade deal between Kenya and China is being held up because of US pressure on the African country not to go ahead with it, The Standard newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter it didn’t identify.
Myanmar voters returned to the polls in military-controlled areas on Sunday for the second phase of an election organized by the ruling junta, a process rejected by several western governments and rights groups as lacking legitimacy.
