Ukraine and its allies are making their case for Kyiv’s peace plan this weekend to more than 40 countries as the war with Russia intensifies with attacks on key shipping routes in the Black Sea.
Nigerian lawmakers urged diplomacy to reverse the coup in neighboring Niger after West African defense chiefs agreed to a plan for potential military intervention.
(Bloomberg) — US attorneys alerted a judge about a social media post made by Donald Trump that could be taken as a threat to those involved in several of the criminal and civil cases arrayed against him.
Donald Trump is learning the hard way that the bare-knuckles tactics he used in civil cases as a businessman can backfire dramatically in a criminal courtroom.
Harvard College is changing its essay requirements for high school seniors applying for admission, nodding to the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action in college admissions.
Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan will not be able to contest elections scheduled to be held by November, after he was convicted of hiding the proceeds from selling state gifts when he was in power.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra postponed a plan to return from 15 years of self-imposed exile by about two weeks, as a political party backed by his family faces hurdles in forming a government.
Greece’s investment-grade status was restored by Scope Ratings, evidence of its progress in repairing public finances 13 years after it became the first euro-zone member to be cut to junk.
Rishi Sunak has a decent chance of delivering his promise to halve UK inflation this year, according to the Bank of England. But that is about as good as the latest central bank forecasts get for the prime minister, who was hoping to fight a 2024 general election with a much-improved economy.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stared down calls to postpone a national vote on an Indigenous advisory body to Parliament, as flagging polls and growing opposition spark fears among activists that the proposal might be heading for defeat.
