Austrian president tasks far-right leader with forming government
FPO leader Herbert Kickl gets mandate to try to lead a government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II.
Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia’s Kursk as war casualties mount
Ukrainian forces have been launching counteroffensives in Kursk in an effort to hold on to seized territory.
Biden blocks sale of US Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel
Biden cites need to ‘level playing field’ in long anticipated blocking of $14.6bn sale likely to roil ties with Tokyo.
French, German foreign ministers meet Syria’s de facto rulers
Germany’s Annalena Baerbock says Europe will support Syria but ‘will not be a financier of Islamist structures’.
Frexit: Why Ivory Coast is joining African campaign to expel French troops
Ivory Coast is the sixth in a growing list of African nations cutting military ties with former colonial power France.
US President Biden announces $2.5bn military aid package for Ukraine
Administration of US President Joe Biden has committed more than $65bn in support since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Trump endorses Mike Johnson to return as US House speaker, despite backlash
President-elect Donald Trump had previously clashed with Speaker Johnson over the passage of a bipartisan spending bill.
Maysaa Sabrine becomes first woman to lead Syria’s central bank
Sabrine is the first female governor of the Syrian central bank in its more than 70-year history.
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