President Trump capped a NATO summit in Turkey meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and saying that the U.S. will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense systems.

Rescinding the designation could help enable Syria’s reintegration into the global economy as it recovers from a nearly 14-year civil war.

Some officials said the outpouring of grief was intended to show the continuing close ties between Iraq and Iran despite U.S. efforts to hold sway in Baghdad.

Asian shares climbed on Thursday as semiconductors got a respite from heavy selling, though ​gains were capped by a surge in oil prices as a resumption of hostilities in the Gulf reignited ‌inflation fears and hammered bonds.

President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung agreed to deepen their partnership on military shipbuilding and continue working-level talks on the issue.

South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first case to reach the country’s highest court from the several criminal

The day after a court decided the far-right leader Marine Le Pen could run for office again, cheers and boos met her campaign kickoff in a rural stronghold.

The contest to lead Britain’s Labour Party officially kicks off on Thursday. The victor will replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, since Labour has a large majority in the House of Commons. Candidates have a week to drum up nominations from 20% of Labour members of Parliament and from at least three of the party’s affiliated trade unions (or two unions plus one of Labour’s “socialist societies”).