A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani came first in Iraq's parliamentary election, the Independent High Electoral Commission said on Wednesday. His coalition received 1.317 million votes in Tuesday's election, the commission said.
The combined death toll from Typhoon Fung-wong and Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines has reached 259, with 114 people still reported missing, state media says.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may face questions from allies at a Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting in Canada on Wednesday (12 November) over Washington’s military operations in the Caribbean and off the Pacific coasts of Latin America.
The White House expressed optimism on Wednesday that the longest government shutdown in U.S. history could come to an end later in the evening, as lawmakers appeared ready to send the funding deal to President Donald Trump for his signature.
G7 foreign ministers and outreach guests gathered for a family photo during a ministerial meeting in Canada on Wednesday (12 November).
Uzbekistan has established the American-Uzbek Business and Investment Council to enhance trade, industrial cooperation, and investment between the two countries.
A subsidiary of the Turkish mining company Miryildiz Mining has initiated the construction of a gold processing plant in the Abai region of Kazakhstan, with a total investment of $480 million, according to the regional governor, Berik Uali.
LATAM Airlines has been forced to cancel 173 flights, affecting approximately 20,000 passengers, following a pilot strike that began at midnight. The strike comes after contract negotiations between the pilots and the airline broke down, leaving no resolution in sight.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a Declaration on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on Wednesday, marking a significant step in enhancing the bilateral ties between the two nations.
Opposition figures are accusing Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Pará Governor Helder Barbalho of facilitating the sale of the Amazon to China.
At least 37 people were killed and dozens injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in the Arequipa region of southern Peru, local authorities said on Wednesday.
Two earthquakes centered in Cyprus on Wednesday were felt across northern and central regions of Israel, raising concerns among residents in both countries. The first tremor occurred at 11:31 a.m., with the epicenter near Paphos, Cyprus, at a depth of 21 kilometers.
On Wednesday, Zhao Leji, Chairman of China’s National People's Congress Standing Committee, met with King Felipe VI of Spain in Beijing, marking a significant moment in the strengthening of bilateral ties between the two nations.
Iran is facing its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warning that Tehran, home to over 10 million people, could become uninhabitable if the ongoing drought persists.
Israel’s defense minister said on Wednesday he planned to close publicly funded Army Radio in what he described as an attempt to preserve the military’s nonpartisan character, but the decision was denounced by the station's chief as a blow to press freedom.
A suicide bomber killed 12 people in Pakistan's capital on Tuesday in a sharp escalation of militant violence that the defence minister said had pushed the country into a "state of war".
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated on Wednesday that any attack on members of his cabinet was "completely unacceptable," distancing himself from newspaper reports suggesting that some of his allies believed certain ministers were plotting to remove him.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn will make history on Thursday as the first reigning Thai monarch to visit China. The visit signals China’s growing influence in Thailand, with both countries strengthening their diplomatic and economic ties.
Investigators have opened inquiries into a possible connection between the car explosion outside Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday evening and the arrests this week of seven men from the Jammu and Kashmir federal territory, three sources familiar with the probe said on Wednesday.
The Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday that there had been contact between Britain’s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, and Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, but the dialogue ultimately did not continue.
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