South Korea said Wednesday that joint military exercises currently underway with the United States were being scaled back after President Donald Trump, citing his “very good” relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,

Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria's military.

A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, Germany’s federal prosecutor said.

Pakistan’s government will challenge part of a court ruling allowing former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be transferred to a private hospital from prison, where he’s been held for more than three years without much public visibility.

The race for Nigeria’s top job began Wednesday as the West African nation’s electoral commission formally opened the campaign season

Shares declined in Europe and Asia on Wednesday as artificial intelligence-related stocks were hit by heavy selling. Germany's DAX shed 0.2% to 26,085.69, while the CAC 40 in Paris rose 0.3% to 8,532.

The United States sanctioned two senior officials of the International Criminal Court, as the Trump administration cracks down on the global tribunal.

The U.S. Department ⁠of ⁠Justice on Tuesday unsealed ⁠new and updated charges against 17 individuals working with an ​Iranian company that it alleges carried out hacks and data theft against U.S. ‌universities,