Israel’s defence minister said on Wednesday Israeli troops will not withdraw from southern Lebanon, highlighting a hurdle to Iran-U.S. peace talks, as the top U.S. diplomat tours the Middle East to win over allies sceptical about a proposed deal.
Keiko Fujimori’s victory in her fourth bid for Peru’s presidency returns a polarizing political dynasty to power, reviving deep divisions that have long split the South American country.
Al-Nazir Al-Sadig sought safety in Egypt from the civil war in Sudan. Instead, the 18-year-old died of pneumonia after more than three weeks in a squalid Cairo jail, where he had suffered beatings and extortion at the hands of other inmates, his friends and relatives said.
The Supreme Court’s current term is rapidly approaching a climactic finale in which some of its biggest cases yet to be decided will test Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to expand presidential authority.
Lebanon and Israel are discussing a U.S.-backed proposal for Israeli forces to pull out of some of the territory invaded in the war with Hezbollah and hand it to Lebanese army control during talks in Washington, officials on both sides said.
Three stranded tankers carrying 5 million barrels of crude oil were exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, with two heading to Asia, shipping data showed, as the interim deal between Iran and the U.S. unlocks more supply stuck in the Gulf, bringing down global prices.
South Korea’s SK Hynix said on Wednesday it plans to raise up to 45.45 trillion won ($29.43 billion) via the listing of American Depositary Receipts, as it seeks to expand its investor base and production capacity for chips used in artificial intelligence.