Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi’s cabinet issued a series of reforms early Sunday after an “extraordinary” session overnight in…

Nine people were shot at a private Kansas City bar overnight and authorities say the assailant is on the run. The shooting broke out at 1:27 a.m. (2:27 a.m. ET) at the Tequila KC bar in Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman Thomas Tomasic said. Four of the shooting victims died inside the bar, Tomasic…

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said yesterday he was seeking “non-aggression” agreements with Gulf Arab nations that do not formally recognise the country as a prelude to possible future peace deals. Details of the proposal were not made public, but it was the latest sign of Israel’s…

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to stand for re-election in November polls as the politically influential Rajapakse family nominated two candidates by final registration yesterday. Sirisena’s name was not on a list of 41 candidates who paid deposits by Sunday’s…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised to promote a “long-term, sound and stable” relationship with North Korea, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday, as the two countries mark 70 years of diplomatic relations. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also sent a message to Xi saying their…

Kosovo voted yesterday for new leaders who will be under pressure to tackle corruption at home and resolve lingering tensions with former war foe Serbia, a nagging source of instability in Europe. A decade after it declared independence from Serbia, former province Kosovo is still struggling for full…

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Kiev yesterday to protest broader autonomy for separatist territories, part of a plan to end a war with Russian-backed fighters. Protesters chanted “No to surrender!”, with some holding placards critical of President Volodymyr Zelensky in the…