New Zealand Prime Minister ‌Christopher Luxon said he was open to a referendum on whether to change the country’s electoral system, opening another split in his centre-right coalition months ahead of a general election.

U.S. health officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak linked to Mexican jalapeno peppers that has sickened 345 people in 27 states, prompting supplier ​Coast Citrus Distributors to recall peppers sent to restaurants including Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG.N), opens new tab and QDOBA.

Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, will visit Australia and New Zealand next week as ​part of efforts to bolster partnerships and enhance cooperation in science and technology, the government said in a statement.

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman to help end five months of ​war between Iran and the United States would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told ‌Reuters on Wednesday, one of the biggest concessions yet to Iran.

Jetstar, the budget arm of Australia’s national carrier Qantas (QAN.AX), opens new tab.

New Zealand’s jobless rate climbed to a decade-high in the June quarter as a sharp ​rise in the number of people looking for work outweighed gains in employment, a blow for the centre-right government months ahead ‌of a general election.

Italy is placing all its 27 major cities under its highest heat alert on Thursday, ​as the country’s fourth heatwave of the summer ‌intensifies, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

A 37-year-old man appeared in court on Tuesday in ​Spokane, Washington.

The U.S. Army has used up much of its global stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, ​according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military’s readiness for future conflicts.

The U.S. will do “whatever it takes” to support Japan’s effort to stabilize the yen, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday, ‌following last week’s joint intervention by Washington and Tokyo to buy the Japanese currency.

Ukrainian drones hit three warehouses in Russia in overnight attacks that killed five people, local officials said on Tuesday, as the strikes intensify pressure on the operations of online retailer Wildberries.

The Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new models of Chinese data center components, four people ​familiar with the matter told Reuters, as it seeks to protect the infrastructure that undergirds the AI boom.