Russia’s ​Foreign Ministry ‌said on Thursday ​it ​had declared a ⁠diplomat ​at ​Romania’s embassy in Moscow ​persona ​non grata.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged on Thursday with ​failure to declare assets, the third former premier prosecuted in ‌recent years over alleged graft-related offences.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was “time to teach Canada you can’t do this anymore”, just days after trade talks between the neighbouring countries broke down.

President Donald Trump’s administration has ​issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during ‌an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader’s second term in the White House.

The U.S. Secret Service is aware of a video broadcast by Iranian ​state television discussing a potential plot to ‌assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump’s youngest son, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Iran said it had restarted talks ​with neighbor Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz as it faces heightened economic pressure from U.S. ‌President Donald Trump in the wider conflict.

President Donald Trump has ​sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only ‌go into effect if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, a U.S. administration official told Reuters.

U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow for meetings with Russian officials, U.S. media outlets reported, citing unnamed ​sources.

Canada hit back on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports and rolled out aid for businesses and workers, matching Washington’s latest duties dollar-for-dollar.

Labour, New Zealand’s main opposition party, said on Tuesday it would support a ban on social ​media for under-16s.

The Indian central bank likely intervened ​in the foreign exchange ‌market on Tuesday, four traders told Reuters on Tuesday, to ​shield the currency ​against pressure on account of ⁠elevated oil prices and ​sustained corporate dollar demand.

Iran promised to retaliate against expanded U.S. economic sanctions that the Americans said would cut off Iran’s economic ​lifeline, with Tehran expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington’s pressure campaign.