World news from The Thursday Times' foreign desk.
Trump pledges to "always protect" Saudi Arabia, highlighting his personal bond with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman while also pursuing business ventures like the planned Trump Tower in Jeddah and a $2 billion investment from the Saudi wealth fund into his son-in-law Jared Kushner's investment fund.
An Italian man has been fined €5,000 for mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's height on social media, reflecting the country's strict defamation laws. This follows a series of legal actions by Meloni against her critics, including journalist Roberto Saviano, who was fined €1,000 for derogatory comments about her immigration policies
U.S. President Joe Biden plans to discuss the future of his re-election campaign with his family today after Thursday's debate raised concerns among the DNC about his viability, despite public support from senior Democrats Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed the Child Protection Act of 2024, allowing the death penalty for individuals convicted of raping a child under 12.
Labour’s Sadiq Khan has secured a historic third term as Mayor of London by a margin of over 275,000 amidst fierce opposition on electoral reforms from the Tories’ Susan Hall.
In London and across England at large, Rishi Sunak's Tory leadership will be put to the test amidst stumbling supporter counts and swing voters vying to give Labour a chance.
The Hague has began to ready arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders amid a Gazan war crime probe, sources close to the Israeli Government reveal.
As India undergoes the second phase of what is billed as the world's largest democratic exercise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term for India’s soul amidst communal tensions and concerns over diminishing voter turnout.
Truong My Lan, a prominent Vietnamese real estate magnate, was sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh City for orchestrating a US$27 billion fraud, the largest in the country's history, affecting nearly 6% of its GDP.
The United States DOJ declares war on Apple's 'walled garden,' filing a monumental lawsuit with the goal of dismantling the tech titan's iron grip on the smartphone market and igniting a battle over the future of digital monopolies.
