BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his visiting Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan discussed ways of promoting bilateral economic cooperation and supporting regional stability.
RAMALLAH -- Three extremist Israeli settlers break into the Church of the Condemnation in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem, and attempted to set the building on fire.
BRUSSELS -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group announces that its total financing signed in 2022 for sustainable energy projects inside the European Union reached an unprecedented 17.06 billion euro (USD 19.3 billion).
BRUSSELS -- President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by 15 other EU Commissioners, including EU High Representative and vice president of the Commission Josep Borrell, is travelling to Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday for a meeting with the Government of Ukraine.
KUALA LUMPUR -- The Philippines grants the United States expanded access to its military bases amid mounting concerns over China's growing influence in disputed areas in South China Sea and tensions over Taiwan. (end) mt