KUWAIT -- Kuwait's cabinet congratulates Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and people on their Founder's Day, which markes the inauguration of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani as ruler of the modern Gulf state.
KUWAIT -- Kuwait condemns a terrorist attack in northern Iraq that killed and wounded several members of the security forces there, the Foreign Ministry says.
NEW YORK -- A United Nations official says he is "gravely concerned" about the high levels of violence witnessed across occupied Palestinian territories in 2022, which saw the death of over 150 Palestinians.
BRUSSELS -- European Union energy ministers reach a political agreement on a gas price cap, or market correction mechanism, to protect against excessively high prices.
MOSCOW -- Russia declares its desire to de-escalate tensions with the US, and agree on principles for peaceful coexistence on a mutual basis.
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission welcomes an agreement signed by the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC), run by nine EU nations, and the UK for cooperation in the development of offshore renewable energy.
WASHINGTON -- A US House committee refers a final report on the January 2021 Capitol riots to the Justice Department, accusing former President Donald Trump of obstruction of Congress, conspiracy to defraud the government, making a false statement and inciting an insurrection.
BRUSSELS -- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte formally apologises for the Netherlands' slave trade in the past. (end) sd