Thaksin Shinawatra, the de facto leader of Thailand’s ruling party, is taking a more proactive role in shaping the country’s response to deal with the fallout of President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a steep 36% tariff on its exports to the US.

The recent American and Israeli military strikes on Iran’s nuclear power sites boosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flagging domestic standing, at least among his right-wing constituents.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said in a letter that he will raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow to their decades-old alliance.

"Few leaders have achieved such tangible breakthroughs to peace in such a short time," Netanyahu wrote of Trump, who was nominated for the prize during his first term

Anele Mdoda was in stitches after reading a headline about Donald Trump forgetting the name of the Japanese Prime Minister and referring to him as Mr. Japan.

After New York City’s leading mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani pledged to arrest him if he sets foot in the city, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu answered whether he is worried.

A Labour minister refused to say if he supports Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid for Donald Trump to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The Israeli prime minister surprised the US president with a letter confirming he had put him forward for the award at the White House on Monday.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted African leaders at the White House for lunch.As the administration continues its tariff negotiations with international trading partners, the president on Monday signed an executive order again extending the pause on many of those duties.