The right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni's nationalist Brothers of Italy party -- and including Matteo Salvini's populist Lega party and Silvio Berlusconi's center-right Forza Italia party -- has secured a largely anticipated victory in Italy's snap election on Sept. 25, with Meloni poised to become the country's next prime minister, RAI News 24 reported Sept. 26.
Iran summoned the British and Norwegian ambassadors and criticized the United States for supporting "rioters," referencing the protesters who are demonstrating against the death of a young woman in the custody of Iran's morality police on Sept. 16, Reuters reported Sept. 25.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Sept. 24 speech at the U.N. General Assembly included threats that countries that try to intervene in China's reunification with Taiwan will be "crushed by the wheels of history," Xinhua News Agency reported Sept. 26.
The French government unveiled its budget plan for 2023, which foresees an increase in public spending by 6.6% compared with 2022, Les Echos reported Sept. 26.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov claimed that his region would be exempt from Russia's nationwide partial mobilization and not conduct supplementary conscription in the armed forces because the region had over-fulfilled its conscription quota by 254% and already deployed 20,000 troops since the start of the Ukraine invasion, The Moscow Times reported Sept. 23.
Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan announced on Sept. 22-23 that they would ease COVID-19 quarantine rules and border controls in the coming weeks, Reuters, Hong Kong Free Press and the Taipei Times reported.
The USS Ronald Reagan, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, arrived in South Korea's city of Busan for a resumption of military drills, Yonhap News Agency reported Sept. 23.
The United States sanctioned Iran's morality police for "abuse and violence against Iranian women and the violation of the rights of peaceful Iranian protesters," Reuters reported Sept. 22.
The United Kingdom's new Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng announced tax cuts worth 45 billion pounds ($49 billion) as part of a mini-budget intended to boost economic growth, the Financial Times reported Sept. 23.
Sudan's Interim President Abdel-Fattah Burhan said on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly that Sudan does not have a date set for elections and that civilian coalitions are to blame for the delay, Reuters reported Sept. 22.
