The White House had long been pushing for the deal as a prerequisite to further security assistance.

The tech giant had been ordered in 2021 to allow greater competition and open the App Store up to outside payment options.

The announcement comes after North Korea confirmed for the first time its soldiers are fighting alongside Russia.

The US president blames the first quarterly GDP decline in three years on his Democratic predecessor.

The opposition legislator had just left parliament when he was attacked by gunmen on a motorcycle, police say.

He is accused of backing M23 rebels in the east but he has previously denied links to the group.

Born on 8 June 1908 in southern Brazil, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas dedicated her life to God and teaching.

The sectarian violence involving Islamist factions, security forces and Druze gunmen is another sign of the fragile security situation.