The US became the 23rd ally to approve Nato membership for the two countries. US President Joe Biden said he spoke with the heads of both nations before signing the ratification and urged the remaining Nato members to finish their own ratification process “as quickly as possible.”

Mexico’s annualized inflation rate has hit 8.15% in July, the highest in more than two decades.

Estonia and Finland want European countries to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians amid the war in Ukraine.

A Russian rocket has successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit.

Colombia’s first leftist president has presented an ambitious tax plan that aims to raise up to $11 billion a year for anti-poverty programs.

Though violence has accompanied recent elections in the East African country, observers are hoping for a more quiet contest Tuesday, with plenty still at stake for the future.

The US secretary of state has said Washington will “not dictate” which choices Africa should make and “neither should anyone else”.

A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip appears to be holding.

China’s export growth continued to rise in July, sending trade surplus to a record high.

A lack of running water in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk means that residents must fill bottles by hand at public pumps throughout the city.