A tragic day in the Middle East, the Supreme Court paves the way for legalized sports gambling, parliamentary elections in Iraq see no clear winner, Italian populist parties join forces to form a government, Donald Trump saves jobs...in China

America leaves another Obama-era international agreement, the opposition in Malaysia overcomes major obstacles, China militarizes its disputed territory in the South China Sea, Argentina’s president struggles with inherited mistakes, California will begin requiring clean energy connected to new homes

Two of America’s largest wireless providers finally end their game of phone tag, Iowa passes America’s most restrictive abortion bill, after false starts in the past, the Korean War gets closer than ever to denouement, Basque separatist group ETA officially disbands, Stars Group scales up just as the world’s largest economy may legalize gambling nationwide

The EPA pledges to get more transparent but with potentially disastrous consequences, the latest ruling in DACA’s winding road, Nicaragua’s strongman ruthlessly puts down protests, Wells Fargo is levied with its largest fine ever, Armenia’s prime minister steps down six days after winning the election

Coalition airstrikes hit Syria, with predictable results, Castro hands the keys to his handpicked successor, Spain’s largest bank is planning to harness blockchain, tensions are high in Gaza, America’s newest Supreme Court judge surprisingly sides with progressives

Paul Ryan’s early retirement suggests the GOP is now the party of Trump, Hungary’s illiberal prime minister wins another term, Brazil’s former president turns himself in, Donald Trump dismissed three prominent White House officials in the most recent wave of firings to shake his protean and seemingly chaotic administration, China announces it will begin paying for oil in yuan

Populists exceed expectations in Italy, America signs off on major trade tariffs, China’s president is set for life, South Korea passes new labor laws, the US government gets involved in a hostile chip takeover

More indictments from Robert Mueller’s office, another school shooting in America, China and the Vatican strike a deal, Ethiopia may be in for a new governing coalition, Venezuela launches its oil-based cryptocurrency

The Weinstein effect is felt in full force in the entertainment industry, and politics too

Jacob Zuma has been ousted; will his vice-president lead differently?, Germany finally forms a government, Israeli police recommend charging the prime minister, Congress passes a real budget, a British territory becomes the first in the world to revoke same-sex marriage