The citizens of the Netherlands began voting in an election 2017 on Wednesday from 6:30 GMT to 20:00 GMT to determine the ruling political party.
On Tuesday, the US Senate Intelligence Committee head announced he was eager to hold a public hearing over connections between the Donald Trump election campaign and Russia, not stating the date.
Prosecutors of South Korea have summoned the country's previous leader, Park Geun-hye, who was ousted from her position. Park was dismissed from her office on Friday by the Constitutional Court.
On Wednesday morning oil prices managed to regain some of the losses. The reason for that was a drawdown in the US crude oil inventories and a Goldman Sachs report on OPEC compliance with cuts.
Left without other options the Venezuelan opposition has staged flash protests, which are being suppressed by the government soldiers. One of the actions of the opposition included dumping two garbage bags at the Food Ministry.
Due to a larger than expected increase in jobs in the US, the Federal Reserve is set to raise short term interest rates on Wednesday. This would be the second time it raises rates in three months.
On Tuesday, Rodrigo Janot, the Brazilian Prosecutor General, asked the country's Supreme Court to open 83 investigations, all into politicians suspected in corruption.
In the upcoming government election in the Netherlands, due on Wednesday, Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom, hopes to achieve victory by taking advantage of the latest Turkish and Dutch protester clashes.
Jussi Halla-aho, a front-runner in the race to head the Finnish euroskeptic party, told state media that he would look forward to see Finland quitting the Euro zone and the EU if elected.
Robert Lighthizer, Donald Trump's Trade Representative nominee, pledged the President's "America First" policy, saying he is ready to cooperate with "like-minded trading partners".
Toyota and Saudi Arabian officials have signed a MOU to conduct an investigation into possibilities of Toyota producing cars and car parts in the Middle Eastern kingdom.
On Tuesday, the US President Donald Trump welcomed the Saudi Deputy Crown Prince at the White House, as the two countries seek to strengthen ties.
A formal investigation into France's scandal-hit presidential candidate Francois Fillon's involvement in diverting public funds has been launched on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos apologised for receiving illegal funds for his 2010 presidential campaign, calling the incident a "shameful" act.
US hospitals and insurers' shares dropped on Tuesday after the CBO forecast over 14M American citizens would lose health insurance under the GOP Obamacare repeal plan.
Turkey's President Erdogan warned that the ban of Dutch diplomatic flights might be followed by further measures against the Netherlands, as tensions between the two countries escalate.
On Tuesday, a blaze erupted at a fireworks warehouse in the central part of Israel, killing at least two people and injuring five others.
On Tuesday, a three-month doctor strike in Kenya ended after union leaders reached an agreement with the government.
On Tuesday, OPEC said oil stocks continued to rise despite the start of a global deal to cut output and revised up its production forecasts for 2017.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin allowed troops from Georgia's former autonomous region of South Ossetia to join Russian armed forces, local media reported on Tuesday.
The officials are urging people to stay at home as the forecasted snowstorm has already begun to blow into the Northeast of the United States.
Novartis received the FDA approval to use Kisqali as a treatment for women with a difficult HR+ breast cancer form.
The European Union lawmakers voted to boost the percentage of waste recycling targets to 70% from 65% and decrease the use of landfill sites from 10% to 5% by 2030.
On Tuesday, the European Union Court of Justice held that employers are allowed to ban employees from wearing headscarves that led to the storm of criticism from rights and religious groups.