The Bangladesh elections saw a turnout of over 55 per cent. More than 55,454 observers from 81 local organisations monitored the polls, alongside 394 foreign monitors.

Trump administration officials signed a final reciprocal trade agreement that confirmed a 15% US tariff rate for imports from Taiwan, while committing Taiwan to a schedule for eliminating or lowering tariffs on nearly all US goods.

White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Thursday that US President Donald Trump had agreed to end an immigration-enforcement surge in Minnesota.