South Korea and the United States will significantly scale down their ongoing Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise, Seoul said Wednesday, following an order by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Negotiations to end the war between the US and Iran remain at an impasse, after President Donald Trump said that no talks are taking place or scheduled. Follow for live news updates.

The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday.

The United States sanctioned two senior officials of the International Criminal Court, as the Trump administration cracks down on the global tribunal.

The race for Nigeria’s top job began Wednesday as the West African nation’s electoral commission formally opened the campaign season. Africa’s most populous country will hold the election

At least nine people were killed and six injured in a hotel fire in Kolkata early Wednesday, with police warning the death toll could rise, Press Trust of India reported.

Shares slipped Wednesday in Asia after Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high as artificial-intelligence stocks resumed their decline. South Korea’s Kospi led the regional retreat, dropping 5.

Hageman, Wyoming’s lone House member, won the GOP nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Cynthia Lummis, NBC News projects.