The opposition bloc won a wafer-thin victory in Sunday’s vote, but it may take some time to cobble together a coalition able to form a government.

Sweden’s left-leaning opposition won a narrow majority in the country’s national election, a complete vote count showed Thursday. The Swedish Election Authority said the four opposition parties won 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament in Stockholm,

Sweden’s opposition won the parliamentary election 176-173, prompting Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to resign as final tallies confirmed a shift away from his ruling bloc. The result sets the stage for Magdalena Andersson and the Social Democrats to potentially form a new government once results are formally certified.

Magdalena Andersson's left-wing bloc, splintered over ideological differences, faces laborious negotiations to form the new government Sweden's conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced his resignation on Thursday after the left-wing opposition won a slim majority in parliament in the country's general election.

Mark Carney on September 17 welcomed the proposal of becoming an "associate member" of the European Union, saying that Europe and Canada were stronger together.

Canada has ​formally ‌applied ‌to ⁠join the ⁠British-led Joint ​Expeditionary ​Force ⁠military ⁠coalition, ⁠Prime Minister Mark ​Carney's ​office ⁠said ⁠in a statement ⁠on Wednesday. (Reporting by David ⁠Ljunggren;

Both the EU and Canada have been facing stiff rivalry and pressure from Trump's administration on trade and from an increasingly assertive China.

Canada's prime minsiter told European lawmakers he welcomed the European Union's desire for his country to become the bloc's first affiliate member.

The Trump administration has denied visas for a high-level Palestinian delegation to attend an annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations for the second year in a row

The United States Department of State has announced it will extend visa sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), preventing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from travelling to New York ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly next week for the second year in a row.

The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.

The United States on Wednesday extended sanctions denying visas to Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The Times of Israel reported that

U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped an end to the war against ⁠Iran ⁠was near, as the conflict, in its seventh month, ⁠escalated with Saudi aircraft pounding Yemen and Houthi fighters launching drones and missiles at Saudi cities.

Axios reported late on Wednesday Trump's meeting with Gulf leaders next week in New York is expected to focus on US plans for a postwar strategy.

It was the fifth time that a chamber of the Republican-controlled Congress has voted to rein in President Trump’s war powers as discontent with the conflict grows among voters.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has spoken to Tehran "directly," adding that the Iranians "want to make a deal" with the United States. He also said the war, which began on Feb. 28, is "hopefully" coming to an end in the near term.

Gaza rescuers wrapped up searches on Thursday in the rubble of a bomb-damaged building that collapsed a day earlier, where 21 people were killed and 45 rescued from ​under the rubble, a Palestinian official said.

People carried bodies Wednesday as machines cleared rubble from a Gaza City building that collapsed after Israeli strikes left it unstable. Reconstruction

The building was previously damaged by an Israeli strike, the local rescue service said. Its fall underscored the precarious conditions of those living among the enclave’s ruins.

A building collapse in Gaza City overnight has killed sixteen people, including at least twelve women and children