France's debt is sparking political chaos as Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a likely vote of no confidence over budget cuts and a massive fiscal deficit.
South Korea has backed away from a controversial regulation targeting American tech companies after the Trump administration called it discriminatory and warned it would tilt the playing field in favor of China.
Israel launched its Ofek 19 military spy satellite this week, a development Defense Minister Israel Katz said was an "achievement of the highest global level."