News of the day from across the globe, Sept. 15

Under the agreement, Israel’s ability to spend part of the funds on Israeli military products will be phased out and eventually all of the money must be spent on American military industries.

Australia’s prime minister introduced legislation to Parliament on Wednesday that would allow a public but nonbinding vote on same-sex marriage early next year.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a marriage equality advocate who is the only serving prime minister to attend the Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, introduced the bill on the first anniversary of his ascension to the top government job.

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres’ condition was showing slight improvements after he suffered a major stroke, with his physicians saying Wednesday that he had regained consciousness and squeezed his doctor’s hand, while the nation rallied in prayer and support for the 93-year-old elder statesman and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Lawmakers in the Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan on Wednesday adopted amendments to the country’s Constitution which pave the way for a lifelong presidency for the incumbent leader.

Turkmenistan, an authoritarian former Soviet republic, has been ruled by 59-year old Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, a trained dentist, since 2006 when he succeeded the previous president, Saparmurat Niyazov, who had been granted a lifelong presidency.

Niger’s defense ministry says at least five soldiers and 30 Boko Haram militants have been killed after an ambush by the Nigerian Islamic extremists led to fighting.