Iran’s uranium-enrichment programme must be “completely dismantled”, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the UN nuclear watchdog’s annual General Conference yesterday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday said that Washington was steadfast in its support for its ally Israel’s pursuit of the Gaza war and called for the eradication of Hamas.

A UN expert accused Israel Monday of intentionally targeting journalists in a bid to cover up "genocide", warning that the war raging there was the deadliest ever for media workers

Israelis will be barred from enrolling at a prestigious government-run defence studies institute in London over the war in Gaza, UK media reported Monday.

US Democrats have asked the Trump administration to press China to curb "structural overproduction", essentially overhauling Beijing's economic model, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds talks with Chinese officials in Spain.

Myanmar’s junta yesterday acknowledged its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed to the poll.

Indian security forces killed a top Maoist commander and two other rebels in a gun battle yesterday, officials said, as the government intensifies efforts to crush the decades-long conflict.

The top UN expert on Palestinian rights, Francesca Albanese, said Israel was trying to make Gaza City unliveable in its assault on the enclave’s largest urban area and was endangering the lives of Israeli hostages.

A landmark agreement to curb billions of dollars in subsidies contributing to overfishing came into force yesterday, the World Trade Organization said -- a move activists hailed as a step towards helping global fish stocks recover.

Russia yesterday warned it would go after any European state that sought to take its assets after reports that the European Union is looking for new ways to leverage hundreds of billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.

According to an official document seen Monday by AFP

Trump will speak to Xi Jinping on Friday for the deal

Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng open the latest round of discussions today

The Chinese commerce ministry urged the US to be "prudent in words and deeds", and to solve differences through equal dialogue.

The council said on Monday the debate would be convened after it received two official requests

Nepal's new interim prime minister unveiled her first ministers Monday

Nearly 500 airstrikes launched nationwide by the military in the last month

Israel intensifies Gaza City bombing as Rubio arrives

Romania reported late Saturday that its airspace had been breached by a Russian drone

Monday's emergency gathering of Arab and Islamic leaders will serve as a pointed show of unity among Gulf countries and seek to pile more pressure on Israel, which is already facing mounting calls to bring an end to the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza