A newly discovered Michelangelo drawing of a foot sold for $27.2 million at a US auction Thursday, a new record for any work created by the Renaissance master.

Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States held in Oman yesterday were a good beginning and will continue, Iran’s foreign minister said, after growing concerns that a failure in the high-stakes negotiations could set off another Middle East war.

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Both sides have indicated readiness to revive diplomacy

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Famine is spreading in Sudan’s western Darfur, UN-backed experts warned yesterday, after the paramilitary takeover of the region’s main city El-Fasher triggered mass displacement into surrounding communities.

US President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that a “softer touch” may be needed on immigration, as his administration said 700 federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota but that mass deportations would not stop.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should be “very worried,” as Washington builds up its military forces in the region.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and said he was sorry for having appointed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, who was a close friend of the late sex offender.

Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Iran and other thorny subjects Wednesday with both US counterpart Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, hailing tighter ties with Moscow and calling for “mutual respect” with Washington.

The US military said that Washington and Moscow yesterday agreed to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue, following talks in Abu Dhabi, over four years after suspension.

UN human rights chief Volker Turk said yesterday his agency was “in survival mode” due to funding shortfalls, as he launched a $400 million appeal to tackle global rights crises in 2026.

Pakistan’s military said yesterday that it had concluded a week-long security operation against separatists in Balochistan, killing 216 militants in targeted offensives across the troubled southwestern province.

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that Cuba risks humanitarian “collapse” if it is denied oil, his spokesman said Wednesday as the United States threatens to cut energy supplies as part of a pressure campaign.

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The first permanent Pokemon theme park opened in Tokyo on Thursday, featuring cute rides and a woodland area where visitors can try and "catch 'em all".

News outlets have struggled for years to maintain a sustainable business model after the internet upended the economics of journalism.

It is among the world's top destinations for plastic waste.

The New START agreement will end Thursday, formally releasing both Moscow and Washington from a raft of restrictions on their nuclear arsenals.