More than 24,000 tons of UN aid has reached Gaza since the start of a ceasefire earlier this month, a UN official said on Thursday while calling for NGOs to be allowed to assist in its distribution

A United Nations spokesman said Thursday that nuclear testing was never permissible "under any circumstances" after US President Donald Trump said he would seek to resume the practice

Mediators from Turkey and Qatar convinced them to resume talks, said Reuters sources

China exercises a virtual monopoly on so-called "rare earth" metals, essential for everything from household appliances to cars, energy and weapons

Rio police confirmed 121 deaths so far, including four officers. Public defenders said the final count would rise to at least 132.

The Wall Street Journal first reported on the possibility of OpenAI going public as early as 2027

The WHO said the hospital was on Sunday "attacked for the fourth time in a month, killing one nurse and injuring three other health workers"

A final estimate is expected later Thursday

Investors cautiously optimistic of trade truce extension

The United States last tested a nuclear weapon in 1992

The void is set to deepen by Thursday as Washington holds off publishing gross domestic product (GDP) numbers

Trump wants some quick progress, in talks being closely watched by businesses worldwide.

Israel said it struck an arms stockpile in Gaza yesterday, hours after the deadliest night of bombing since the start of a US-brokered truce, which killed at least 104 people across the Palestinian territory, warning it would continue to operate to take out perceived threats.

The Chinese and Indian militaries have had talks on the management of the border the countries share, and both agreed to use existing mechanisms to resolve any “ground issues”, the neighbours said yesterday.

At least 64 people died on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro’s most deadly police operation ever, which targeted a major gang days before the city hosts global events related to the United Nations climate summit known as COP30.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia had tested a Poseidon nuclear-capable super torpedo and that it had been a great success.

Pakistan’s defence minister yesterday threatened to “obliterate” the ruling Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan, a dramatic escalation of rhetoric after the collapse of talks towards a lasting peace between the South Asian nations.

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he prevented a war between India and Pakistan this year by threatening both nations with 250 percent tariffs, the highest he has mentioned on any country.

The meeting Thursday might yield a truce in the trade war between the world's top two economies

Trump landed in South Korea on the final leg of a trip through Asia