Russian President Vladimir Putin not included on the list of attendees

US President Donald Trump voiced hope on Wednesday that diplomatic efforts would succeed on Iran’s nuclear programme, even as he vowed rigorous enforcement of sanctions.

Fresh gunbattles have erupted in the Libyan capital between two powerful armed groups, a security official said yesterday -- just a day after authorities declared the fighting over.

The World Health Organization chief told staff yesterday the UN agency was reducing its management team after US funding cuts forced it to shrink its budget dramatically.

The EU yesterday voiced shock at a deadly air strike on a school in central Myanmar, warning the “perpetrators must be held accountable for this atrocity”.

Israeli military strikes killed at least 70 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip yesterday, local health authorities said, in a significant escalation of the bombardment as US President Donald Trump continued his visit to the Middle East.

China and Colombia have signed a joint cooperation plan on the Belt and Road Initiative, state media said yesterday after their leaders met in Beijing.

Myanmar’s ex-ambassador to London has been charged with trespass for refusing to leave his ambassadorial residence, police said yesterday, after he was stripped of his post by the military junta following a 2021 coup.

Israel’s army yesterday urged Yemenis to stay away from Houthi-held ports, in a likely warning of retaliation after it intercepted a missile fired by the Iran-backed rebels.

The US government on Tuesday announced fresh funding cuts to Harvard, a day after the elite school’s president said it shared “common ground” with the Trump administration on many issues.

US President Donald Trump met with Syria’s president in Saudi Arabia yesterday and urged him to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel, after a surprise US announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government.

US President Donald Trump yesterday offered to head to Turkey for talks on ending Ukraine war if his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin also showed up.

Trump became the first US president in 25 years to meet a Syrian leader

The Kremlin was silent for a third day running on who would represent Moscow at the highly anticipated talks

Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 52,908 people in Gaza

The 89-year-old who spent a dozen years behind bars for revolutionary activity lost his battle against cancer

One thing is clear for now: Vice-mayor-elect Sebastian Duterte will serve as acting mayor in his father’s absence, under provisions of the local government code

The agreement came on the sidelines of a gathering of leaders from the region in the Chinese capital

Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP

It took one weekend in Geneva for US President Donald Trump to roll back what has been seen till now as the raison d’etre of his presidency