Nearly 60 nations hailed progress in the fight to exit fossil fuels as a breakaway conference wrapped up in Colombia on Wednesday -- but now face the harder work of turning words into action.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to “return” the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s, on the third day of the monarch’s state visit on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Wednesday, adding the two leaders discussed the Middle East war and Ukraine.

Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials said, as Hamas leaders met mediators in Cairo to discuss ways to reinvigorate a fragile six-month-old US-brokered truce.

Organisers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla yesterday said Israel’s army had “kidnapped” 211 activists, including a Paris city councillor, in a raid in international waters off Greece.

Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warned yesterday.

Iran’s supreme leader yesterday declared that the United States had suffered a shameful defeat, defiantly rejecting a warning from President Donald Trump that an economically punishing US naval blockade could be enforced for months to come.

Two months into the war that started with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the vital sea channel remains closed

It's unclear whether Mamdani followed through and brought up the contentious subject with Charles when the two met

Key opposition-held states like West Bengal and Tamil Nadu remain tightly watched

The average score for all countries and territories worldwide has never been so low it says

Operation lasted over eight hours under challenging conditions

Analysts warn new measures could undercut US push to reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains

Move seen as symbolic as critics question impact on Suu Kyi’s prolonged detention

Brent for June delivery, which hit a peak of $122.53 Wednesday, was sitting around $120 in Asian trade, while West Texas Intermediate was around $108.

The presidents "paid particular attention to the situation regarding Iran and in the Persian Gulf", Ushakov said.

Natural disasters tend to have an outsized impact on the isolated country due to its weak infrastructure and economy.

Tuesday's talks with oil executives followed a deadlock in efforts to resolve the conflict, which has led the United States to try to squeeze Iran's oil exports with a naval blockade aimed at forcing it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.

The $25 billion cost is equal to the entire budget of NASA for this year

The United States has set specific conditions for the release of billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations, such as more cost-cutting and moves to counter China’s influence at the world body, a development news agency reported yesterday.