President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit in Washington, extending a trade truce on rare earth elements and semiconductors while emphasizing diplomatic pageantry over substantive agreements on trade disputes.

Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged deadly attacks that killed at least 10 people, as the United States pursues negotiations to end the conflict. Moscow’s foreign minister blamed Europe for obstructing peace talks.

Venezuela’s interim government and opposition have agreed to establish a panel to review the judicial system and work toward reforming the country’s top court.

Colombia’s new president extradited an alleged drug trafficking leader to the United States, marking a significant shift toward military confrontation with armed groups instead of negotiations.

Two men were arrested after emerging from a New York City sewer manhole near a location where an Israeli prime minister was expected to stay during the United Nations General Assembly.

Papua’s glaciers, considered eternal snow by Indigenous peoples and scientists, are nearly gone. The peaks’ ice is expected to disappear within a year or two due to climate warming.

ArcelorMittal has closed Ukraine’s largest steel plant after Russian airstrikes caused extensive damage and casualties, dealing another blow to the country’s war-strained economy and export sector.

Yemen’s leadership calls for public military recruitment and offers amnesty to Houthi defectors as the Iranian-backed group advances toward the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

Morocco’s PAM won 97 of 395 parliamentary seats, the most in recent elections but falling short of a majority. The party must form a coalition to govern under constitutional requirements.

India’s Election Commission faces unprecedented scrutiny over voter database changes that critics say have disenfranchised tens of millions, with internal divisions now publicly exposed.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attributes declining American support for Israel to “biblical illiteracy,” disinformation, and anti-religious sentiment, rejecting genocide and apartheid allegations.

Canadian lawsuits against OpenAI allege the company failed to alert authorities to threats on ChatGPT before a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge that killed eight people in February this year.