Why is Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting North Korea now?
The Chinese leader is making his first trip to Pyongyang in seven years amid significant military developments.

The Chinese leader is making his first trip to Pyongyang in seven years amid significant military developments.









US and Iran continue mediated talks, exchanging draft proposals aimed at reaching a formal agreement.
Moscow and Minsk hold strategic nuclear drills with the two countries’ leaders participating via video conference.

Will Trump kill $14bn Taiwan arms deal?
Lai says Taiwan will not provoke conflict with China, but will not forsake its dignity or democratic values.
President Vladimir Putin claims the RS-28 Sarmat’s range is far beyond Western estimates.

Tiny tungsten cubes from Israeli bombs are causing devastating internal injuries to people in Lebanon.
The Yildirimhan ICBM has a range 6,000km, with a maximum speed of Mach 25 and a payload capacity of 3,000kg.
Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa as drone attacks shatter sense of calm after years of civil war.
Trump signals confidence in Iran standoff as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz.
Attacks on towns on the Black Sea and in central Ukraine kill one, injure several.