The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
A high-level meeting in Washington has resulted in Pakistan seeking a rare $10 billion US financial facility to shore up its economy. If approved, the package could ease pressure on the rupee.
The proposed 30-year agreement would place American companies at the heart of Saudi Arabia's civilian nuclear programme, with Congress expected to review the pact in the coming days.
The Pentagon told lawmakers the conflict has already cost $37.5 billion and warned of readiness shortfalls without additional funding, while also alleging Russia and China are enabling Iran's military operations.
Four Indians were killed and one was critically injured after the vessel – MV Golden Leo – was attacked near the port of Odesa in Ukraine.
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A video shared by NASA captures the dramatic moment when the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft touched down in the ocean.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that even a partial ceasefire with Russia will be a positive result and will bring Ukraine closer to conflict resolution.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the informal meeting on the Cyprus issue, held over two days in Geneva, Switzerland, had made "meaningful progress."
The Trump administration has declassified files related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was shot dead in Texas in 1963.
Hamas announced that it remains in constant contact with mediators and is engaging responsibly and positively with all proposals aimed at halting the Israeli "aggression" against and lifting the blockade on Gaza.
