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Hezbollah rejects the US-backed ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, as the US House votes to block President Trump from striking Iran. The president of Laos is in Beijing to continue his five-day state visit to China. And is the university degree still a pathway to stability and upward mobility?

Iran strikes an international airport in Kuwait in one of the biggest assaults on a Gulf nation since the shaky US-Iran ceasefire began. Ukraine strikes an oil export terminal in St. Petersburg as the city hosts Russia's annual economic forum. And the president of Laos seeks stronger cooperation on trade, tourism and tech during a five-day state visit to china.

The US strikes an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran targets Kuwait and Israel continues its attacks on southern Lebanon, killing at least four people. Russian missile and drone attacks kill at least 22 people across Ukraine, one of Moscow's largest assaults in recent months. And a new player in an already competitive job market - how Al is making landing that first graduate job just a lit...

Iran suspends talks with the US over Israel's expanding attacks in Lebanon hours after Tehran and Washington trade new strikes. There are reports that Hezbollah has accepted a US proposed ceasefire with Israel. China sends a medical team to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country struggles to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak.

The US-Iran war is in limbo without a peace deal. There are reports the White House wants changes to a peace proposal. Israeli troops are pushing against Hezbollah and going deeper into Lebanon, as the offensive captures a strategic castle and strikes hit the southern city of Tyre. We also have a report from Columbia where round one of a presidential election just wrapped up.

The United States and Iran have traded strikes amid reports of a possible path to peace. Israel has pounded a coastal city in Lebanon as it intensifies bombings across the country’s southern region. Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has put forward nine proposals to advance global governance reform at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.

US President Donald Trump has met with his cabinet as Iranian state media releases a preliminary ceasefire proposal, which Washington rejects as a fabrication. Israel is intensifying its military operation in southern Lebanon. Uganda closes its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Ebola cases surge.

The Chinese foreign minister chairs a high-level debate at the UN Security Council, with discussions centering on the future of multilateralism and the UN Charter. Iran has condemned US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz as a gross violation of the ceasefire. Almost three years after his family members were killed, a Palestinian father digs through the rubble of his former home looking for their re...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic in Beijing. The US military says it has carried out strikes on missile launch sites and mine-laying boats in southern Iran, describing the operation as self-defense. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the country will intensify its military strikes in Lebanon to crush Hezbollah.

The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-23 spacecraft have entered the Tiangong space station, marking a new milestone for the country's manned space missions. Threats of renewed US attacks on Iran remain despite reports of progress on proposals to end the conflict. Meanwhile, firefighters are trying to prevent a chemical tank from exploding or leaking in California.

Cuba and China have reacted to the US indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro. Gaza-bound flotilla activists have arrived in Istanbul after detention and deportation by Israel. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has cancelled World Cup training over the deadly Ebola outbreak.

China and Russia have vowed to forge closer ties during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China. The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda pose a regional threat, not a global one. Southern California's Muslim community is mourning the deaths of three men shot dead at a cultural center in San Diego.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China for a state visit as the two countries mark the 30th anniversary of their strategic partnership. The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak may be spreading faster than initially believed. Meanwhile, an international non-governmental organization warns that the normalization of violence is affecting its ability to deliver healthcare to...

At least five people have died in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in California. Iran has responded to the latest US proposal amid fears of renewed military escalation. Meanwhile, efforts continue to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in Africa, after the WHO declared it a global health emergency.

Ukraine has unleashed a swarm of drones in its largest drone attack on Russia in over a year. The White House has issued fresh warnings about resuming attacks on Iran, while strikes continue in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire. Meanwhile, the WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa a global public health emergency.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has welcomed US President Donald Trump in Beijing. The Chinese president has also addressed a banquet to welcome his US counterpart, saying the two countries should be partners rather than rivals. Meanwhile, foreign ministers from BRICS nations are meeting in India, with New Delhi stressing the need for dialogue and diplomacy.

U.S. President Donald Trump is in Beijing for a state visit to China. Ahead of the visit, China and the U.S. held trade talks in South Korea. Meanwhile, shipping security in the Strait of Hormuz is dominating an international maritime conference in London.

U.S. lawmakers have questioned the defense secretary over the cost of the war with Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump is traveling to China for a critically important meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The World Health Organization has issued an update on the status of an outbreak after the evacuation of all passengers from a virus-hit cruise ship.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will host his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Beijing this week, with bilateral relations and global security high on the agenda. The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz deepens, with Iran defending its peace deal demands and the U.S. president rejecting the terms. The Tianzhou-10 cargo spaceship has docked with China's space station.

Peace in the Middle East remains elusive as U.S. President Donald Trump calls Iran's response to a deal unacceptable. In Spain, passengers are being evacuated from a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, at the World Table Tennis Championships, China's men's and women's teams continue their long-running winning streaks.

Iran is considering a temporary peace proposal to end the conflict with the U.S. amid reports of new strikes. The World Health Organization says a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic does not signal the start of a COVID-like pandemic. The Chinese foreign minister has met with a visiting delegation of U.S. lawmakers.

The Chinese foreign minister has met his Iranian counterpart in Beijing, pushing for dialogue and an immediate ceasefire to ease Middle East tensions. U.S. President Donald Trump has abruptly paused a mission to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming great progress in negotiations and issuing a new threat to Iran. Meanwhile, three patients have been evacuated from a cruise ship at the...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says a new U.S. military mission in the Strait of Hormuz is temporary and separate from earlier operations against Iran. Iran's top diplomat is heading to Beijing, highlighting China's diplomatic efforts to help end the crisis. The number of deaths from an explosion at a fireworks factory in central China has risen.

A string of claims and denials has emerged between the U.S. and Iran, with the two sides giving sharply different accounts of incidents in the Strait of Hormuz. Passengers are stranded on a cruise ship following an outbreak of a rare and dangerous virus that has left three dead and several others ill. Young players are trying to revive Hungary's table tennis legacy in a sport long dominated by Chi...

Tehran says Washington has responded to Iran's peace proposal, which includes a 30-day deadline for the U.S. to end its naval blockade. The Israeli military has ordered more evacuations from southern Lebanon despite the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Middle East tensions are weighing on American voters, with six months to go before the midterm elections.