China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu in Singapore before his disappearance. His fate has not been officially explained. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/File Photo
China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, is headed on a four-day trip to Russia during which both nations are expected to pledge deeper mutual political trust, readying for a possible landmark visit by President Vladimir Putin to Beijing in October.
Tehran said a deal with its arch foe the United States would go ahead on Monday after months of talks mediated by Qatar. The deal includes unfreezing Iranian funds worth $6 billion then swapping five detainees each.
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing the biggest challenge of his eight months as the top Republican in Congress, as he tries to muster his fractured caucus to avoid a government shutdown in less than two weeks without losing his speakership.
A week after the flood that swept the center of the city of Derna into the sea, families are still coping with the unbearable losses of their dead - and haunted by the unknown fates of the missing.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his forces had recaptured an eastern village on the southern flank of Bakhmut, in what would be Ukraine's second significant gain in three days in its grueling counteroffensive against the Russian army.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited the Italian island of Lampedusa, which is struggling with a surge in migrant arrivals, and promised a 10-point EU action plan to help Italy deal with the situation.
British opposition leader Keir Starmer promised to seek a major rewrite of Britain's Brexit deal in 2025 if the Labour Party wins the next general election.
The United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers enters its fourth day as both sides try to hammer out deals to avoid costly disruptions to more plants. Union negotiators and representatives of General Motors, Ford and Stellantis were set to resume talks.
The European Union could become as dependent on China for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells by 2030 as it was on Russia for energy before the war in Ukraine unless it takes strong measures, a paper prepared for EU leaders said.
The German economy is likely to shrink this quarter as industry is in recession and private consumption is adding little to growth, the Bundesbank said in a monthly economic report.
Packfleet is one of a rising number of fully-electric package delivery firms. REUTERS/Nick Carey
A clutch of European and US delivery company startups is racing to serve the growing market for offering zero-emission, electric last-mile deliveries in cities to retailers and consumers before giant shippers do the same.
The likes of Germany's Liefergrun, the UK's Zedify and Packfleet, and New York-based DutchX are tapping into retailers' need to hit environmental, social and corporate governance and emission-reduction targets.
The opening of the 188th Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth
Oktoberfest, which opened in Munich this weekend, has its origins in a horse race that took place in 1810 to celebrate the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.
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