More attacks in the US state of Maine: at least 22 dead and dozens injured

At least 22 people were killed in Wednesday night shootings at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, according to police sources, The Guardian reports.

Scandal at the UN meeting. The Security Council met urgently to debate a resolution on the situation in the Middle East

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday said Hamas' deadly October 7 rampage in southern Israel "did not happen in a vacuum," but came as Palestinian civilians suffer "years of suffocating occupation" at the hands of Israeli forces, CNN reports.

China willing to cooperate with US, manage differences

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China is willing to promote cooperation with the United States as both sides manage their differences and work together to respond to global challenges, according to Chinese state media, Reuters reports.

Middle East Israel bombards Gaza as world leaders call for pause in conflict to let aid in

Canada, the U.S. and the United Nations appealed on Tuesday for a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war to allow safe deliveries of aid to civilians short of food, water, medicine and electricity in the besieged Gaza Strip, Reuters reports.

Blinken says he will work with China's Wang Yi to rein in Mideast tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that he will work with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, to prevent the conflict in the Middle East from spreading when they meet later this week, Reuters reports.

Chairman of Russia's oil major Lukoil dies suddenly

Vladimir Nekrasov, the chairman of Russia’s second-largest oil producer Lukoil, has died suddenly at the age of 66 after suffering acute heart failure, the company said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

Macron proposes anti-Islamic State coalition fights Hamas

French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Tuesday that an international coalition fighting against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria be widened to include the fight against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, Reuters reports.

Macron arrives in Tel Aviv to express ‘full solidarity’ with Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Tel Aviv to express his country’s “full solidarity” with Israel after the deadly October 7 assault by Palestinian terror group Hamas,The Times of Israel reports.

Biden says can ‘talk’ about Israel-Hamas ceasefire only after hostages freed

US President Joe Biden said on Monday that any discussions about a Gaza ceasefire could only take place if Hamas frees all hostages seized from Israel in its October 7 attack, AFP reports.

Turkey’s president submits bill to ratify Sweden’s Nato membership

Erdoğan signs protocol and sends it to Turkish parliament after agreeing to Sweden’s membership at Nato summit in July, The Guardian reports.

Ukraine repelled Russian drone strike

Ukraine shot down 14 attack drones and a cruise missile fired by Russia at its south and east overnight, but debris from a downed drone damaged a warehouse at the Black Sea port of Odesa, officials said on Monday, Reuters reports.

Russia to boost natural gas supply to Hungary and China

Russia’s Gazprom will supply more gas to Hungary and China during the winter, CEO Alexei Miller told Russian media, as cited by Reuters.