A total of 17 US executives are set to join the president on his visit, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

The US president criticises an Iranian counteroffer to end the war, and says the month-long ceasefire is "unbelievably weak".

Two people are being monitored in Atlanta, while 16 others are in Nebraska at the nation's only national quarantine unit.

A fishermen's leader tells the BBC that 40 people are feared dead - either in the strikes or drowning as they tried to flee.

The French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was “impossible” for speakers to be heard.

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump.

Ships have rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope since 2023 to avoid conflicts in the Middle East.

Christian Schmidt had been in the role since 2021, and departs after appearing to lose the backing of the United States.

Iranian authorities granted human rights activist Narges Mohammadi bail amid growing concern over her poor health in prison.

If convicted in a Senate trial, which is uncertain, she will be disqualified from running for president.

Iran is reported to want lifting of the US naval blockade, recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for war damage.

The UN human rights office condemns incident as "'appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians" in the West Bank.