First vice-president Mohammad Mokhber chaired the meeting, state media reported, after the accident involving Raisi and Iran’s foreign minister following a meeting with Azerbaijan’s president.

Speaking at a Madrid meeting of global far-right leaders, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said plans to recognise Palestinian state would be ‘rewarding’ Hamas attack.

Beijing and Moscow are doing some things right but bigger picture forces are at play, analyst says.

The Netanyahu rival spelled out a six-point proposal that includes the return of scores of hostages, ending Hamas’ rule and demilitarising the Gaza strip.

The dispatch of such a specialised China watcher to the embassy is part of the Biden administration’s efforts to reinforce intelligence gathering.

Ahead of the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, diplomats have begun discussing what to put on the agenda.

The US, Australia and India are among Israel’s long-time allies that have objected to the mounting casualties and escalation in the Gaza war.

The Ukrainian president said his government will only accept a ‘fair peace’ to end the conflict despite the West’s calls for a quick solution.

Lun Lun and Yang Yang, along with their US-born twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun, are likely to be returned between October and December, though there is no set date.

The other two captives were identified as 28-year-old woman, Amit Buskila, and a 56-year-old man, Itzhak Gelerenter.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s ambitions to deepen French influence in the Pacific, where China is expanding its security ties, could be put at risk by the heavy-handed response to civil unrest in New Caledonia

A trip to Tokyo by Taipei’s mayor, who is tipped as a future presidential candidate, is the latest indication of the growing closeness of Japan and Taiwan.

The project will see the construction of military barracks and other infrastructure aimed at countering China’s activities in the disputed waters.

The conservatives among Vietnam’s future leaders could seek closer ties with China to ensure the regime’s survival, analysts say.

Tokyo said it was ‘extremely regrettable’ that Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had made an assertion ‘contrary to the facts’.

Moscow and Beijing say they will expand their joint military exercises, conduct regular joint maritime and air patrols and work together on space programmes.

The two leaders offer each other support on core issues amid questions about just how far their ‘no-limits’ ties can go.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to launch a full-scale ground operation in Rafah in a bid to dismantle the remaining battalions of Hamas.

Observers note the bump in online interest reflects blurred boundaries between Chinese nationality and ethnicity.

Analysts say Beijing is preparing ‘for all types of situations’ in a trade war with the US that shows no sign of abating after six years, as the leading presidential candidates vow to turn up the heat.

India’s intelligence activities have led to accusations against the Research and Analysis Wing by countries such as the UK, Pakistan and Canada.