
Although the much-hyped summit between the presidents of China and the U.S. ended with smiles and handshakes between the leaders of the two superpowers, the two-day meeting in Beijing appeared from the outside to be far heavier on ceremony than on specifics.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised retribution against Russia on Friday after laying red roses at the rubble of a Kyiv apartment building where a Russian missile strike killed 24 people, including three children.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire after another round of talks in Washington, the U.S. State Department said Friday.

Experts say parts of Mexico City have faced increasing pressure from gentrification which gained momentum during the pandemic — as digital nomads flocked to the city — and this has accelerated as the FIFA World Cup looms in June.

Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.