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THE NEW YORK TIMES: The last time China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, travelled to North Korea, that country’s dictator, Kim Jong Un, was reeling from sanctions and failed nuclear talks with the United States.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s announcement comes a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels. 

The Iranian-backed militants rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Lebanon’s government, describing it as ‘surrender, defeat and achieving the enemy’s goals’.

The agreement depends on the co-operation of the Iranian-backed militia. The ceasefire could remove a significant obstacle in the talks between the US and Iran.

The US Government has announced a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon has been brokered, with new pilot zones to be created for the Lebanese Armed Forces to control. 

China has barred four New Zealand politicians from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau for a year after they visited Taiwan in May.

The body tasked with preserving White House records is yet to find a single Twitter direct message from Donald Trump, despite the President tweeting more than 25,000 times in his first term.

Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal and naval base in St Petersburg hours before President Vladimir Putin's showcase economic forum gets under way.

WASHINGTON POST: Jill Biden recalls awkward moments with Melania Trump and the road to defeat.

In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, the US President’s early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.

US President Donald Trump has revealed details of an urgent call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Iran reportedly walked away from ceasefire talks over Lebanon.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister cited Hezbollah’s repeated ceasefire violations as they ordered the IDF to strike targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

The British PM is bracing for the publication of more than 1000 pages of files about former UK ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson, a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The US has revealed that it has attacked Iranian radar and drone sites in retaliation for Tehran striking an American drone in the latest test for the region’s shaky ceasefire.

Peace deal negotiations continue with Iran considering US President Donald Trump’s latest proposal as Israel pushes further into southern Lebanon despite ceasefire.

The seizure of Beaufort evokes bitter memories in both countries of deadly fighting during Israel’s nearly two-decade occupation of southern Lebanon.