Afghanistan wants a peaceful resolution of its ongoing conflict with Pakistan, but if the peace efforts don't succeed, then it has "other means", Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said

Israel will not send a representative to the peace summit for Gaza that will be hosted by US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lobbied his allies for more air defences, warning that Russia was "taking advantage" of attention shifting away from the Ukraine war to intensify its bombardment of the country.

President Donald Trump said the United States wants to help China, not hurt it, striking a conciliatory tone days after threatening an additional 100 per cent tariff on the world's second-largest economy.

The Taliban government has accused a powerful faction within Pakistan's military of orchestrating a campaign of hostility and misinformation aimed at destabilising Afghanistan and diverting attention from Islamabad's internal chaos.

The release of the remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas is imminent, US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday, while vowing that the Trump administration would apply all necessary pressure to ensure future stability in Gaza.

China signalled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the US to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats.

Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in a shooting at a restaurant in a South Carolina island town on Sunday.

Paul Biya, 92, the world's oldest president, seems ready to extend his 43-year rule as Cameroon heads to the polls. The single-phase election on Sunday is expected to give Biya a new seven-year term.

Spanish police said they had arrested 17 people in the northern city of Vitoria on Sunday after fascist supporters of former dictator Francisco Franco clashed with counter-protesters.

Local media reported that Pope Francis was informed and "shocked to learn of the news".

A vast blaze has torn through the historic Bernaga Monastery in northern Italy, the Italian fire service said Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 22 cloistered nuns.

A mutinied army unit declared Sunday that it was taking control of all Madagascar military forces as President Andry Rajoelina said an "attempt to seize power illegally" was under way.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked for more air defences and missiles in a call with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday.

President Donald Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt on Sunday to celebrate the US-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas and urge Middle East allies to seize the opportunity to build a durable peace in the region.

The Kremlin said on Sunday that Russia was deeply concerned about the possibility of the US supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, warning that the war had reached a dramatic moment with escalation from all sides.

Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Yet you wouldn't know it from listening to President Donald Trump.

While Israel faced international criticism for its war in Gaza, key Arab nations were secretly strengthening military ties with the Israeli armed forces, according to leaked US files.

A Chinese coast guard ship used a powerful water cannon then rammed and slightly damaged an anchored Philippine government vessel off an island inhabited by Filipinos in the disputed South China Sea.

Key border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan were closed on Sunday after fierce clashes erupted overnight following Taliban accusations that Islamabad had carried out air strikes this week, officials said.