Saudi Arabia rules out Israel ties without Palestinian state, Gaza Ceasefire

The Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic armed group in Myanmar`s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnic Rohingya population, Human Rights Watch said.

Senior US and Chinese economic officials are set to meet in Stockholm on Monday in an effort to ease trade tensions that have strained relations between the world’s two largest economies. The primary goal of the talks is to secure a three-month extension of the existing tariff truce.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), currently chaired by Türkiye, has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to act swiftly to end the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip. 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that Tehran is fully prepared to face any future Israeli military action, reaffirming the country’s determination to continue its nuclear programme, which he insists remains solely for peaceful purposes.

China has broken ground on what it says will be the world`s largest hydropower project, a $170 billion feat capable of generating enough electricity each year to power Britain.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that Tehran will not abandon its uranium enrichment programme, despite the significant damage inflicted by a series of coordinated airstrikes from the United States and Israel last month.

Japan`s ruling coalition has lost its majority in the country`s upper house, but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he has no plans to quit.

Prince Alwaleed bin Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, widely known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” has died after spending almost 20 years in a coma. 

Iran said Wednesday that Israel`s attacks on Syria pose an unprecedented threat to international peace and security, calling on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the UN to respond immediately and effectively to the growing danger.

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose 100% secondary tariffs on Russia if a deal on ending the war in Ukraine is not reached within 50 days.

Russia and China`s foreign ministers on Sunday discussed their relations with the United States and the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine, China and Russia`s foreign ministries said in a statement.

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday, that the United States will implement a 30% tariff on all goods imported from the European Union (EU) and Mexico, effective August 1. 

Top diplomats from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened in Kuala Lumpur for a series of crucial meetings, prominently featuring a summit with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday. 

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that new tariff rates, which were previously set to take effect on July 9th, will now be delayed until August 1st. 

Iran officially ceased its collaboration with the UN`s nuclear oversight body, a decision the United States promptly labeled "unacceptable."

Last month, the Iranian military reportedly loaded naval mines onto vessels situated in the Persian Gulf, a development that significantly heightened Washington`s apprehension.