The first cargo ship to reach its final destination after departing Ukraine under a Moscow-Kyiv deal docked in Turkey on Monday, Kyiv said, while a cargo expected in Lebanon reported delays.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was "ready to mobilize its nuclear deterrent in a future military confrontation with the United States and South Korea," state media said on Thursday.
President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to schedule their first in-person summit during a sometimes tense phone call Thursday, in which Xi warned the United States against "playing with fire" in Taiwan.
Donald Trump returns to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving the White House after trying to overturn his election loss to Joe Biden.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked European countries to fight back on Russia by strengthening sanctions after Kremlin failed to restore its gas supply to European countries as it is contractualized.
Swedish fashion retailer H&M said Monday it has decided to cease operations in Russia after suspending all sales there in March following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Former McDonald's restaurants in Russia are reportedly facing a shortage of French fries due to a poor harvest and Western sanctions against Ukraine, a business daily reported on Friday.
Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday hours after he was shot dead during a political campaign rally.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as leader of Britain's Conservative Party on Thursday, paving the way for the election of a new prime minister after dozens of ministers left his scandal-ridden government.
Russia said on Tuesday it was investigating the torture of Russian soldiers detained in Ukraine and released in late June as part of a prisoner swap with Kyiv.
