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French footballer Kylian Mbappé apologized after making comments implying he found comparisons between him and "dictatorial" Mao Zedong amusing, prompting backlash in China.

Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who is in the U.S., says he plans to run again before 2030. Bolsonaro left Brazil after he lost the election to Lula and the supreme court ordered him to surrender his passports.

The United States canceled the traditional G20 "family photo" after diplomats objected to appearing alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov over Russia's war on Ukraine, a sticking point that ensured no international consensus on key issues was reached at the summit.

The Treasury Department says sanctions and a U.S. blockade are intensifying Iran's economic crisis, citing currency losses, rising inflation, disrupted oil exports and trade bottlenecks.

Iranian forces are reportedly using speedboats to attach limpet mines to ships in the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran and Washington weigh proposals involving nuclear concessions and sanctions relief.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is prepared to the troops following an ambush that left four military personnel missing.

A Russian strike reportedly left more than 350,000 people without power in Dnipro.

Delcy Rodriguez said "non-essential" state-run industries could be up for privatization, a policy that represents a remarkable change from her socialist predecessors.

The U.S. has reportedly urged Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to moderate rhetoric toward Russia as European allies strengthen deterrence and Moscow issues escalating nuclear threats.

Qatari mediators have taken revised terms to Tehran as Iran considers a proposal involving nuclear inspections and sanctions relief amid U.S.-Iran efforts to halt hostilities.

Oil prices climbed after Iran said four vessels were hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Traders are assessing uneven export recovery, shipping risks and the potential of renewed hostilities.

The UN voted on Wednesday to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba for the 34th time. In the buildup to the vote American and Cuban diplomats engaged in a highly-publicized spat that has led to the expulsion of a Cuban diplomat from the U.S.

Iranian officials told British media that Tehran is trying to amplify division amongst the electorates of its two biggest adversaries.

The chair of Israel's elections committee has asked Israeli intelligence to investigate allegations of foreign interference into the nation's legislative elections held on Tuesday.

The allegations center on Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, a Chinese citizen associated with Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed.

Assessing oil's value has grown more complicated as traders weigh recovering exports against the threat of further military escalation.

Shipping and banking records reveal in a new report how military-linked buyers used oil revenues and foreign intermediaries to keep supplies flowing during the war.