"Currently, there have been top level communications ... even face-to-face contacts but we have not yet come to the stage to discuss about how to solve those specific issues," he told reporters in Canberra, the capital, as quoted by Reuters. 

It is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and was occupied by Russia early in its invasion. Kyiv and Moscow blamed each other for attacks on the plant last week.

ASEAN celebrated its 55th anniversary on Monday in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh,  amid “a time of great upheaval” as Indonesia braces itself for its upcoming role as the group’s chairman next year. The 10-nation bloc, established in 1967 in Bangkok, has recently had its share of troubles with the ongoing superpower rivalry and the crisis in Myanmar.

The remote Khayyam sensing satellite, named after the 11th Century Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyam, was launched by a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and entered orbit successfully, Russia's space agency said.

Sherman said in a news conference in Wellington it was important for the United States to engage in the Pacific and that senior US leaders believe "the future will be written here in the Pacific" without elaborating on what the future could hold.

South Korea's top diplomat, Park Jin, arrived in the eastern port city of Qingdao on Monday for meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in the first high-level visit to China by President Yoon Suk-yeol's administration. 

Marape won support from a majority of members in the newly elected parliament in this mountainous, forest-covered Pacific island.

Beijing claimed that despite its pledge, the only country in the world to have suffered nuclear attacks in war has been protected by the US nuclear umbrella and is opposed to Washington relinquishing the no-first-use policy regarding its nuclear weapons.

The Zaporizhzhia power plant in southeast Ukraine was occupied by Russia early in its invasion. Kyiv and Moscow have blamed each other for the attacks on the plant last week.

"These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents," he said in a statement posted on his Truth Social network.

China's Eastern Theatre Command said it would conduct joint drills focusing on anti-submarine and sea assault operations - confirming the fears of some security analysts and diplomats that Beijing would keep pressure on Taiwan's defences.

In a televised address ahead of the city-state's national day on Tuesday, Lee said Singapore would be buffeted by that intense rivalry and tension in the region, which should prepare for a future less peaceful and stable than now. 

Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to test a unified channel for the recruitment and placement of migrant domestic workers later this month, but critics say the new system will require strict monitoring to prevent a recurrence of labor violations.

"Around us, a storm is gathering. US-China relations are worsening, with intractable issues, deep suspicions, and limited engagement," Lee said in an address ahead of Singapore's national day, adding the region must be braced for a future that was not as stable as it has been until now.

In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the shelling of the plant was "extremely dangerous".

Once a global logistics and transportation hub, Hong Kong has been largely cut off from the rest of the world for more than two years under its strict adherence to China's zero-Covid policy.

China's Eastern Theatre Command said it would conduct joint drills focusing on anti-submarine and sea assault operations - confirming the fears of some security analysts and diplomats that Beijing would continue to maintain pressure on Taiwan's defences.

"Any attack to a nuclear plant is a suicidal thing," Guterres told a news conference in Japan, where he attended the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony on Saturday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing.

Ambassador U Myo Thant Pe was last seen on Saturday meeting a local official in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan which borders Myanmar, according to a local news report.

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's office has set up a crisis team to tackle a drought that has forced scores of villages to rely on water deliveries by truck, prompted state-run utility EDF to curb nuclear power output and stressed crops.

"I am angered and saddened by the horrific killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque," the US president said on Twitter. 

Kishida made the statement during a press conference in the western city of Hiroshima after attending a ceremony to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city by the United States. 

Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla group, was sworn in by Senate President Roy Barreras in Bogota's Bolivar Plaza on Sunday afternoon, watched by some 100,000 invitees including Spanish King Felipe VI, at least nine Latin American presidents and other Colombians invited by Petro.

Israeli forces pounded Palestinian targets through the weekend, triggering rocket attacks against its cities, which largely tapered off by the time the truce came into effect at 23:30 (20:30 GMT). 

Incoming flights carrying five positive COVID-19 cases, or four percent of the total passengers, will now face a reduced one-week suspension, the Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) said in a statement.

Beijing has raged at the trip by Pelosi -- the second in the line of succession to the US presidency -- ripping up a series of talks and cooperation agreements with Washington, most notably on climate change and defence cooperation. 

The Indian government last year gave a $6 billion contract to state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for 83 of the locally produced Tejas jets for delivery starting around 2023 - four decades after it was first approved in 1983.