Getty Images US President Donald Trump is expected to bring a host of top business and technology industry executives on his trip to China this week.
Among those set to join the president on his official trip to Beijing are Tim Cook of Apple, Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Larry Fink of BlackRock, as well as other executives from Meta, Visa, JP Morgan, Boeing, Cargill and more.
In total, 17 US executives will join Trump on the trip, a White House official with knowledge of the plans
US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on "massive life support".
He told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that while the ceasefire remained in place, it was "unbelievably weak".
Iran laid out its demands to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a counter-offer sent to the US on Sunday. Trump rejected the proposal, calling it "totally
Eighteen Americans evacuated from a cruise ship after possible exposure to hantavirus are being closely monitored by health officials, as authorities maintain the risk to the public remains "very, very low".
Officials say one passenger aboard the Dutch vessel MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes virus - a rare type of hantavirus - while another is showing mild symptoms.
More than 90 passengers of the cruise ship, currently docked in Spain'
Getty Images "A UK prime minister, using the idea of getting closer to the European Union as a political life vest to get the British public on his side? That is certainly not something we in the EU would have predicted. Especially when you think - it's the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit vote next month!"
This was the response of an EU contact of mine, here in Brussels. He asked to
Reuters A man charged with attacking the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington DC last month has pleaded not guilty.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was charged with federal gun crimes and attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump.
The gun charges include using a firearm during a crime of violence and interstate transportation of a firearm with intent to commit a felony.
Allen appeared
Ullstein Bild via Getty Images Scientists are warning of an increased risk of collisions between whales and ships off South Africa's south-western coast, caused by changing shipping routes due to conflicts in the Middle East.
The rerouting of ships around South Africa since 2023, when Houthi rebels hijacked a British-owned vessel near Yemen, has substantially increased the chances of vessels striking the mammals in the region, they say.
The US and Israel
AFP via Getty Images Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after Chad's military launched air strikes on Boko Haram militants in the Lake Chad region, a local fishermen's leader has told the BBC.
Abubakar Gamandi Usman, chairman of Lake Chad Basin Fisheries Association of Nigeria, said several of the union's members were missing and estimated more than 40 had died.
No bodies have yet been recovered but Usman believes some fishermen were hit by the
Anadolu via Getty Images The most powerful figure in Bosnia and Herzegovina has confirmed that he is stepping down.
Christian Schmidt has served as international high representative since 2021, the second-longest tenure of any high representative. His time in the post was filled with conflict and controversy.
His office said that Schmidt "has taken the personal decision to conclude his service to the implementation of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina".
His appointment