U.S. President Joe Biden is sending his national security adviser for talks with a senior Chinese official in Rome on Monday as concerns grow that China may help Russia evade punishment from sanctions imposed for the military assault on Ukraine.
A bus carrying about 50 Ukrainian refugees overturned on a major highway in northern Italy at dawn on Sunday, killing one person, Italian firefighters said.
As many as 12 missiles struck Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Sunday near the U.S. consulate, Iraqi security officials said. A U.S. defence official said missiles had been launched at the city from neighboring Iran.
China instituted new COVID-19 restrictions Saturday that included urging the public not to leave Beijing and closing schools in Shanghai while the leader of Hong Kong warned that its coronavirus outbreak has yet to reach its peak.
Saturday marked the 17th day of Russia's ongoing invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, an action that has been widely condemned by world leaders.
