UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Ukraine on his first overseas trip since taking office, and will announce British support to ​help Kyiv improve its domestic production of long-range missiles.

Donald Trump’s olive branch to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the expense of a long-standing ally comes at a pivotal moment for U.S. security ​ties in Asia, as partners from Japan to India reassess how much they can rely on Washington.

Norway will continue developing its oil ​and gas resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the European Union’s support for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies, and no longer sees itself ‌as Europe’s “green battery”, Energy Minister Terje Aasland told Reuters.

The European Commission on Monday approved ​a further €6.1 billion ($7.12 billion) ‌in financial aid for Ukraine to procure new defence systems, ​such as air ​defence, missiles, ammunition and radars.

Tukaram Mundhe is an Indian bureaucrat on a mission.

Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Narra battered northern Vietnam and China’s southern region ​of Guangxi, as accompanying heavy rains damaged infrastructure and ‌crops.

Australia on Sunday confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal, with ​the deadly virus found in a long-nosed fur seal in South ‌Australia state.

Syria expects negotiations to resume soon with ​Israel over a security deal it hopes will lead to Israel’s withdrawal from Syrian land, a top Syrian minister said, urging Israel to seize a “historic opportunity” ‌as the door for diplomacy is open.

Pakistan’s army chief ​Asim Munir will ‌visit Tehran on Monday, Iran’s foreign ​ministry spokesperson ​Esmaeil Baghaei said on ⁠Sunday, according ​to a statement ​by the ministry.

The governor of Russia’s Orenburg region said on Sunday that two ​industrial facilities were hit by drone ‌debris, including a warehouse owned by Ozon , a major Russian online retailer.

Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic’s economy and have an impact ​on its most important trading partners including China.

Argentine President Javier Milei said on Sunday that he would push to bring ​Formula 1 back to Argentina, a race ‌the nation has not hosted since 1998, and that he would personally drum up support in the coming weeks.