US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that he could annihilate Iran if there is no deal to end the war, but also suggested an agreement could come soon amid a diplomatic push at the United Nations.

South Korean ‌President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump welcomed “significant progress” in discussions on strategic investment projects during a 30-minute meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Seoul’s presidential office said on Wednesday.

Donald Trump has lashed out at countries seeking to rein in artificial intelligence, even suggesting the technology’s name should be changed to lessen anxieties, as Anthony Albanese urges further safeguards.

The US plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up ​another on the east coast, now used by the Danish dog sled patrol, under ‌a deal to be signed with Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the matter.

A man identified as the Venezuelan who was shot and wounded by a federal immigration agent in Texas said on Monday that he was in pain and being held at an ICE ​detention center with a bullet lodged in his back.

Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast ​from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces, after a report that President Donald Trump had called off US strikes on the group at the last minute.

Moldova’s pro-European leaders said on Monday that they were asking parliament to declare a state of emergency for energy and water ​supply in connection with dangerously low levels on the Dniester River ‌it shares with Ukraine.

European Union countries are ​continuing deliberations on ‌a proposed deal what would lift ​sanctions on Russia-linked ​billionaires Alisher Usmanov ⁠and Mikhail Fridman ​but ensure thousands ​of other individuals and organisations remain sanctioned, ​diplomats said ​on Monday.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday condemned a shooting outside a synagogue ​in Belleville, Ontario, on Sunday evening that ‌left a police officer wounded as members of the Jewish community gathered for Yom Kippur services.

Proposed social media laws designed to force users to better control the content they see fail to get to the crux of the issue, an expert has warned.

Three women have died just hours apart in separate incidents in one state, including an elderly woman who was fatally stabbed in an alleged domestic violence attack.