President Lee Jae-myung, who is visiting New York, U.S. to attend the United Nations General Assembly, held a summit meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the 24th (local time) and discussed ways to expand economic cooperation between the two countries.

President Donald Trump has held talks with Pakistan's prime minister at the White House. The meeting with Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday is the latest sign of warming relations.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he hopes the move will "revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis."

The 39-year-old is the only minister to have remained in Macron’s government since the President was elected in 2017.

Qatar is home to one of the largest American military bases in the region and has hosted ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.