Pelosi: ‘US will not abandon commitment to Taiwan’

The speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has said her delegation's visit to Taiwan is to make it unequivocally clear that the United States will not abandon the island. China, which views Taiwan as its own, has described the trip as “vicious” and warned of grave consequences.

Pakistan could ban Imran Khan from politics after election body finds his party received illegal funds. Receiving funds from a foreign entity is illegal for political parties in Pakistan.

And a cargo vessel transporting 26,000 tonnes of grain out of the port of Odesa in Ukraine faces a crucial inspection today in Turkish waters. It's the first shipment since Russia invaded the country in February.