US President due to arrive in Saudi Arabia

US president Donald Trump begins his 3-day tour of Gulf nations in Saudi Arabia today. He has economic deals on the agenda and wants to tap into the region's capital for investing in the US. He's also hoping for diplomatic deals and looking for the opportunity to push forward talks on a peace deal for Gaza.

This has been given impetus by the release of Israeli American Edan Alexander by Hamas but many hostages remain and Israel is continuing to block aid deliveries to the territory.

In Nepal Buddhists monks, government officials and scientists have held a "funeral ceremony" for a Himalyan glacier. They want to highlight the impact of climate change on the world's ice formations and the environmental impact of their loss.

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(Photo: U.S. and Saudi flags flutter along a highway of Riyadh. Credit: Hamad I Mohammed/REUTERS)