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Join us in this special edition of The Top Story as we explore the highlights of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to South Korea, the outcomes of the APEC meeting, and how these moments are shaping the Asia-Pacific’s shared future. 

The EU is pausing its planned retaliatory tariffs against the United States until early August. Negotiations aiming to secure a ceasefire in Gaza have stalled over aid distribution and the scale of a potential Israeli withdrawal. A program in South Africa to develop a new HIV vac ... Show More

The top diplomats of Russia and the U.S. meet in Kuala Lumpur, exchanging views on bilateral relations and Ukraine. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on China, Japan, South Korea and ASEAN members to continue to advance regional integration. The Brazilian president vows reta ... Show More

The UN’s top envoy in the Middle East condemns a deadly strike inside Gaza’s humanitarian zoneWar-torn Syria falls deeper into crisis, warn UN rights expertsNicaragua’s people left “defenceless” in the face of grave rights violations 

In Gaza, children are dying while waiting for medical evacuation, UNICEF revealsSudan’s humanitarian crisis continues to spiral as aid is blockedAttacks continue against UN peacekeepers on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel 

Aid blockade of Gaza threatens mass starvationSyria: Independent UN rights investigators’ accountability call, amid sectarian violence“Unbearable suffering” in Myanmar in quake aftermath must not be forgotten: human rights chief 

Gaza aid worker killings: one humanitarian still missingUN teams say whole communities have been flattened in Myanmar quakeDR Congo crisis: UN deputy rights chief condemns ongoing violence 

The United Nations’ top humanitarian relief coordinator says the situation in Gaza keeps getting “more apocalyptic” and “people are being ordered to move again, with little to survive on, forced to make one impossible choice after another.” According to a UN agency, more than 80% ... Show More

UN chief condemns ‘parading’ of hostages by Hamas in GazaThree years since Russian invasion, Ukrainians still bearing brunt: OCHADR Congo crisis: UN refugee agency boosts support to tens of thousands seeking shelter in Burundi