Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, meeting in San Francisco. The Chinese leader began his visit to the United States, the first in six years

Xi is on his first visit to the US since 2017. He is due to meet Biden at an undisclosed location in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday morning and then attend the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, AFP reports.

Another 17 Romanian citizens and their family members were evacuated from the Gaza Strip

Another 17 Romanian citizens and their family members left the Gaza Strip yesterday, through the Rafah border point, and are on Egyptian territory, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last night.

War in Ukraine// Ukrainian literature is destroyed and replaced by Russian in the temporarily occupied regions

Russian invaders are destroying Ukrainian literature in the temporarily occupied territories. There are almost no such books left in the libraries of the occupied parts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, writes Unian. The representatives of the so-called administrations, especially the so-called "departments of education", deal with the destruction of literature.

Jens Stoltenberg backs Ukraine's independence and calls for more support amid 'terrible situation' on the battlefield

Ukraine must retain its status as an independent state in Europe, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. According to the official, the war-torn country needs more help from the North Atlantic Alliance and other partners because the situation on the battlefield is "terrible", writes Unian.

The European Commission announces new sanctions against Russia, including a ban on the export of diamonds to the EU

Brussels is aiming to present proposals on Wednesday for a new round of sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, including banning Moscow's lucrative diamond exports, the EU's foreign policy chief said Monday, AFP reports.

European Union calls on Israel to urgently institute humanitarian pauses in the Gaza Strip

The European Union calls on Israel to immediately institute humanitarian pauses in the Gaza Strip to allow the access of essential aid to the Palestinian population. The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine dominated the discussions at yesterday's meeting of European Foreign Ministers in Brussels, Radio Romania reports.

Romanian President arrives in Kenya on first leg of Africa tour

Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis is in Kenya for a three-day state visit. His arrival Monday evening is part of his tour of four African countries, KBC reports.

The Washington Post: Hamas envisioned deeper attacks

The evidence, described by more than a dozen current and former intelligence and security officials from four Western and Middle Eastern countries, reveals an intention by Hamas planners to strike a blow of historic proportions, in the expectation that the group’s actions would compel an overwhelming Israeli response. Several officials who had not previously spoken about the matter said the intelligence about Hamas’s motivations has become stronger in recent days, writes the Washington Post.

Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza’s hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at risk

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry has issued an update about the situation at Al-Shifa, saying there are at least 2,300 people still inside the hospital.

Zelenskiy tells Ukrainians to prepare for Russian winter onslaught

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Ukrainians on Sunday to prepare for new waves of Russian attacks on infrastructure as winter approached and said troops were anticipating an onslaught in the eastern theatre of the war, Independent reports.

Germany set to double Ukraine military aid

Germany’s defense minister on Sunday announced Berlin would double its 2024 military aid for war-torn Ukraine, which is struggling to oust occupying Russian troops, to 8 billion euros ($8.5 billion), AFP reports.

Finland buys a missile defense system from Israel

Israel has signed an agreement providing for the delivery of a missile defense system to Finland. The contract amounts to 317 million euros, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday, reports DPA and Agerpres.