Ships from Japan's and China's coast guards faced off near disputed islands Tuesday, with each claiming they drove out the other's vessels that had intruded into their territorial waters.

President Prabowo Subianto met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the latter's two-day visit to Indonesia, his first trip to the Southeast Asian country since 2023. 

Modi on his first trip to Indonesia since 2023 will visit the capital Jakarta and Yogyakarta on Tuesday and Wednesday, before heading to Australia and New Zealand.

President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday with a campaign-style speech that repeated his calls for new voting restrictions, warned that "communists" could gain ground in the country and cycled through what he touted as his achievements.

On July 4, Trump will hold a campaign-style political rally on the National Mall in Washington, along with flyovers by military jets and what he has billed as the world's biggest fireworks display.

Leo called on Americans to uphold Declaration of Independence ideals during the United States' 250th anniversary

Tens of thousands of people desperately sought food and shelter in Venezuela on Tuesday after the two earthquakes killed nearly 2,000, but rescue teams managed to pull a 3-year-old boy alive from the rubble six days after the shocks.

The officials said the involvement of such high-ranking individuals in training linked to theUkraine war signalled the importance for Russia and China of such cooperation, which has caused alarm in Europe even as Beijing has denied it took place.

Macron had left the hotel when the explosions took place, and is currently in the Syrian presidential palace for a meeting with his counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa and their respective delegations, followed by a one-on-one meeting with Sharaa, according to the French presidency.

Aerial footage broadcast by state television showed the streets of Qom -- home to about 1.5 million people -- packed with mourners.