Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032 foot) peak - the highest in the world - while guiding clients from the 14 Peaks Expedition company.

Officials say some scam networks forced out of countries in Southeast Asia have simply shifted to new bases, increasingly moving operations to Sri Lanka -- an attractive destination due to a relaxed visa regime and reliable, high-speed internet.

Bu the strain does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency, it adds

During his first year back in office, US President Donald Trump’s blustery negotiating style won him concessions from countries on issues ranging from tariffs to armed conflict.

Trump-Xi summit produces less than the $250 billion in deals signed at 2017 visit

Flying back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift US sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.

During the trip, the Russian leader will discuss with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping how to "further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation" between Moscow and Beijing, according to a Kremlin statement.

So who won the latest diplomatic arm wrestle between the two most powerful men on earth?

rump's coercive diplomacy faces stalemate with Iran

US President Donald Trump earlier warned the democratic island against declaring formal independence

But Israel has been pounding Lebanon and invaded its south in response to fire from Hezbollah

However, Xi did not comment on his discussions with Trump about Iran

Thailand’s parliament yesterday revived a law that would enshrine the right to breathable air and tax emitters, setting up a final vote in the senate on the landmark legislation.

Ukrainian drones killed four people, including a child, in the central Russian city of Ryazan yesterday, damaging high-rise apartment buildings and hitting an unnamed industrial enterprise, the regional governor said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces now control 60 percent of the Gaza Strip, suggesting troops have expanded into more of the Palestinian territory than set out in an October ceasefire plan.

Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani has agreed to pay a multi-million-dollar settlement in a US civil court case linked to corruption without admitting guilt, his company said yesterday.

For weeks before US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, his administration pressed China to lean on Iran amid negotiations for a peace deal.

US President Donald Trump left China yesterday without major breakthroughs on trade or tangible help from Beijing to end the Iran war, despite spending two days praising his host, Xi Jinping.

Iran yesterday said it had “received messages” from the United States expressing willingness to continue talks, as US President Donald Trump urged Tehran to accept a deal soon to end the war in the Middle East.

Egyptian authorities on Thursday exhibited a plaster blocking wall of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Luxor and unveiled two restored ancient tombs on the West Bank of the city that date back to the New Kingdom and contain scenes of daily life and funerary rituals.