UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly watered down in hopes those two countries would abstain.

US-Iran mediation efforts via Pakistan continue

ISLAMABAD – Efforts to facilitate talks between the U.S. and Iran are ongoing, two ‌Pakistani sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters on Tuesday, as U.S. strikes on Iran intensified and President Donald Trump’s deadline to unleash “hell” neared.

Over 80 migrants missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya

More than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday. The bodies of at least two of them have been recovered. 

FM, Parliament’s Africa Committee Head discuss stronger engagement in continent

Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aati received MP Sherif El-Gebaly, head of the African Affairs Committee in Egypt’s House of Representatives, on Tuesday.The meeting focused on strengthening Egypt’s presence in Africa and coordinating efforts between the executive and legislative branches to serve national interests.

Egypt, KfW Bank discuss expanding technical education cooperation

Egypt’s Education Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif met with a delegation from Germany’s KfW Development Bank, led by Director Christoph Schiffer, to explore ways of strengthening cooperation in technical education and expanding applied technology schools.

PSG wary of Liverpool ahead of European showdown

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain star Vitinha insisted his side remain very wary of the threat posed by UEFA Champions League quarter-final opponents Liverpool despite the Anfield club coming into the heavyweight tie in poor form.