Kirby’s comments came just weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kim exchanged letters vowing to strengthen ties.

Brandizzo Mayor Paolo Bodoni said that investigations were underway but a communication error is not excluded.

The summit had been viewed as a venue at which Xi may meet with U.S. President Joe Biden, who has confirmed his attendance.

Idalia had weakened to a tropical storm by late Wednesday afternoon but it still packed a punch as it advanced into Georgia.

Interstate 75 was shut down due to power lines collapsing onto the roadway to the south of Valdosta, Georgia.

Another storm, Franklin, could bring life-threatening storm surges to the US East Coast and Bermuda.

The ban is in line with the national rule that disallows display of religious affiliations in schools.

The Speaker’s Office in parliament accused Ms Mangoush of grand treason, and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has referred her for investigation.

“I made history in Europe, now is time to make history with Saudi,” he said.

Desantis has loosened gun laws in Florida and has antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding “wokeness”.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said only Americans were injured in the crash which happened during Exercise Predators Run.

“This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated Black people,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said.

Tepco said seawater near the plant contained less than 10 becquerels of tritium per litre, below its self-imposed limit of 700 becquerels and far below the WHO’s limit of 10,000.

Putin’s introduction of a mandatory oath for employees of Wagner and other private military contractors was a clear move to bring such groups under tighter state control.

Kremilin spokesperson Peskov refused to say if Putin planned to attend Prigozhin’s burial, citing the president’s “tight schedule”.

Before his suspension, Twitter was the main platform used by Trump to communicate with his followers.

Trump had to pay a bail bond of $200,000 to be released from the Atlanta jail while he awaits trial.

Russia’s president said the head of the mercenary group was a “talented person” who “made serious mistakes in life”.

People inside and outside the country protested the release but the Japanese government says treatment and dilution make it safer than international standards.

“Once a state has committed a wrongful act, it’s obliged to pay reparations,” said Mr Robinson.