China announced on Thursday that it is ready to start negotiations with El Salvador to broker a free trade deal, pushing further commercial and political ties between the two nations.
World leaders and delegates jetting into Egypt for the Cop27 climate conference will be able to dine out on £90 mushroom sauce covered beef medallions - and sip on fancy bottomless cocktails - while facing calls to cut down on meat consumption to save the planet.
President Vladimir Putin confirmed Russia would provide grain to the poorest countries free of charge in a telephone conversation with President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.