China's official news agency Xinhua reports that representatives from Beijing and Washington have begun their economic and trade talks in Paris.

Smoke was seen rising from Iran's Dezful airbase on Sunday after a loud blast. Meanwhile, Iran's Isfahan city once again came under attack, day after 15 workers were killed in an airstrike on factory.

The conflict in the Middle East has entered a third week, with Israel announcing a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on ...