China and the United States exchanged barbs on November 17 at an APEC summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Iraqi President Barham Salih has pledged to improve bilateral ties with Iran, amid concerns in Tehran over the economic impact of renewed U.S. sanctions.

U.S. intelligence officials believe Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey last month.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Ukraine has "no greater friend than the United States" in its struggle against "Russian aggression."

Pakistani police say a roadside bomb in the southern port city of Karachi has killed at least two people and wounded at least five others.