Opinion

More than 180 nations are to join conservation experts in Uzbekistan's Samarkand to discuss dozens of wildlife trade and protection proposals.

European and African leaders gather in Angola on Monday for a summit aimed at deepening economic and security ties that will serve as a backdrop to emergency talks on Ukraine.

Voters in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots on Sunday to pick a new president, hoping to turn the page on political turmoil despite the main opposition party being barred from the race.

Washington signalled room for negotiation on a US plan to end the Ukraine war that has drawn pushback from Kyiv, its allies and US lawmakers ahead of Sunday talks on the proposal in Switzerland.

Bleary-eyed delegates took their seats, eager to see the marathon talks finally come to an end.