North Korea has convened a key meeting of the ruling Workers' Party to discuss policy issues, including diplomatic and defense strategies, with leader Kim Jong Un in attendance.
The Japanese government says the country's trade deficit narrowed in May compared to the previous year amid strong automobile exports and falling costs for energy imports.
The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency is going to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine to assess the impact of the collapse of a nearby hydroelectric dam.
The United States and more than 90 countries and organizations say they have received assurances from the Taliban on the safe departure of those who want to leave Afghanistan.