In a meeting with Republican senators at a White House breakfast, US President Donald Trump recounted his bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and his officials. “I’ve never seen men so scared in my life,” Trump said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi repeated his “vote chori (theft)” allegation on Wednesday as he reached out to whom he called “Gen Z brothers and sisters” to decide Bihar’s future.

Hamas’ armed wing said it would hand over the body of a hostage at 9 pm (1900 GMT) on Wednesday, while the Israeli military said it had killed two Palestinians who had approached an area it occupied in a “threatening” way.