Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping could be delayed for logistical reasons.

JOE Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran.

As the war entered its third week, oil prices soared as violence spread throughout the Middle East, from Lebanon to the Gulf, including attacks on the hard-won US embassy in Iraq.