Venezuela and US to work together on mining developments, Rodríguez says
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez and US interior minister Doug Burgum have said the two countries will be working together to develop mining in the country, BBC reported.
Burgum, who leads President Donald Trump's National Energy Dominance Council, met Rodriguez at the presidential palace in Caracas, in the second visit by a US secretary since the US strikes and seizure of Nicolás Maduro in January.
Venezuela has already changed its law to allow more foreign investment in its previously nationalised oil sector, according to BBC.
Russia blames Ukrainian naval drones as tanker sinks in Mediterranean
A Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker has sunk in the Mediterranean between Libya and Malta after it was hit by explosions and a fire, Libyan port officials have said, BBC reported.
Russia accused Ukraine of targeting the Arctic Metagaz with "uncrewed sea drones" launched from the Libyan coast.
Ukraine's SBU state security service has not commented on the allegation and the Libyan port authority said the cause of the fire was unclear, according to BBC.
China sets lowest economic growth target since 1991
China has cut its annual economic growth target to a range of 4.5%-5%, the lowest expansion goal since 1991 as it grapples with challenges both at home and abroad, BBC reported.
It is the first time the target has been lowered since it was cut to "around 5%" in 2023. A target was not set in 2020 due to uncertainties caused by the pandemic.
The announcement was made during China's biggest political gathering, known as the "two sessions", alongside some details of the 15th Five Year Plan for the world's second largest economy were released, according to BBC.
US sub sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean, Hegseth says
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said an American submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, BBC reported.
He said the ship was sunk by a torpedo on Tuesday, and that it died a "quiet death".
Hegseth did not name the ship, but his announcement came after Sri Lankan officials said its navy had responded to a distress call from an Iranian ship on Wednesday morning named the Iris Dena, which had gone down about 40km (25 miles) from its southern coastline, according to BBC.
