At least five people were missing and four others were rescued after a cargo ship sank off the coast of the Brazilian northeastern state of Pernambuco, local media reported.

The boat, named "Concordia," sank 15 kilometres from Ponta das Pedras beach in the municipality of Goiania on Sunday night, news agency reported quoting local media.

The Brazilian Navy announced in a statement that it activated the rescue and emergency protocols through the use of boats and an Air Force plane, which allowed the rescue of four crew members of the boat who were in good condition.

At least 15 people were killed in Peru due to the serious forest fires occurring in various parts of the country.

"We have reported so far unfortunately 15 deaths, six hospitalisations, 128 discharges from hospital and we as the Ministry of Health will always be in an expectant attitude," the official told reporters.

He assured that the authorities will keep alert and continue providing medical support to those affected in the areas hit by the fires, not only affecting the South American nation, but the region, Minister of Health Cesar Vasquez said on Monday.

Former US President Donald Trump has said that he will "get along well with China" and did not think that nations and others like Russia are the "enemies" that President Biden's administration considers them.

"I think we'll get along great with China," the Republican presidential candidate said on Monday during an online interview on X Spaces that again brought out his foreign policy ambivalence and his mercurial approach to policy.

The claim was in contrast to his threats to impose tariffs of 60 per cent or more on imports from China during his current campaign.

While he was President, he had accused China of "malfeasance" in causing the spread of Covid-19 and said that it had "raided our factories, offshored our jobs, gutted our industries, stole our intellectual property".

Indian and the US officials held the US-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue and discussions covered bilateral strategic and defence priorities as well as regional and global issues, an official statement said.

The officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence and the US State and Defence Departments attended the 2+2 Intersessional on Monday.

In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "India and the US held the 2+2 Intersessional on Monday with officials from India's Ministry of External Affairs and Defence, and the US State and Defence Departments. Key discussions covered bilateral strategic and defense priorities, alongside regional and global issues."

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday that Russia is "invincible militarily" and the consequences will be "very serious" for the entire mankind if the war escalates further.

Welcoming Scholz - the first head of the German government to visit Kazakhstan in 14 years - at the Akorda on Monday, Tokayev highlighted that the Central Asian country has the longest fenced land border with Russia in the world and, at the same time, Kazakhs hold "real respect" for the Ukrainian people and their culture.

"It is clear that Russia is invincible militarily. If the war escalates further, the consequences will be very serious for all mankind, first of all, for the states directly involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Unfortunately, Istanbul refused to ratify the agreement and missed the best opportunity to achieve reconciliation. However, there is still a chance for peace. All peaceful initiatives of various states should be carefully reviewed and an agreement on the cessation of hostilities should be reached," Tokayev was quoted as saying by the President's official press service during his meeting with the German Chancellor.

One person was dead and another seven went missing due to floods caused by extreme rainfall in the Czech Republic, police said on Monday.

Police President Martin Vondrasek told Czech Radio that one person drowned in a river near Bruntal in the country's northeastern region, and police have also registered seven missing in floods.

Rivers and streams in the country have been swollen after the heavy rain since Friday. On Sunday, authorities said more than 10,500 people had been evacuated, reports news agency, quoting Czech Radio.

Vietnam's economy is expected to slow down by 0.15 percentage points compared with an earlier growth estimate of 6.8-7 per cent this year due to typhoon Yagi, local media reported on Monday, citing Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

Growth may suffer decreases of 0.35 percentage points in the third quarter and 0.22 percentage points in the fourth quarter, reports news agency, quoting Dung.

Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath have so far resulted in an estimated loss of 40 trillion Vietnamese dong (US$1.6 billion), according to the ministry.

Localities hit by the typhoon account for over 41 per cent of the country's economy and 40 per cent of the population.

The scheduled launch of an H2A rocket carrying an information-gathering satellite from a space centre on a southwestern Japan island was postponed on Monday for a second time, the rocket manufacturer said.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said it decided to postpone the launch of rocket No. 49 from Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, scheduled for the afternoon on the day, because of unsuitable wind conditions in the upper atmosphere, news agency reported.

The winds expected to blow over the space centre around the scheduled launch time do not meet the criteria for liftoff, Mitsubishi Heavy said, adding that a new date has yet to be fixed.

At least three people were killed and eight others injured in a traffic accident in Turkey on Monday, reports said.

A truck and a passenger minibus reportedly collided in the Ceyhan district of the Adana province, news agency reported quoting the semi-official Anadolu Agency.

The injured were hospitalised, and an investigation has been launched to find the cause of the accident, Anadolu said, adding that the drivers have not yet been identified.

Official data show that in Turkey in 2023, road traffic accidents involving death or injury increased to 235,771, up 19.2 per cent from the previous year.

New Zealand has released a draft critical minerals list, which is said to be essential to the economy and mineral resilience, for consultation.

The list identifies 35 minerals that are essential to economic functions, in demand internationally, and face a high risk of supply disruption domestically and internationally, Resources Minister Shane Jones said on Sunday.

The draft list considers minerals that are needed internationally where New Zealand may be able to contribute to supply, reports news agency, quoting the minister.