Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday he would be willing to visit Germany, France and Britain for talks on his country's nuclear program.

"After my recent consultations in Moscow & Beijing, I am ready to take the first step with visits to Paris, Berlin and London," he said in a post on X, adding that he was open to talks "not only on the nuclear issue, but in each and every other area of mutual interest and concern".

U.S. President Donald Trump voiced frustration Thursday over deadly Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as he pushes both sides to agree to a ceasefire.

"I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV," Trump said on social media in a rare rebuke directed at Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Lebanon's parliament on Thursday approved amendments to banking secrecy legislation, a key reform demanded by the International Monetary Fund, as Lebanese officials hold meetings with global finance institutions in Washington.

A statement from Speaker Nabih Berri's office said parliament passed amendments to "the law related to banking secrecy" and to monetary legislation.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he thought Russia had agreed to a deal to end the conflict in Ukraine, with President Volodymr Zelensky now the holdout.

"I think we have a deal with Russia. We have to get a deal with Zelensky," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday. "I thought it might be easier to deal with Zelensky. So far it's been harder."

Russia attacked Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 70 in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since last July and just as peace efforts are coming to a head.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after the attack he is cutting short his official trip to South Africa and returning home as the city reeled from the bombardment that kept residents on edge for about 11 hours. It appeared to be Russia's biggest attack on Kyiv in nine months, and Zelenskyy called it one of Russia's "most outrageous."

Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Wednesday of "indiscriminate" attacks on civilians during its recent war with Hezbollah, saying two deadly strikes in east Lebanon should be investigated as war crimes.

A November 27 ceasefire sought to end more than a year of hostilities between the two sides that began with Hezbollah's cross-border fire at Israel in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas.

Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned the latest U.S. sanctions targeting its oil network, calling the move a sign of Washington's "hostile approach" ahead of a third round of indirect nuclear talks.

In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the US policy of imposing sanctions on the Iranian people was a "clear contradiction with the United States' demand for dialogue and negotiation and indicates America's lack of goodwill and seriousness in this regard."

Germany, France and Britain on Wednesday called on Israel to stop blocking humanitarian aid into Gaza, warning of "an acute risk of starvation, epidemic disease and death".

"This must end," their foreign ministers said in a joint statement. "We urge Israel to immediately re-start a rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza in order to meet the needs of all civilians."

U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff is expected in Moscow later this week, Russian state media reported Tuesday citing Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.

"Yes," Ushakov said in response to a question from a journalist as to whether Witkoff would visit Moscow on what would be his fourth trip since U.S. President Trump took office with promises to bring a swift end to the Ukraine conflict.

A Hamas delegation left for Cairo to discuss "new ideas" aimed at securing a Gaza ceasefire, an official from the group said, as Israeli air strikes killed 26 people across the territory Tuesday.

The renewed effort follows Hamas's rejection last week of Israel's latest proposal to secure the release of hostages still held in Gaza.