Japan and Australia plan to sign an economic security deal in early May to strengthen defense ties between the two nations, Kyodo News reports.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Kolkata, will meet PM Modi in Delhi later today.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Kolkata, to meet with PM Modi in Delhi later today.

Reports: Hope for limited U.S.-Iran agreement gains momentum as regional mediators push to stabilize ceasefire; Iranian hardliners oppose talks.

Hope for a limited U.S.-Iran agreement is gaining momentum as regional mediators push to stabilize a ceasefire, though Iranian hardliners remain opposed to talks, according to reports.

Italian PM Meloni and Irish PM Martin call for more aid to Gaza, condemn Israeli settlements and settler violence during talks in Rome.

Italian PM Meloni and Irish PM Martin call for more aid to Gaza, condemn Israeli settlements and settler violence during Rome talks.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana last week with an operator from the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, sources say. Rare meeting with Cuban officials underscores secretive diplomacy.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana last week for a rare meeting with senior Cuban officials, accompanied by an operator involved in the U.S. mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, sources tell CBS News.