US President Donald Trump said talks with Mexico have so far made progress but more was needed, as he aims to impose tariffs on the southern neighbour next week if more is not done to curb immigration flows.

Sudanese opposition groups rejected talks with the Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Wednesday, hours after the interim leaders said they were ready to reopen negotiations.

The Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah met HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani at Al Diyafa Palace in Makkah on Thursday.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, who is visiting Japan, met with Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the Ministry of Defence in Tokyo.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met on Sunday at Dasman Palace with the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah.

A senior Iranian legislator has called for the United States and Iran to hold talks in Iraq or Qatar to defuse tensions amid a US military build-up in the Gulf.

Britain's tumultuous divorce from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa May's crumbling government.

Qatar said on Thursday it welcomed a new round of talks between the United States and Afghan Taliban being held in Doha.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held a session of official talks with the President of Botswana Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi at the Amiri Diwan on Monday.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani on Thursday affirmed that Qatar and Germany have agreed that political solution is the best way to solve the Libyan issue, and not a military solution.

A panel discussion on 'Museums of Modern Art: Current Trends, East & West' was held on Tuesday as part of the events of #Qatar Creates talks programme.

British and EU officials were meeting Saturday to try again to break the deadlock over their divorce deal, less than three weeks before Brexit.