Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release of a detained American citizen on Sunday, a week after an elderly British couple were also released by the authorities.

The police later found a detached jaw, multiple bones and other small body parts.

Iran's theocracy prepared Sunday for a possible confrontation with the West after the United Nations reimposed sanctions over its nuclear programme, even as some pushed for continued negotiations to ease the economic pain squeezing the country.

Vietnam evacuated thousands of people from central and northern provinces Sunday as Typhoon Bualoi raced toward the country faster than expected with landfall forecast later in the day.

Tang Renjian, China's former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, was sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery at a court in Jilin province on Sunday, according to state-run news agency Xinhua.

Ian Roberts is a seasoned educator and former Olympian, having competed in track and field at the 2000 Sydney Games and World Championships.

The US awards 85,000 H-1B visas per year on a lottery system, with India accounting for around three-quarters of the recipients.

The UN reimposed sanctions on Iran after last-ditch talks between Tehran and European powers failed to resolve the latest of decades of standoffs over Iran's nuclear program.

Addressing world leaders from the iconic podium in the UN General Assembly hall, S Jaishankar said that nations who can engage all sides must "step-up in the search for solutions".

At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asserted that the economic partnership between India and Russia is "not under threat" amid the US tariffs on India for buying Russian oil.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday said sex offender Jeffrey Epstein "tried to get" him to the US Virgin Islands - where many women said Epstein abused them - but he refused.