BEIJING (AP) — A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people, state media said on Saturday. It was the country’s deadliest mining accident in recent years. The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident at Changzhi city’s Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday evening. Around 247 workers were on duty at the time. Nine miners were still unaccounted for as of Saturday afternoon, Xinhua said, and more than 120 people were hospitalized. The cause of the explosion was under investigation, Xinhua reported, and rescue work is pressing on with hundreds of

NEW DELHI, May 23 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed trade and energy with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday on a visit aimed at shoring ​up relations battered by Washington’s tariffs and engagement with New Delhi’s rivals Pakistan and China. Rubio – who said before the trip the U.S. wanted to sell India energy – pressed his case and ‌told Modi that “U.S. energy products have the potential to diversify India’s energy supply,” according to a U.S. summary of the meeting. The Reuters Iran Briefing newsletter keeps you informed with the latest developments and analysis