内容摘要：The US does not seek war or conflict with China, Hegseth added.

The US does not seek war or conflict with China, Hegseth added.

The trial was then adjourned pending the decision on Thursday, which ultimately was to declare a mistrial.Since beginning, the trial had heard the testimony of almost 50 witnesses, including Maradona's daughters.

The date for the new trial was not initially set and new judges were not nominated.Five musicians who disappeared in the Mexican city of Reynosa, near the US border, were murdered by suspected drug cartel members, Mexican authorities have said.Nine alleged members of the notorious Gulf Cartel have been arrested on suspicion of murder, according to Irving Barrios Mojica, attorney general for the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

The musicians - known as Grupo Fugitivo - were kidnapped while travelling to a private event on 25 May, Barrios Mojica said. Soon after, their relatives reported receiving ransom demands.Investigators are working to establish a motive for the killings.

The musicians were aged between 20 and 40, and often played at local parties and dances.

Nine firearms and two vehicles were also seized during the arrests.Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful and has long denied accusations it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons.

However, the IAEA stated that it "cannot verify" this, citing Iran's refusal to grant access to senior inspectors and its failure to answer longstanding questions about its nuclear history.In recent months, two of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's advisors - Ali Larijani and Kamal Kharazi - have suggested Iran might reconsider its long-standing position against building nuclear weapons if international pressure intensifies.

Such statements have raised alarm among Western diplomats, who fear Iran is edging closer to becoming a nuclear threshold state.The IAEA board is expected to meet in the coming days to discuss next steps, amid mounting international pressure on Tehran to fully cooperate with inspections and return to compliance with nuclear non-proliferation norms.