TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday left Tehran for Geneva at the head of a political delegation to take part in the new round of indirect talks with the United States.

The third round of nuclear negotiations between delegations of Iran and the United States is scheduled to be held in the Swiss city on Thursday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

The talks are expected to take place as tensions remain high between Iran and the United States in the wake of a U.S. military buildup in the West Asia region. (Iran-U.S.-Talks)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday night, receiving cheers from Republicans and jeers from Democrats in the chamber.

Speaking before a gathering of lawmakers, the president railed against Democrats, blaming them for the nation's problems, getting loud applause from Republicans and angry shouts from Democrats. (U.S.-Trump-State of The Union)

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MOSCOW -- Seven people were killed and 10 others injured in an attack by Ukrainian armed forces on a fertilizer plant in Russia's Smolensk region on Wednesday, according to local authorities.

"The civilian facility of PJSC Dorogobuzh came under attack," regional governor Vasily Anokhin said on his social media channel. "All the wounded have been taken to a medical facility." (Russia-Ukrainian Attack)

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ALMATY -- A Su-30SM fighter jet crashed in central Kazakhstan on Wednesday during a scheduled training flight, the country's defense ministry said in a statement.

The aircraft went down in the Karaganda Region. Both pilots, who ejected on time, are under medical supervision, with no life-threatening injuries, the statement said. (Kazakhstan-Fighter Jet-Crash)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais rose to 30, with 39 people missing, local authorities said Tuesday.

Heavy rain that began Monday afternoon triggered landslides, sent urban rivers over their banks and toppled trees, damaging buildings and leaving thousands of people homeless, the local fire department said. (Brazil-Rain)