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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari have exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties. Meantime, the Chinese foreign ministry said Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China starting Saturday.

China has completed a full-system rehearsal of the Shenzhou-23 crewed space mission ahead of its launch to the Tiangong Space Station.

The Chinese Ministry of Public Security says it has worked with the US Drug Enforcement Administration under the Department of Justice on a joint investigation into a transnational case involving new psychoactive substances.

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says officials are assessing the latest US position, while the Pakistani interior minister's visit to Tehran is helping facilitate communication and clarify draft proposals.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, with the two sides agreeing to further extend the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.

China has decided to extend the visa-free policy for Russian citizens to Dec. 31, 2027. The Chinese foreign ministry said the move aims to facilitate personnel exchanges between the two countries.

The two countries agreed in principle to discuss, under the trade council, a reciprocal tariff reduction framework arrangement on products of equivalent scale worth 30 billion U.S. dollars or more on each side.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China and Russia should drive their development and revitalization through comprehensive strategic coordination of even higher quality.

China has reached the AFC U17 Asian Cup final for the first time in 22 years after a 2-0 semifinal victory over Australia.

US Vice President JD Vance says the planned deployment of more than 4,000 US-based troops to Poland has been delayed rather than canceled.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for a state visit to China on Tuesday and Wednesday. This is Putin's 25th visit to China.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the country is willing to work with Liberia to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Global South during his talks with his Liberian counterpart Sara Beysolow Nyanti.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a public health emergency of continental security.

The tech tycoon had accused OpenAI and its executives of prioritizing commercial interests over the public good. OpenAI denied the allegations, saying Musk was aware of changes to the company and acted too late.

Speaking in a video address ahead of his state visit to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin says the close strategic relationship between the two sides plays a major stabilizing role in global affairs.

A Kremlin aide says Russia and China have set a model for state-to-state ties and cooperation between neighboring countries. Yury Ushakov says bilateral ties are steadily forging ahead and have reached an unprecedentedly high standard.

Beijing says Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will exchange views on bilateral ties, cooperation and international issues of common concern during Putin's state visit to China this week.

The Second Senior Officials' Meeting of APEC China 2026 is underway in Shanghai, with participants reviewing the APEC cooperation in the first half of the year and preparing for the outcomes of the leaders' meeting and other events throughout the rest of the year.

The Chinese economy maintained stable growth in the first four months of this year, supported by government policies to stabilize employment, businesses, markets, and expectations.

The United Arab Emirates has condemned what it calls a "terrorist attack" after a drone struck an electricity generator near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant.

China has launched a Long March-8 carrier rocket, sending a new group of satellites into space. The satellite group, the ninth batch of the Spacesail Constellation, successfully entered its planned orbit.

French rider Valentin Debise of China's ZXMOTO has won another tight race at the Czech Round of the Supersport World Championship, securing his fifth win of the season with the Chinese motorcycle manufacturer.

The World Health Organisation says it has determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern." It said the outbreak does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have sent congratulatory letters to the 10th China-Russia Expo, expressing hope that it could deliver benefits to the two peoples.

The UN chief's press office says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the announcement of a 45-day extension of the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.

French rider Valentin Debise of China's ZXMOTO claimed victory in Race 1 of the FIM Supersport World Championship at the Czech Round on Saturday, securing his fourth win of the season with the Chinese manufacturer.

The Chinese commerce ministry says China and the United States have achieved positive outcomes in economic and trade consultations. Both sides will continue to implement the results of previous consultations and have reached common ground on related tariff arrangements.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China on Tuesday and Wednesday. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination.

China is preparing to launch the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship. The combination of the spaceship and its carrier rocket has been transferred to the launch area.

Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi says President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the U.S. in autumn this year at the invitation of his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.

China saw steady growth in railway passenger trips in the first four months of the year. According to China State Railway Group, nearly 1.6 billion railway trips were made from January to April, up 6.8 percent from a year earlier.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump had a private meeting in the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in central Beijing. The meeting came before Trump concluded his state visit to China and a day after the two leaders held formal talks.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says the new vision for China–US relations agreed by the two presidents is conducive to the sustainable development of bilateral ties, as well as to global peace and prosperity.

Israeli and Lebanese officials have begun a third round of peace talks in Washington. The discussions, held at the US State Department, are expected to continue on Friday.

Fatah has re-elected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as the movement's leader during its eighth general conference.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a banquet to welcome U.S. President Donald Trump on his state visit to China, saying that the China-U.S. relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the current world. He said the two countries should be partners rather than rivals.

Chinese President Xi Jinping says China and the United States have agreed to work toward building a constructive relationship of strategic stability. He said the new vision will provide strategic guidance for bilateral ties over the next three years and beyond.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has described China-U.S. economic and trade relations as mutually beneficial and win-win in nature. He made the remarks during talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed that China and the U.S. have more common interests than differences. He was speaking while holding talks with visiting U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Warsh will succeed Jerome Powell, whose term as Fed chair expires on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump is in Beijing for a state visit to China through Friday. This is the first U.S. presidential visit to China in almost nine years and Trump's second since November 2017.

Beijing says it welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to China. A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations.