The arrests near RAF Fairford raise questions extending far beyond the five men detained. While claims of Iranian involvement remain unconfirmed and have been rejected by Tehran, the episode exposes a striking
President Xi Jinping on Friday called for further giving full play to the salient political advantage of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in developing whole-process people’s democracy. Xi, also general
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Polling of votes began in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, confirmed a local government official to Xinhua over the phone. Voting will continue till 6:00 p.m. local time in as many
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree to increase the number of Russian armed forces to 2,389,130 units, including 1.5 million military personnel. The new decree, published on the official
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by Xinhua writers Lu Jiafei, Xie Binbin In many parts of the world, “China Week” is often referred to as events of cultural exchanges. But a twist in tone is observed in
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told his American counterpart on Monday that time is running out for a diplomatic solution to prevent a full-scale war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. In a phone
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asserted on Monday that his country has no intention of developing nuclear weapons, pushing back against international concerns over its uranium enrichment program. “We have repeatedly emphasized that
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The financial problems faced by the Maldives are temporary and there is no need to seek assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), PSM, the country’s state media, said on Saturday quoting
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Top executives from the Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel Corporation have left for the United States to meet with senior U.S. officials in an attempt to salvage their acquisition of United States
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“To my regret, sanctioning states deny the existence of the humanitarian and often disastrous impact of unilateral sanctions,” said Alena Douhan, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of
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Zhou Hongyu, who had served as a national lawmaker for 20 years, saw many of his 200-plus proposals adopted and implemented. Among these proposals was free compulsory education in all urban and
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After years of criticizing former President Donald Trump’s tariffs for harming U.S. businesses and consumers, the Biden U.S. administration is now following the same misguided path. Despite widespread opposition, the U.S. government
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by Liu Xian and Mao Xiaojing Leaders from China and Africa successfully convened the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), setting forth plans to enhance China-Africa cooperation in this
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by Xinhua writer Xiong Maoling The U.S. government’s decision to hike tariffs on Chinese-made products, including electric vehicle batteries, critical minerals, steel, and aluminum, has met with wide opposition and disappointment from
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The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,988, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Monday. In the past 24 hours, the Israeli
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by Xinhua writer Zhao Wencai It was a breezy day in 750 A.D. when Abu Obeida, an Arab navigator, set sail from a bustling Middle Eastern port in Oman aboard a two-masted
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