On April 3, 2026, a meeting was held in Moscow between the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Nurlan Yermekbayev, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov. According a statement from the SCO Secretariat, the parties held a substantive and engaged exchange of viewsContinue Reading
A handover ceremony for China’s emergency food aid to Togo was held on Thursday in Lome, the capital of Togo. Afou Salifou Ousmane, secretary-general of Togo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Togolese Abroad, and Wang Min, Chinese ambassador to Togo, attended the event. Speaking on behalfContinue Reading
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Thursday it has targeted and destroyed Amazon’s cloud computing operation center in Bahrain in its first action against U.S. and Israeli “espionage” firms in the region in retaliation for the “assassinations” of Iranians. In a statement on its official news outlet SepahContinue Reading
In an effort to strengthen the bilateral relations in health sector, the government of Lesotho and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China have welcomed the 20th batch of the Chinese Medical Team. The event which concurrently bid farewell to the 19th batch of the team which hasContinue Reading
Austria has rejected “several” requests from the United States to use its airspace for military operations against Iran, the Austrian news agency APA reported on Thursday. A spokesperson for Austria’s Defense Ministry said the requests were denied in line with the country’s neutrality law. The spokesperson did not specifyContinue Reading
By Lawal Sale China and Pakistan have jointly proposed five key initiatives aimed at easing tensions and de-escalating the ongoing military conflict in the Gulf and broader Middle East region. According to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, China’s Foreign Minister and Member of the Political Bureau ofContinue Reading
The number of children and women abductions and human trafficking crimes in China has shown a significant decline, with a 77.95 percent drop in 2025 compared to the peak in 2012, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said on Thursday. This indicates that such crimes have been effectively curbed, theContinue Reading
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper would host the meeting of international leaders as part of efforts to address the growing economic impact of the conflict in the Middle East. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that Britain will host an international summit this week on restoring freedomContinue Reading
Participants at a dialogue in Ghana have hailed China’s zero-tariff offer to Africa as a major pathway to advance both national and continental economic and industrialization initiatives. Samuel Nii-Noi Ashong, senior policy advisor for fiscal management at Ghana’s Ministry of Finance, described the gesture as “remarkable and historic,” urgingContinue Reading
The Zambian government has announced a three-month suspension of key fuel taxes, a move aimed at shielding citizens and businesses from rising global oil prices. The decision follows a special Cabinet meeting chaired by President Hakainde Hichilema, which focused on mitigating the economic impact of surging fuel costs, aContinue Reading
