Flash: Xi says ready to work with Kim to write a new chapter of China-DPRK friendship
Without specifying the legal consequences the Trump administration could face, what does the Supreme Court ruling mean for the future of Trump's tariff regime?

South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to life in prison on charges of insurrection stemming from his declaration of emergency martial law, live footage showed Thursday.

The Cabinet Office announced on Thursday that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Antonia Romeo as cabinet secretary and head of the Civil Service.

Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected as the country's 105th prime minister on Wednesday by members of parliament.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte announced on Wednesday that she will bid for the presidency in 2028. Duterte formally confirmed her plans to seek the country's highest post at a press conference, the first to make public plans to run for president of the Philippines.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday replied to friends in the U.S. state of Iowa and sent them a Chinese New Year card extending his festive wishes, saying that regardless of how the situation evolves, the desire of the Chinese and American peoples for exchanges and cooperation will not change.
Handout picture released by the Peruvian Congress showing the president of the Congress Fernando Rospigliosi (2-R) presiding over the extraordinary session to consider whether to impeach interim president Jose Jeri, at the auditorium of the Faustino Sanchez Carrion building of the legislative branch in Lima, on February 17, 2026.LIMA - Peru's Congress on Tuesday approved seven censure motions to impeach the country's President Jose Jeri, who must leave office immediately.

On the first day of the Chinese New Year, the festive atmosphere in central Beijing rises to a new pitch.
Peru's Congress on Tuesday approved seven censure motions to impeach the country's President Jose Jeri, who must leave office immediately.After announcing the results, acting President of the Congress Fernando Rospigliosi declared the presidency of the Congress vacant.

Cabinet ministers of the Takaichi administration submitted letters of resignation en masse at a cabinet meeting, which started shortly after 9 a.m. local time, as parliament is set to convene for a new session in the afternoon to elect a new prime minister.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to Joao Lourenco, rotating African Union (AU) chairperson and Angolan president, and Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, chairperson of the AU Commission, extending warm congratulations to African countries and people over the 39th AU Summit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday extended Spring Festival greetings at a reception in Beijing to usher in the Chinese New Year -- the Year of the Horse.

China will grant zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China starting from May 1, 2026, CCTV reported on Saturday.

Cambodia has intensified a nationwide crackdown on telecom and online fraud, repatriating thousands of foreign nationals and pushing forward new legislation to strengthen its legal framework against cross-border scams.
President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders have visited or entrusted others to visit retired senior officials to extend greetings ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 17 this year.
From 1997 to 1999, relocation efforts promoted by Xi, then deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the CPC, brought Jiang and more than 500 other boat-dwelling households ashore.
China and Ukraine should stick to the right direction and maintain stable and healthy development in bilateral relations, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday in Munich.
Georgia's migration authorities deported more illegal migrants over the past year than in the previous decade combined, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Friday in a video address.
The UN Security Council on Friday called on all parties to de-escalate and immediately cease renewed hostilities in South Sudan and to resolve issues through peaceful dialogue.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio here Friday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, with both sides agreeing to strengthen dialogue and cooperation in various fields and promote the stable development of China-U.S.
As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Horse in the Chinese lunar calendar approaches, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, took part in a gathering on the afternoon of Feb. 11 to greet the upcoming festival with leading officials of the non-CPC political parties' central committees and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and representatives of personages without party affiliation at the Great Hall of the People.
As the Spring Festival draws near, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), inspected the armed forces' combat readiness and ongoing operations and extended cordial greetings to relevant troops via video link at the Bayi Building in Beijing on Feb. 10. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the CMC, Xi expressed sincere regards and extended Spring Festival greetings to service personnel of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force, civilian personnel posted in the military, and members of reserve forces and militia.

The Chinese Embassy in Israel has refuted recent media reports claiming that "China has banned investment in Israel," according to a post published on the embassy's official WeChat account on Friday.

This year's 62nd Munich Security Conference report introduced two new concepts — "wrecking-ball politics" and "bulldozer politics" — which, according to Cui Hongjian, director of Beijing Foreign Studies University's Center for European Union and Regional Development Studies, largely reflect Europe's perception that the United States has shifted from being a rule-maker and guardian of the Western world to a disruptor.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the revocation of a key 2009 climate determination that has served as the legal foundation for federal climate regulations, including rules on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and mandates supporting electric vehicle adoption.
Britain's Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Chris Wormald, has become the third senior official to step down in less than a week amid the political fallout over former British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson, the Cabinet Office announced Thursday.
Released pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on Jan 30 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files.One survivor reported Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to the FBI in 1996, but no investigation was conducted. Maxwell, a former socialite, was Epstein's one-time girlfriend and longtime accomplice.

To significantly improve Shanghai's urban capacity and core competitiveness during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, the city will step up efforts to nurture new growth engines, expand development space and improve living standards, officials said on Wednesday.

Stronger scientific support, infrastructure investment and public awareness are needed to mitigate rising risks from extreme weather after a year marked by unusually severe natural disasters, a national legislator said ahead of this year's annual two sessions.
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