
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a press conference, Beijing, April 1, 2026./Chinese Foreign Ministry.

UNITED NATIONS, April 1--The UN Security Council will focus on the Middle East in April, taking up issues concerning Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank, Jamal Fares Alrowaiei.
People attend a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on April 1, 2026..The United States and Israel launched joint military strikes on Iran on Feb.28, disrupting global shipping, sending oil prices soaring and shaking the global economy.

March 31--China and Pakistan put forward a five-point initiative for restoring peace and stability in the Gulf and Middle East region during talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Tuesday.

BEIJING, March 31--A meeting on the arrangements of the upcoming elections of deputies to peoples congresses at the county and township levels nationwide was held Tuesday in Beijing.Emphasizing the importance of the Partys leadership in the elections.

BEIJING, March 31--Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that mediation efforts of the Pakistani side regarding the Middle East tensions are in the common interests of all parties.
The photo taken from atop the Washington Monument on Nov.17, 2025 shows the construction site where the East Wing of the White House was recently demolished, while construction crews prepare the area for the White Houses new ballroom, in Washington, D.

TEHRAN, April 1--Irans Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has sent a message to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, pledging continued support for the resistance against the United States and Israel.

President Donald Trump will give an address to the nation to update on the Iran war at 9 pm on Wednesday, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt posted on X on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military will leave Iran in two or three weeks.

Russia has urged Japan to learn the lessons of history and return to a peaceful path, warning that it will take countermeasures if Tokyo continues its path of remilitarization.

More than 1,000 Japanese citizens gathered again in Shinjuku, one of Tokyo's busiest districts, on Sunday evening to protest a series of dangerous policy moves since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took office. They also demanded the government properly handle the incident in which a Japanese Self-Defense Forces officer forcibly entered the Chinese embassy in Japan and issue an immediate apology to China.

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Senator Markwayne Mullin's nomination for Department of Homeland Security secretary, replacing embattled Kristi Noem amid the department's continued shutdown.

The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) has grown from a seed to a towering tree, setting an example for the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.
The U.S. Senate on Sunday advanced Senator Markwayne Mullin's nomination for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, just over two weeks after President Donald Trump announced that he will replace current DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

The U.S. government on Friday issued a 30-day sanctions waiver for the purchase of Iranian oil at sea to ease energy supply pressures, media reports said.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that one of the top priorities at present is to contain the spread of the conflict and prevent further involvement of other countries.

A Chinese military spokesperson on Friday warned the Philippine side to immediately cease infringement and provocative acts after a Philippine C-208 aircraft illegally intruded into the airspace over waters adjacent to Meiji Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao without the approval of the Chinese government.

A coalition of more than 20 U.S. states, along with 10 dozen cities and counties, filed a legal challenge Thursday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), contesting the agency's rescission of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, the legal cornerstone of federal climate regulation under the Clean Air Act.
As the 10th border defense friendship exchange between China and Vietnam was held this week, the two nations' defense chiefs pledged to further enhance cooperation in multiple fields.

The United States leadership has repeatedly declared victory in the war against Iran.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed on Thursday that the Pentagon would ask Congress for more money to wage war in Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will not put troops in Iran as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is escalating.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the United States and Israel to end the war, and pressed for diplomacy to replace military action.

Moscow calls for an immediate end to the hostilities resulting from the "unprovoked aggression" by the United States and Israel against Iran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday in a statement regarding the unfolding situation in the Persian Gulf region.

Iran's envoy in Vienna has asked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to condemn the Israeli attack at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), calling the attack "a very grave and serious situation."

The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) concluded its 70th session on Thursday, pledging a shared resolve to further advance women's rights.

European Union (EU) leaders on Thursday pledged to remain vigilant against any spillover from the Middle East conflicts that could trigger migratory pressure on the bloc, as the conflicts pose growing risks to Europe.

China's "two sessions" were successfully held not long ago, during which the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development was approved, Xi said.

Xu Xianping, former deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, has been charged with bribery, according to a statement released by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Wednesday.
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