
President Donald Trump said Wednesday there is"no time frame"for ending the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.Commander of Irans Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Ahmad Vahidi and his deputies had rejected much of what Irans own negotiators had discussed during the first round of U.

NEW YORK, April 22--At least two people were killed and 19 others sent to hospital on Wednesday after a chemical leak occurred at a silver catalyst manufacturing plant in the U.S.state of West Virginia, local authorities said.

UNITED NATIONS, April 22--The UN General Assemblyconcluded its two-day interactive dialogues with candidates for the position of the next UN secretary-general on Wednesday.
The IRGC also targeted a Greek-owned ship named Euphoria on Wednesday, a third"violating ship"attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which is now stranded on Irans shores, the Iranian semi-official Fars news agency reported.

S.electric vehicle maker Tesla on Wednesday reported financial results for the first quarter of 2026, with total revenue rising 16 percent year on year to 22.4 billion U.
This file photo taken on Feb.19, 2025 shows the Strait of Hormuz..S.defense officials briefed lawmakers this week on an intelligence assessment that it could take six months to fully clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines deployed by the Iranian military, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
China will intensify efforts to upgrade its fast-growing services sector, aiming to foster an open, competitive and high-quality ecosystem that benefits both Chinese consumers and global providers, experts and executives said.

A meeting was recently held in Cuba between delegations from Cuba and the United States, Alejandro Garcia del Toro, deputy director general for U.S. affairs at Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Cuba's state daily Granma on Monday.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that Iran has always welcomed resolving issues through dialogue and agreement and will continue to do so.

China released a guideline on Wednesday outlining arrangements to advance the country's energy conservation and carbon reduction efforts.

At the Urumqi International Land Port Area, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, crisscrossing railway lines and busy operations reflect the growing vitality of inland opening-up. On Wednesday, a delegation of media and think tank representatives from Pakistan visited the port area, expressing positive views on China’s efforts to advance connectivity and regional trade development.

A visitor with a disability from Argentina stood and walked with the aid of a Chinese exoskeleton robot at the 139th China Import and Export Fair, commonly known as the Canton Fair, highlighting the growing real-world impact of the country’s robotics industry.

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday urged the Taiwan authorities to fully restore normal cross-strait passenger flights, calling it a "bridge for communication, not a political chip."

The remains of 12 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) will be returned to China from the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Wednesday, according to China's Ministry of Veterans Affairs.

U.S. President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that any move by the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would preclude a deal with Iran, warning that an agreement would be impossible unless "we blow up the rest of their country."
China and South Korea held a handover ceremony on Wednesday morning at Incheon International Airport for the remains of 12 Chinese People's Volunteers soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953), along with 146 personal effects.

Laos firmly supports the major global initiatives proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping and is willing to deepen comprehensive and practical cooperation with China to continuously achieve new results in building a Laos-China community with a shared future.

BEIJING, April 21--China will help Mozambique extend its industrial chains, increase added value and better turn its resource advantages into development momentum, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday.

BEIJING, April 21--Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress, met with Vice President of the European Parliament Younous Omarjee in Beijing on Tuesday.

BEIJING, April 21--China and Canada will further increase passenger and cargo flights between the two countries to meet the growing demand for economic and trade exchanges as well as cross-border travel.

BEIJING, April 21--Chinese authorities have arranged flood control, emergency rescue and disaster relief work in key regions as frequent rainfall continues to hit the southern part of the country.

China welcomes more U.S.-funded enterprises, including GE HealthCare, to keep deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with China and share the opportunities brought by China's vast market and high-quality development, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS, April 21--A Chinese business chamber on Tuesday voiced its strong opposition to a European Commission decision to exclude a Chinese company from a public procurement project in Portugal.

Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold their second ambassador-level talks at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S. media reported Tuesday.

NEW DELHI, April 22--At least 13 persons died and nearly two dozen were injured when a powerful blast occurred inside a firecracker-manufacturing unit in Indias southern state of Kerala on Tuesday, confirmed a local police officer.

China has issued a new set of guidelines aimed at expanding capacity and upgrading the quality of the service sector. The guidelines, released by the State Council on Tuesday, state that the total scale of China's service sector is expected to reach 100 trillion yuan (about 14.58 trillion U.S. dollars) by 2030.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo held talks in Beijing on Tuesday, and the two heads of state agreed to upgrade bilateral ties to a China-Mozambique community with a shared future in the new era.

The Japanese government revised its defense equipment export rules on Tuesday, allowing the overseas sale of a broader range of military equipment, including items with lethal capabilities, local media reported.

Apple said Monday that CEO Tim Cook will become executive chairman of the company's board of directors, while John Ternus, Apple's senior vice-president of hardware engineering, will become the company's next CEO effective Sept 1, 2026.

A Chinese national remains missing, after falling overboard from a cruise ship near South Korea's Jeju Island on Monday, according to the Chinese Consulate General in Jeju.
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