The U.S. blockade is dangerous and irresponsible, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday in response to a query that the U.S. military began blocking shipping traffic in and out of Iran's ports.
Spain opposes a "new Cold War," decoupling and severing of supply chains, and supports Europe and China in enhancing communication, mutual understanding and cooperation, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said when meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in Beijing.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that any threat against the security of the Strait of Hormuz will have large-scale consequences for global trade.
U.S. and Iranian negotiating teams could return to the Pakistani capital Islamabad for peace talks later this week, Reuters quoted multiple sources as reporting on Tuesday.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northern Nevada on Monday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
Military actions in the Caspian Sea are "absolutely unacceptable," as such actions run counter to years of efforts by littoral states to strengthen security, said Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, national leader of the Turkmen People and chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, on Monday.
ASEAN foreign ministers voiced support on Monday for the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, and called for safeguarding navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring its critical role in global energy security.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that the U.S. military will "eliminate" any Iranian ship if it comes close to the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that the ceasefire in the Middle East remains highly fragile and that the region is at a critical turning point, urging all sides to prevent a renewed outbreak of fighting and sustain the hard-won truce.
BEIRUT, April 12--Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Sunday that Lebanon is making efforts to halt the ongoing war and stressed the need to safeguard national unity and rebuild the state, Lebanons National News Agency reported.
The photo released on July 21, 2019 shows the British oil tanker"Stena Impero"surrounded by speedboats of Irans Islamic Revolution Guard Corpsin the Strait of Hormuz, Iran..A total of 172 crude oil tankers are currently en route to the region.
The United States and Iran have failed to reach any agreement after 21 hours of talks that concluded on Sunday in Pakistan, putting a fragile two-week ceasefire at grave risk as the six-week-old conflict, which has killed thousands and sent global oil prices soaring, hangs in the balance.
ABUJA, April 12--Civilian casualties are feared after a military airstrike struck a village market in northeastern Nigeria, local media reported Sunday.
U.S. forces will begin implementing a blockade of "all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports" on Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, U.S. Central Command said in a statement Sunday.
More than 570,000 Chinese students went abroad for study in 2025, while over 535,000 returned to China, data from the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange under the Ministry of Education showed.
The Middle East teetered between hope and despair on Thursday, within a day of a two-week ceasefire being announced, as the United States and Iran accused each other of violating the terms of the truce, Israel intensified its bombardment of Lebanon, and Iran continued its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
Sri Lanka has repatriated 125 telecom fraud suspects to China after joint operations targeting cross-border scams, authorities said.
U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are considering a plan to punish some NATO allies Trump believes were unhelpful during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. officials.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Thursday declared a national day of mourning after Israeli attacks on "unarmed civilians."
Israeli forces have launched a large wave of air strikes across Lebanon, including Beirut and the Bekaa Valley, in what they describe as operations against Hezbollah, April 8, 2026./VCG.
BEIJING, April 8--Representatives from China, Afghanistan and Pakistan held informal talks from April 1 to 7 in Urumqi, northwest Chinas Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday.
BEIJING, April 8--Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand in Beijing on Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES, April 8--A U.TV series stars of the 1990s and early 2000s, and his death renewed scrutiny of ketamines growing use outside operating rooms as both a treatment and an illicit drug.
People attend a rally in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026..Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes across Lebanon on Wednesday, killing at least 87 people and injuring 722, officials said, with densely populated neighborhoods in the capital, Beirut, among the hardest hit.
MANILA, April 9--Six people died in a collision between a bus and a multicab on Wednesday night in Camarines Sur, southern Luzon Island of the Philippines, local media reported.
"NATO wasn't there when we needed them, and they won't be there if we need them again," U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI, April 9--Citing the ongoing situation in the Middle East, the Indian government on Wednesday announced it has postponed a global steel conference until further notice.
Artemis II astronauts made history on Monday as they took a trip around the moon and reached a maximum distance from Earth of 248,655 miles, surpassing the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt a draft resolution that "strongly encourages" states interested in the use of commercial maritime routes in the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate efforts of a defensive nature to contribute to ensuring the safety and security of navigation across the Strait of Hormuz, including through the escort of merchant and commercial vessels.
BEIJING, April 8--Representatives from China, Afghanistan and Pakistan held an informal meeting from April 1 to 7 in Urumqi, northwest Chinas Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday.
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