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Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with the President of the Swiss Confederation during Guy Parmelin's working visit. President Xi called on the two sides to uphold openness, strengthen ties, and promote inclusive economic globalization.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, have discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, manage trade differences, and work together on global challenges. Their talks followed President Xi's welcome ceremony for his counterpart who is on a state visit.

China has released the first Fengyun satellite AI models for extreme weather. They include an intelligent typhoon cloud imagery interpretation model that can analyze the intensity and evolution of the weather systems while generating text and visualized products.

A senior anti-graft official says the Communist Party of China has identified four key areas for advancing its fight against corruption.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled the country's first national security strategy in more than two decades. The plan sets out five priorities.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has apologized for a residential tower fire that killed 168 people last year. He promised swift reforms to the building industry and announced the resignation of Housing Secretary Winnie Ho.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has visited the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Beijing during a state visit to China. He also played table tennis at Peking University.

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held its fifth plenary session from Monday to Thursday in Beijing, adopting a resolution on persevering with full and rigorous Party self-governance. A communique after the session said the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee presided over the meeting. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered an impor...

China has unveiled 16 measures to facilitate foreign businesses and professional operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port. The policies in the world's largest free trade port by area cover energy trade, medical services, and bonded business operations.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has declared three days of national mourning after a collision between two high-speed trains in central Spain killed at least 68 people and injured dozens more.

Three policy banks in China say the country has completed issuing 800 billion yuan, or around 119 billion US dollars, in policy-based financial instruments for 2026 to support key projects and boost investment.

The US Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.75 to 4 percent, citing resilient domestic spending and persistent inflation, less than a week before the 2026 midterm elections.

Sources say human error linked to signaling may have caused the train collision in Spain that has killed at least 64 people as of Wednesday afternoon. Authorities suspended the service on the route linking Madrid and Andalusia following the crash near Toledo.

The National Gallery of Australia has handed over the heads of statues of military and civil officials to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. Both cultural relics date back to the Northern Song Dynasty approximately 1,000 years ago and originated from Henan Province in central China.

The US Central Command's estimate includes more than 29 billion dollars to replace expended munitions, but does not include the cost of damage to military bases in the Middle East.

The second phase of the 140th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, has concluded, with 278,000 overseas buyers from 218 countries and regions attending the fair’s first two phases.

Exit polls suggest that there is no clear winner in Israel's pivotal general election, with neither veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor former military chief Gadi Eisenkot on track to secure a majority.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that countries in the Middle East are capable of resolving their own problems without US involvement. He made the remarks during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.

An exhibition titled "Justice and Peace for All Humanity" marking the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial is underway at the UN headquarters in New York. It features historical photographs, archival documents, and publications on the prosecution of Japanese war crimes during World War II.

Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, has called for efforts to promote peace and end conflict to better protect children, urging all parties to conflicts to refrain from attacking civilians and facilities, such as children and schools.

China's major industrial firms saw their profits rise 15.5 percent year on year in the first nine months of 2026, maintaining double-digit growth since the start of the year. Profits increased 14.4 percent in September alone.

​Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says the resumption of trilateral negotiations on the Ukraine conflict will not restrict Russia's military operations.

Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have agreed to continue consultations and strengthen cooperation to promote peace and security in West Asia. The four countries reached a consensus at a regional security meeting in Tehran on Monday.

China has congratulated incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on winning Sunday's presidential runoff. Lula will be sworn in on January 5th next year for his fourth presidency.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced that the foreign minister of Iceland is visiting China from Monday to Saturday. The visit is at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.