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Tensions across the Middle East intensified on Monday as Iran and the United States exchanged fresh attacks, while Yemen's Houthi group threatened Saudi shipping in the Red Sea, raising concerns over further disruption to regional security and global energy flows.

China will continue to develop a modern integrated transport system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), with a focus on building a high-quality national transport network, Xu Chengguang, vice minister of transport, said at a press conference on Tuesday.

The China Coast Guard (CCG) said on Tuesday that China had permitted the Philippines, on humanitarian grounds, to transfer injured personnel from the illegally grounded warship BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) at Ren'ai Jiao to a Philippine Coast Guard vessel, with the Philippine boats involved being

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday that the US administration's announced intention to impose a new 50% tariff on a broad range of Canadian goods is "the latest in a series of unilateral US trade actions in direct violation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)."

On July 20, Philippine personnel from a Philippine Navy ship illegally "grounded" on China’s Ren'ai Jiao reef in the South China Sea accosted a Chinese Coast Guard patrol vessel in rubber boats and attempted to ram into it, disregarding repeated warnings.

Vessels conduct towing and salvage training

Deep in the Wuling Mountains, the girls' football program at Sanhe Primary School began with no proper pitch and limited equipment. But over the past decade, football has helped open a path to the wider world. The school has produced 53 national-level athletes, while more than 200 players have moved on to leading schools through football programs. Some carried flags at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, while others went on to sign with professional women's football clubs. (Produced by Wang Ruofan, Di Jingyuan, Tan Yanbo, Wang Xiangyu, Zheng Qi, Chu Chu, intern Qiu Letao, Zhang Shixin, Song Wanlin and Gong Mengting)

A China Coast Guard spokesperson announced that, out of humanitarian considerations, Chinese authorities on Tuesday morning permitted the transfer of injured personnel from a Philippine vessel that was illegally "grounded" at China's Ren'ai Jiao in the South China Sea.