In a meeting closely watched by the world, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on Thursday agreed on a new vision of building a constructive bilateral relationship of strategic stability.

China is willing to work with all parties to support India in hosting a successful BRICS foreign ministers' meeting, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday.

As the host of APEC in 2026, China will hold the Second APEC Senior Officials' Meeting in Shanghai from May 18 to 19, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a daily press briefing when answering a related query, adding that through the

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas affirmed on Thursday that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the State of Palestine and that any transitional arrangements must be temporary and not infringe upon the unity of Palestinian territory.

Israeli and Lebanese officials began a third round of peace talks in Washington on Thursday, an Israeli government official told Xinhua.

Bangladesh recorded 1,363 new suspected measles cases and six more deaths in the past 24 hours, the country's health authority said on Thursday.

Britain's economy expanded in the first quarter of 2026, with real gross domestic product rising by 0.6 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2025, according to estimates released Thursday by the Office for National Statistics.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) on Thursday warned that planned cuts to Britain's steel import quotas and higher tariffs could disrupt supply chains and sharply increase costs for manufacturers.

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Wednesday welcomed Chinese manufacturing enterprises to develop in Tajikistan, leverage complementary strengths and further promote economic and trade exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation in the future.

Japan's Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Youhei Wakabayashi said Thursday that the country's information-gathering satellite system "satellite constellation" has been operational since April, in order to ensure the effectiveness of its long-range missiles used as part of Japan's

People drink sugarcane juice to cool off amid a heat wave in Karachi, Pakistan, May 14, 2026.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday met here with representatives of the U.S. business community accompanying President Donald Trump on his visit to China.The talks between President Xi Jinping and President Trump this morning have set a strategic direction for China-U.S. relations, Li noted.Amid

British Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns

A bus rolled over on a major highway in the Australian state of Queensland on Thursday, killing one passenger and injuring multiple.

It has become possible since Wednesday night for a number of Chinese ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in compliance with Iranian management protocols, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday, citing an informed source.