Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Beijing on Monday for a four-day state visit to China.

Indonesia's Health Ministry Monday said the country is monitoring a foreign national identified as a close contact of a suspected hantavirus-infected passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius.The United Kingdom's International Health Regulation National Focal Point informed Indonesian health

Ukraine and the United States have discussed the possibility of a leaders-level meeting on ways to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday.The issue was raised during a recent visit of Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense

The European Union (EU) members on Monday agreed on new sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, after a months-long deadlock, according to a top EU diplomat.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar met U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Natalie A. Baker on Monday to discuss the evolving regional situation and broader Pakistan-U.S. bilateral relations, the Foreign Office said.During the meeting, Dar highlighted Pakistan's role in

Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia said on Monday that the final group of evacuees from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius will fly to the Netherlands later in the day.Garcia said there are currently 54 people aboard the vessel, 22 of whom will disembark and fly to the Netherlands. The

Israel's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has urged the government to remove U.S. military aircraft from Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, warning that their presence is severely disrupting the country's civilian aviation sector, Israeli business daily Calcalist and Channel 12 News

Republicans returning to Washington on Monday are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for President Donald Trump's ballroom as Democrats say they will try to defeat it.Senate Republicans added the money for White House security to a spending bill that

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Tehran had sought only its "legitimate rights" in a new peace proposal delivered to the United States through Pakistan, which has been mediating between the two sides.Speaking at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Baghaei said

Hamas on Monday denied Israeli media reports alleging that the group was rebuilding its military capabilities and preparing attacks from the Gaza Strip, saying the claims were aimed at justifying further Israeli escalation in the enclave.Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a press statement

As the world's two largest economies, China and the US shoulder a shared responsibility that extends far beyond their borders. Ahead of US President Donald Trump's state visit to China from May 13 to 15, the Chinese foreign ministry on Monday released a video titled "Peaceful Coexistence," calling for mutual trust and sincerity in steering this important bilateral relationship.

ASEAN leaders have underscored energy security, food security, and the safety of ASEAN nationals worldwide during the 48th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn said here on Monday.Speaking at the ASEAN Secretariat, Kao highlighted the key outcomes of the summit,

Poland has officially filed a complaint with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement, Polish Agriculture Minister Stefan Krajewski announced Monday."Poland, as the only country in the European Union (EU), has challenged the Mercosur

China's position on the situation in Iran is consistent and China will continue to play a positive role in promoting a ceasefire, encouraging an end to hostilities, and facilitating dialogue and negotiations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said during a press conference on Monday

China hopes relevant countries can reach an agreement on the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea at an early date, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

Two Indian nationals aboard a hantavirus-hit ship are safe and asymptomatic, officials said Monday.The information was shared by the Indian embassy in Madrid, Spain, in a statement issued on Sunday night on social media.The embassy said that it was informed by the Spanish National Center for