An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted south of Fiji Islands at 2031 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 26.95 degrees south latitude and 176.16 degrees west longitude.

Senior officials and policy experts from Asia, the Middle East and Europe have called for enhanced strategic stability in China-U.S. relations, saying constructive engagement between the world's two largest economies is vital for global peace, development and shared prosperity.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that his country will be ready for elections in 60 to 90 days if the United States and Europe guarantee security for such a vote, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.

Cameroonian authorities on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the construction of the headquarters of Cameroon's General Directorate of Customs.

Retail sales in Britain rose 1.4 percent year on year in November, the weakest growth in six months despite heavy Black Friday promotions, according to data released Tuesday by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

The French National Assembly on Tuesday approved the 2026 social security budget bill, with 247 votes in favor and 234 against. The social security budget comprises two main components: revenues and expenditures.

The emergency humanitarian flood relief supplies provided by the Chinese government arrived in Colombo on Monday morning and were handed over to the Sri Lankan side.

The Trump administration is pushing hard for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept the new edition of a US-brokered peace deal, which may lead to major territorial losses for Ukraine, according to US online media outlet Axios.

The Global Female Entrepreneurship Empowerment Program Workshop (GFEEP) kicked off on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the aim to equip Ethiopian women entrepreneurs with essential knowledge and skills to manage their businesses.

The United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Tuesday that global trade in goods and services is expected to exceed 35 trillion U.S. dollars in 2025 for the first time.

One person died and another was injured Tuesday in a shooting on Kentucky State University (KSU)'s campus, and a suspect is in custody, according to local authorities.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he could extend anti-drug military operations to Mexico and Colombia, Politico reported Tuesday.In an interview with Politico at the White House on Monday, Trump declined to rule out putting U.S. troops into Venezuela.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng emphasized on Tuesday that China and the United States should continuously lengthen the list of cooperation and shorten the list of problems between the two sides.

The 2025 Kuliang Forum, themed "Echoes of History," was recently held in New York. The event brought together more than 150 participants from various sectors in China and the US.