Russia will not be the first to take steps toward an escalation after the expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.In an interview with Russia's NTV, Lavrov said Moscow will closely monitor U.S. actions following the

Kazakhstan will accelerate the expansion and modernization of its railway infrastructure to support growing transit flows, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at an extended government meeting, Kazinform reported on Tuesday.Tokayev said railway transport accounts for about 60 percent of the

China firmly opposes some countries and institutions using judicial cases as a pretext to maliciously smear Hong Kong, defame its rule of law, and interfere in China's internal affairs, a foreign ministry spokesperson said here Tuesday.China has lodged stern representations with the relevant

The APEC members should work toward a clear, substantive outcome document at this year's Leaders' Meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said when delivering a speech at the opening session of the first Senior Officials' Meeting of APEC China 2026 in Guangzhou on Tuesday.Wang, also a member of

A Chinese defense spokesperson on Tuesday warned that any attempt by secessionists seeking "Taiwan independence" to provoke war would lead to disastrous consequences.Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to a media query regarding a reported plan

Paper-cutting featuring Year of the Horse increases festive atmosphere in Malaysia

A Chinese defense spokesperson slammed Japan's attempts to cloak its remilitarization in the hypocritical guise of the "rule of law."Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks at a press conference on Tuesday in response to a query regarding recent reports of

China urges the Philippine side to stop inciting fishers to carry out provocative acts near Huangyan Dao, said China's Ministry of Defense spokesperson Jiang Bin on Tuesday, affirming that Huangyan Dao as part of China's territory.Asked about the "Hero-Fisherfolk" initiative advanced by the

Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have led regional states in condemning Israel's move to ease settlement expansion and widen its powers in the West Bank, a step critics said went in the direction of annexing occupied land.Sunday's decisions by Israel's security cabinet will make it