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Flooding in Bolivia’s eastern Santa Cruz region has killed at least 20 people after an overflowing river swept through multiple communities, authori...
China and Kazakhstan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their permanent comprehensive strategic partnership, pledging to boost cooperation across key sectors during the second China-Kazakhstan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue in Beijing.
Wang highlighted that under the strategic leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the China-Kazakhstan relationship has grown stronger, with record-breaking trade volumes and major projects advancing in fields such as new energy and connectivity. Wang called for accelerating joint efforts on the Belt and Road Initiative, enhancing multilateral cooperation, and pushing bilateral ties toward new achievements.
He emphasized that China views Kazakhstan as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy and will continue to support Kazakhstan on matters concerning core interests.
Nurtleu, in turn, reaffirmed Kazakhstan's deep trust in China, stressing that the relationship remains unaffected by global geopolitical tensions. He noted that China has become Kazakhstan’s largest trading partner, and expressed confidence in ushering in the “next golden 30 years” of bilateral relations.
The two foreign ministers agreed to expand cooperation in energy, trade, artificial intelligence, and the digital economy, while strengthening regional security by combating terrorism, extremism, and separatism.
Both sides also pledged to coordinate closely within international organizations such as the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, supporting free trade and multilateralism.
Following the dialogue, Wang and Nurtleu signed several agreements, including a memorandum of understanding between the two foreign ministries, solidifying their intent to elevate the China-Kazakhstan partnership to even greater heights.
Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, has said that Ukraine has not provided Moscow with a list of thousands of children it alleges were taken illegally to Russia, despite the issue being discussed during talks in Istanbul.
Iranian authorities have seized a foreign tanker carrying more than 6 million litres of smuggled fuel in the Sea of Oman, detaining all 18 crew members on board.
An explosive device found in a vehicle linked to one of the alleged attackers in Bondi shooting has been secured and removed according to Police. The incident left 12 people dead.
The latest round of clashes between Thailand and Cambodia has left 15 Thai soldiers dead and 270 others injured, Thailand’s Ministry of Defence spokesman Surasant Kongsiri said at a press conference on Saturday.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has offered condolences to President Donald Trump following an ISIS attack near the ancient city of Palmyra that killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter, Syrian and U.S. officials said Sunday.
Flooding in Bolivia’s eastern Santa Cruz region has killed at least 20 people after an overflowing river swept through multiple communities, authorities said on Monday, with the toll expected to increase as rescue teams reach areas that were previously inaccessible.
Filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their Los Angeles home in an apparent homicide, with police arresting their son, Nick Reiner, who is being held on a $4 million bond.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held two rounds of high-stakes talks in Berlin, Germany on 14-15 December. Ukraine’s chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov, posted on X that discussions with the U.S. envoy have been "constructive and productive".
Thailand’s military has halted fuel shipments through a key border checkpoint with Laos, citing intelligence that supplies were being diverted to Cambodian forces amid escalating clashes along the disputed frontier.
Afghanistan’s cities are facing worsening electricity shortages that are disrupting daily life and compounding an already severe humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
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