A restaurant fire in northeast China killed 22 people and injured three others on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, without giving any details on the cause of the blaze.
The fire broke out at 12:25 p.m. (04:25 GMT) in a restaurant in a residential area in Liaoning Province's Liaoyang City, the report said.
China's President Xi Jinping called the fire "a deeply sobering lesson" and urged local officials to quickly determine its cause, treat the injured, and hold those responsible to account, state news agency Xinhua said.
Gas leaks caused at least two high-profile explosions in residential areas last year, with a blast at a restaurant in China's northern province of Hebei killing 2 people and injuring 26 others in March and an explosion in a highrise building in southern Shenzhen in September killing one person.
Germany is steadily losing export market share to China within the European Union, according to a report released Monday by the KfW Development Bank.
SIPRI’s annual report, released Monday, said global military expenditure reached $2.72 trillion in 2024, a 9.4% increase from 2023 and the largest year-on-year rise since the Cold War's end. This marks the tenth straight year of growth.
China has announced that it has taken control of Sandy Cay reef, a disputed landform in the South China Sea, located just a few kilometers from a key Philippine military outpost. The reef, which China refers to as Tiexian Jiao, is also claimed by Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
Donald Trump's cabinet members sent mixed signals on whether tariff talks with China are underway, despite Trump's claims, fueling confusion as market instability and recession fears grow amid ongoing tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
Foreign ministers from Central Asia and China gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Saturday for the sixth meeting under the Central Asia-China format, aiming to deepen regional cooperation and address shared challenges.
Online retail platform Temu has begun adding steep “import charges” of around 145% to orders shipped to the United States, a direct response to President Donald Trump’s newly imposed tariffs on Chinese goods, CNBC reported.
A minibus carrying Russian tourists overturned in Antalya's Manavgat district on Tuesday, injuring 19 people. Emergency teams swiftly responded to the scene, and all injuries are reported as non-life-threatening.
Russia said it remains unclear whether Ukraine will observe a temporary ceasefire declared for Victory Day, as Kyiv calls for a longer, unconditional truce.
Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening economic cooperation, with a shared goal of boosting bilateral trade turnover to $5 billion in the coming years.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on the sidelines of the 4th Türkiye–Italy Intergovernmental Summit
Russia launched a major missile and drone assault on Kyiv overnight on April 24, killing at least twelve people and injuring 90, including children and a pregnant woman, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
In an expansive interview marking his first 100 days back in office, President Donald Trump sketched out an agenda that touches everything from punitive tariffs and China policy to cease-fire hopes in Ukraine and an overhaul of domestic programmes. Below are the highlights.
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For three generations, the Liebigs built railcars in Görlitz. Now, the factory that shaped their lives will produce parts for battle tanks.
A deadly explosion at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port has left at least 40 dead, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reported on Sunday, halting operations at one of the country’s most vital trade hubs.
A minibus carrying Russian tourists overturned in Antalya's Manavgat district on Tuesday, injuring 19 people. Emergency teams swiftly responded to the scene, and all injuries are reported as non-life-threatening.
Russia said it remains unclear whether Ukraine will observe a temporary ceasefire declared for Victory Day, as Kyiv calls for a longer, unconditional truce.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on the sidelines of the 4th Türkiye–Italy Intergovernmental Summit
A 24-hour nationwide strike crippled Belgium’s airports, transit networks and public services on Monday, as unions walked out to protest government austerity cuts to welfare and pensions.
Porsche has revised its outlook downward after a sharp drop in margins in the first quarter, citing weak demand in China, a slower shift to electric vehicles, and the impact of U.S. tariffs on the global auto industry.
Online retail platform Temu has begun adding steep “import charges” of around 145% to orders shipped to the United States, a direct response to President Donald Trump’s newly imposed tariffs on Chinese goods, CNBC reported.
A minibus carrying Russian tourists overturned in Antalya's Manavgat district on Tuesday, injuring 19 people. Emergency teams swiftly responded to the scene, and all injuries are reported as non-life-threatening.
Russia said it remains unclear whether Ukraine will observe a temporary ceasefire declared for Victory Day, as Kyiv calls for a longer, unconditional truce.
Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening economic cooperation, with a shared goal of boosting bilateral trade turnover to $5 billion in the coming years.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on the sidelines of the 4th Türkiye–Italy Intergovernmental Summit
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