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China and Colombia have signed a joint cooperation plan under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), further strengthening bilateral economic ties, Chinese state media reported Wednesday following a high-level meeting in Beijing.
China and Colombia signed a joint cooperation plan on the Belt and Road Initiative after a meeting in Beijing between President Xi Jinping and President Gustavo Petro, according to Chinese state media.
China is Colombia’s second-largest trading partner after the United States, recently overtaking it as Colombia’s largest source of imports. President Xi said China is ready to import more high-quality Colombian products, support Chinese firms investing and doing business in Colombia, and participate in infrastructure construction, Xinhua reported.
On Monday, President Petro announced that Colombia would join the Belt and Road Initiative, which was launched by Xi in 2013 to develop global trade and infrastructure links.
More than 20 countries in Latin America have joined the initiative. However, Panama announced in February that it would exit the pact.
Ukraine’s top military commander has confirmed that troops are facing “difficult conditions” defending the strategic eastern town of Pokrovsk against a multi-thousand Russian force.
Residents of Hoi An, Vietnam’s UNESCO-listed ancient town, began cleaning up on Saturday as floodwaters receded following days of torrential rain that brought deadly flooding and widespread destruction to the central region.
The United Nations has warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in Sudan after reports emerged of mass killings, sexual violence, and forced displacements following the capture of al-Fashir by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Egypt has inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Great Pyramid of Giza, unveiling the world’s largest archaeological museum and a modern cultural landmark celebrating over 7,000 years of history.
Russia has launched its new nuclear-powered submarine, the Khabarovsk, at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, the Defence Ministry said Saturday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a series of high-level meetings in Baghdad on Sunday as part of his official visit to Iraq, focusing on bilateral cooperation and regional stability.
New York City’s mayoral election on 4 November 2025 has become one of the most closely watched local races in the United States — a contest seen as testing the ideological balance of the Democratic Party and the direction of America’s largest city.
Almost 1,000 Sudanese civilians have fled their homes in North Darfur in a single day due to intensifying insecurity, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday.
The Israeli army says Hamas has transferred the remains of three Israeli hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Nigeria welcomes U.S. help against Islamist insurgents if its territorial integrity is respected, responding to Trump’s threats over alleged mistreatment of Christians.
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