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16.03.2026 16:01 In response to a media inquiry on the specific agenda and the Chinese side's expectations on an economic and trade talk in Paris this weekend between Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday that the

16.03.2026 16:01 Asked by a media reporter for comment on the Office of the US Trade Representative's announcement on Wednesday US Eastern Time of the launch of Section 301 investigations against 16 economies including China, citing so-called "excess capacity," a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that China has noted the situation. The Section 301 investigation is a typical act of unilateralism

16.03.2026 16:01 On March 13, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi at the latter's request.

16.03.2026 16:01 On March 13, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen at the latter's request.

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16.03.2026 16:01 The frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov of the Pacific Fleet has left the port of Visakhapatnam in the Republic of India for the Bay of Benjamin to the area of the maritime stage of the MILAN-2026 multinational naval exercise.

14.03.2026 12:02 Efforts to negotiate an end to Russia's war against Ukraine have slowed to a crawl as the United States focuses on a widening conflict with Iran, leaving Ukrainians and their allies weighing what comes next for diplomacy -- and the battlefield. and the battlefield.

14.03.2026 12:02 Kyiv has warned that a move by the United States to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian oil to stabilize the global energy markets amid its military campaign against Iran could add around $10 billion to the Kremlin's war chest to use against Ukraine.

14.03.2026 12:02 Five US Air ⁠Force ⁠refueling planes were struck and damaged on ⁠the ground at an air base in Saudi Arabia, the ⁠Wall Street Journal reported, citing two unnamed U.S. officials.

14.03.2026 12:02 President Donald Trump said on social media that US forces had carried out "one of the most powerful bombing" raids in the history of the Middle East on Iran's strategic Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

14.03.2026 12:02 US President Donald Trump said American forces have "totally obliterated" military sites on Iran's strategic Kharg Island in "one of the most powerful bombing raids" in Middle East history and he said the US Navy would soon begin escorting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

14.03.2026 12:02 The ship Sea Owl I, which was boarded by the Swedish Coast Guard and the Swedish Police on Thursday evening, is anchored south of Trelleborg, Sweden. Caffa is also anchored in the same area. The Swedish Coast Guard is working intensively with the ongoing investigations, led by the Swedish Prosecution Authority.

14.03.2026 12:02 In a solidarity visit to the war-ravaged capital of Lebanon, the UN chief on Friday announced a flash humanitarian appeal of $308.3 million to support civilians there, after ongoing Israeli strikes countering rocket launches from Hezbollah left around 816,000 Lebanese internally displaced, a figure that looks set to rise.