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19.05.2026 14:50 Taiwan's absence from the World Health Assembly for the 10th consecutive year was confirmed Monday when a proposal initiated by the country's allies to invite it to participate in the assembly was rejected as expected.

19.05.2026 14:50 A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday stressed that the international community's adherence to the one-China principle is unchallengeable and cannot be shaken.

19.05.2026 14:50 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has reaffirmed the Philippines' adherence to the One China Policy and stressed that the country would not interfere in issues concerning Taiwan.

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19.05.2026 14:50 High above our planet, a "cosmic smile" has taken shape. Riding aboard the Vega-C launch vehicle, the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer satellite, jointly developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the European Space Agency , took off from the space launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, at 11:52 am on Tuesday.

19.05.2026 14:50 Chinese scientists have taken a major step toward building a space solar power station, a giant power plant in space that could one day send energy back to Earth or to spacecraft.

19.05.2026 14:50 Russia-China relations have reached "a truly unprecedented level," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday in a video address delivered before his state visit to China.

19.05.2026 14:50 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomed Japan's expanded defense export policy, saying it would further strengthen security cooperation and military modernization efforts between Manila and Tokyo.

19.05.2026 14:50 The foreign ministers of ten countries have strongly condemned Israel's attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a peaceful civilian humanitarian mission attempting to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza and deliver aid to the Palestinian people.

19.05.2026 14:50 House impeachment prosecutor Joel Chua of Manila on Tuesday said the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte will proceed even if she personally chooses not to appear before the Senate impeachment court.

19.05.2026 14:50 U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday a "positive development" is happening and he thought Iran was close to an agreement this time, hours after he announced a postponement of resumption of military strikes against the country.

19.05.2026 14:50 Foreign Secretary warns the world cannot wait any longer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as food security crisis looms for countries already on the edge.

19.05.2026 14:50 On Tuesday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy sent a carrier task group led by the aircraft carrier Liaoning to relevant waters of the Western Pacific to conduct training on such subjects as far-seas tactical flight, live firing, support and cover, and integrated search and rescue, so as to test and enhance the realistic combat training capabilities of the forces, according to the PLA Navy offcial Wechat account.

19.05.2026 14:50 China and Russia are preparing for another high-level diplomatic moment, with Russian President Vladimir Putin set to pay a state visit to China from Tuesday to Wednesday. Ahead of the visit, both sides signaled strong expectations - on Monday in Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that China and Russia will continue deepening and elevating relations between China and Russia to inject more stability and positive energy to the world, while in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia has "very serious expectations" for the trip.

19.05.2026 14:50 It started with a warning shout - "Drone" - slicing through the morning stillness. Within seconds, soldiers dived for cover as a tiny machine swept overhead, capturing every movement.