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China-Russia relations have gone beyond the scope of bilateral relations and have become an important guarantee for world peace and stability, Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said while meeting with a delegation of cadres from the A Just Russia party led by Sergei Mironov, Chairman of A Just Russia-Patriots-For Truth party and head

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met with former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. An expert said the meeting sent "a relatively friendly signal" regarding bilateral ties.

After Hong Kong's security chief Chris Tang Ping-keung revealed that local authorities are studying including the crime of espionage as part of the legislative scope of Article 23 of the Basic Law to strictly prevent modern-day spying, local legal experts said on Monday that it's a necessary move to prevent Hong Kong from being a center of espionage for countries like the US and

Combined Maritime Forces, the world's largest multinational naval partnership, completed a two-week training mission in the Indian Ocean island nation of the Seychelles, July 14, to enhance operational readiness for 160 participants from five nations.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Finn (DDG 113) conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise on July, 16, alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Atago class destroyer JS Maya (DDG 179), and Republic of Korea Navy Se Jong Daewang class destroyer ROKS Yul Gog Yi I (DDG 992).

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Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has called Iran and Bolivia two independent revolutionary countries and described strengthening Iran-Bolivia ties as a strategic necessity.

Iran's Energy Minister, Ali Akbar Mehrabian announced that Iran will soon start exchanging electricity with Russia through Azerbaijan.

The commander of the Iranian Army's Air Force, Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi met with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir in Tehran on Sunday.

Iran and Russia are currently working on the issue of Russian-made passenger plane Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) that Tehran has been seeking to purchase from Moscow for a long time, Iranian ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said.

Stressing that the resumption of bilateral relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia is a successful act based on the Global Security Initiative, Chinese ambassador to Iran Chang Hua announced that Beijing supports Iran's bid to join the BRICS group of emerging economies, although other members also need to agree on this issue.

Ukrainian forces are continuing their offensive in the Melitopol and Berdyansk areas of the southern Zaporizhzhya region while recapturing some territory in the eastern region of Donetsk, the Ukrainian military said early on July 17.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said on July 17 that damage caused to a major rail and road bridge linking Russia with the Crimean Peninsula will be completely repaired by November 1, while President Vladimir vowed "a response" to the attack, which killed two people and seriously injured their child.

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday that he deeply regrets Russia's decision to terminate the Black Sea Initiative, in effect ending a "lifeline" for hundreds of millions worldwide facing hunger and spiralling food costs.

The U.S. Senate will begin debate Tuesday on a massive spending bill setting the spending priorities for the U.S. military for the coming year.

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, through its Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization office, entered an agreement with Graphite One (Alaska) to secure a reliable, sustainable supply of graphite materials within the U.S. to be used in the production of large-capacity batteries.

The United Nations says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan continue to arbitrarily arrest and detain individuals suspected of being opposition forces and journalists, in addition to increasing restrictions on women's access to work and education.

The fate of negotiations between China and Southeast Asian nations to reach an agreement governing the disputed South China Sea depends on whether Beijing insists on sticking to its so-called nine-dash line claim rejected by an international tribunal in The Hague, experts said.

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has condemned the militant group al-Shabab for imposing a weeklong blockade on the southwestern town of Baidoa. Authorities say the Islamist group has cut off supplies in and out of the area, worsening hunger caused by record drought and insecurity.