Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday visited a section of the Great Wall of China on the fourth day of his official trip to the country.

Previously, Albanese met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing as Australia is willing to strengthen people-to-people exchanges in tourism, education, sports and other areas to enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples. Albanese is on his second visit to China as Prime Minister, seeking to bolster recently stabilized trade ties even as geopolitical tensions remain high.

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Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council, Cammander-in-Chief of Defense Services, Vice Senior General Soe Win met with a delegation led by Lieutenant General Shrinjay Pratap Singh, Director General of Indian Defence Intelligence Agency and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) at the meeting hall of Bayintnaung Villa in Nay Pyi Taw on 16th July.

They exchanged views of strengthening friendly cooperation between the two countries, provision of humanitarian assistance for quake affected areas in Myanmar and further assistance for rehabilitation works. They also discussed collaboration for ensuring peace, stability, rule of law, security and development in border areas, and holding of multiparty democratic general election by the end of year.

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The ongoing round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations taking place in Doha, Qatar, has entered a “critical moment”, said a report by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement (PIJ) backed TV channel on Sunday.

The report cited a Hamas senior official saying the ceasefire talks are currently in a difficult phase, with the upcoming hours of talks being crucial. The Hamas source claimed mediators are working hard to advance the negotiations, but Israel’s “intransigence” could lead to the collapse of the talks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Sunday that it was Hamas that rejected the ceasefire agreement, noting that it seeks to remain in Gaza in order to rearm and launch further attacks on Israel, a situation he cannot accept. Netanyahu stressed that Israel must remain focused on the goal of rescuing hostages while completely dismantling Hamas to ensure that the Gaza Strip no longer poses a threat to Israel.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping attended Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) talks, held in Beijing Tuesday. Top diplomats from the SCO gathered in Beijing for a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, including Russia's Sergei Lavrov, India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Iran's Abbas Araghchi.

During the meeting with Lavrov, Xi said the two countries should "strengthen mutual support on multilateral forums". According to state news agency Xinhua, Xi said Beijing and Moscow should work to "unite countries of the global South and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction".

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met in Beijing with Foreign Ministers and heads of standing bodies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) who are in China to attend the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of SCO Member States.

He noted that over the past 24 years since its founding, the SCO has always upheld the Shanghai Spirit, grown into a mature and robust organization, and demonstrated strong vitality.

China has always prioritized the SCO in its neighborhood diplomacy, and is committed to making the organization more substantive and stronger, safeguarding regional security and stability, promoting the development and prosperity of member states and building a closer community with a shared future, Xi said.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in Beijing. "Dialogue" must be at the heart of ties between Canberra and Beijing, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as he met President Xi Jinping.

Albanese is on his second visit to China as Prime Minister, seeking to bolster recently stabilized trade ties even as geopolitical tensions remain high. Relations between Beijing and Canberra have charted a bumpy course over the past decade, a period marked by repeated disagreements over national security and competing interests across the vast Pacific region.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed al-Sabah on Monday witnessed a signing of agreements on cultural cooperation and investment between their two countries. 

The event marked the formalization of two major Declarations of Intent such as Strategic Investment Partnership (2025–2035) and Cultural Cooperation and Anniversary Celebration between the two countries. The documents were signed by Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs.

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The first state visit of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito and Her Majesty Empress Masako of Japan, undertaken at the invitation of the President of Mongolia, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, has officially concluded.

During the state visit, President Khurelsukh and Emperor Naruhito held an official meeting and exchanged views on deepening friendly relations and strengthening cooperation between the peoples of Mongolia and Japan. Their Majesties attended the opening ceremony of the National Naadam Festival and participated in various official events as guests of honor.

This historic visit contributed significantly to the enhancement of the “people-centered” Special Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity with Japan—a country that shares common values with Mongolia and is regarded as a “third neighbor.”

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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday announced a "political agreement" to conclude a long-awaited free trade deal, as US leader Donald Trump upends global commerce.

The 27-nation European bloc and Southeast Asia's largest economy have been negotiating since 2016 to agree a deal that is expected to increase trade and investment. A European Commission statement called Sunday's agreement a "decisive milestone" towards striking the deal -- which is to be concluded in September by EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic and Indonesia's chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto.

Prabowo called the announcement in Brussels a "breakthrough". He said, "After 10 years of negotiations, we have concluded the agreement to have a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which basically is a free trade agreement ".

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Iran said Saturday its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency "will take on a new form", expressing a desire for a diplomatic solution to resolve concerns over its nuclear programme.

Iran's 12-day war with Israel last month, sparked by an Israeli bombing campaign that hit military and nuclear sites as well as residential areas, rattled its already shaky relationship with the UN nuclear watchdog. The attacks began days before a planned meeting between Tehran and Washington aimed at reviving nuclear negotiations, which have since stalled.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that Iran's cooperation with the IAEA "has not stopped, but will take on a new form", after the Islamic republic formally ended cooperation with the UN watchdog in early July.

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