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The foreign ministers of China and Russia have called for safeguarding the victorious outcomes of World War II, with the Chinese side urging continued cooperation to counter the provocative actions of Japan's far‑right forces (01:20). French President Emmanuel Macron is in Beijing for his three-day state visit to China (15:34). Russia says there is still no compromise plan to settle the conflict with Ukraine, despite a lengthy round of talks in Moscow between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (20:15).