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Voting is underway for the election of the eighth-term Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. There are 161 nominees vying for 90 seats in the council.

Greek media outlets reported that eighteen migrants had been found dead on a boat drifting off the southern coast of Greece, while two survivors were rescued.

City officials and business leaders have gathered in California to discuss the future of trade and investment between China and the San Francisco Bay Area.

The European Commission president and the German chancellor have held talks with the Belgian prime minister over a plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine. Belgium has refused to endorse the proposal.

Foreign ministers from several Arab and Muslim countries have expressed concern over Israeli remarks suggesting the Rafah Crossing be opened only in one direction to transfer Gaza residents into Egypt.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has held a video call with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. They discussed advancing cooperation and addressing concerns in the economic and trade sector.

China has urged the United States to recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan question and put into practice the commitments made by U.S. leaders.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has described China and France as two major countries with rich historical and cultural endowment, saying they should jointly contribute to global peace and stability through dialogue and cooperation.

Experts say the letters, photographs and archives provide irrefutable support for restoring historical truth.

The first flight on the world’s longest single-flight route has landed in Buenos Aires. The China Eastern Airlines flight completed the 20,000-kilometer route in under 26 hours.