The Saudi Arabian foreign minister calls upon the international community to press Israel for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and entry of humanitarian aid convoys into the besieged territory.

The meeting would be the first step for the Islamic Ministerial Committee to carry out decisions reached at the Arab-Islamic Summit held in Riyadh.

The United States has approved the sale of hundreds of long-range missiles to Japan.

Twenty-six people were killed in a fire at a coal company's office building in northern China.

The US president has hailed the ‘most productive’ talks he had with his Chinese counterpart although they did not address many critical issues.

China says is ready to work with relevant parties to help de-escalate the extremely dire situation in Gaza amid the continuation of Israel's attacks over the past 38 days.

China has announced a decision to tighten reporting controls on rare metal exports, a move that could choke off the United States’ supply of critical minerals used in the production of electric cars and missiles.