MADRID -- The Chinese and U.S. delegations engaged in candid, in-depth and constructive communication based on mutual respect and equal consultation regarding economic and trade issues of mutual concern, including TikTok, a senior Chinese official said here on Monday.
The two sides fully recognized that a stable China-U.S. economic and trade relationship is of great significance to both countries and also has a major impact on global economic stability and development, said Li Chenggang, China international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce and vice minister of commerce, at a briefing. (China-U.S.-Trade Talks)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. military launched the second strike in two weeks targeting an alleged drug boat from Venezuela, killing three men aboard the vessel in international waters.
"This morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump wrote on social media. (US-Venezuela-Foreign Affairs)
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KABUL -- A total of 3,475 Afghan refugee families, totaling 23,336 individuals, returned to their homeland from neighboring Pakistan and Iran from Friday to Sunday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems announced on Monday.
The returnees entered the country via key border crossings, including Islam Qala in western Herat province, Torkham in eastern Nangarhar province, Spin Boldak in southern Kandahar province, and Abrisham in western Nimroz province, the commission said. (Afghanistan-Refugees)
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KATHMANDU -- Nepali President Ram Chandra Poudel on Monday administered the oath of office to the first three ministers of the newly-formed interim government.
The televised ceremony took place at the Office of the President in Kathmandu. (Nepal-New Ministers) Enditem
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