Yumbulagang, the first palace in southwest China's Xizang autonomous region.
Yumbulagang, the first palace in southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. (Photo: Tsering Lumpur)

 

A 17-hour flight from Athens, Greece, to Lhasa in China's Xizang autonomous region -including a layover in Beijing- bridges five time zones. This journey from the Aegean Sea to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau spans a distance once unimaginable to ancient travelers.

Senior U.S. officials have warned that operations against alleged “narco-vessels” in the Caribbean will continue.

A senior U.S. Department of Defense official has described the recent strike against a small vessel allegedly carrying drugs “in international waters” south of the Caribbean Sea, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of 11 people, as an attack on unarmed civilians, according to a report by The Intercept.

Putin emphasized that Moscow has never denied cooperation to individuals and companies from other nations seeking to engage with Russia.

Russia is open to cooperation with all countries, particularly with its allies, President Vladimir Putin stated today during the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

China's new proposal in the new era represents another important public good offered to the world.
These initiatives seek to instill stability and certainty in a turbulent world. Photo: XINHUA 

On September 1, 2025, President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative at the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).