Xi Jinping marks birthday of Chen Yun, key figure behind China’s first five-year plan, as party prepares to discuss new strategic blueprint.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit China and Europe next week, meeting with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang and leaders of the European Union, the government said in a statement on Friday.

India and England will lock horns in the first Test of the five-match series from June 20 to August 4. Shubman Gill will make his Test captaincy debut in the series opener. Here, we have a look at India's likely playing XI for the first Test match of the series.

Trump said in his Truth Social post that the hour-and-a-half conversation phone call was “focused almost entirely on TRADE,” while the Chinese readout singled out Xi’s stern warning on Taiwan – the reddest of lines for Beijing – and the issue of Chinese student visas.

President Donald Trump and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk engaged in a public feud Thursday, less than a week after the White House held a farewell press conference for Musk highlighting his contributions spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Mientras Donald Trump celebraba el resultado de las negociaciones comerciales en Londres, Xi Jinping se marchaba con una discreta ventaja estratégica: un proceso de negociación que le da tiempo a China y ayuda a desactivar la amenaza de aranceles más perjudiciales y restricciones tecnológicas.

The Chinese leader has revised frugality rules for party and state workers in a bid to extend his authority and save money.

Kane Williamson ignored his friend Virat Kohli as he picked his all-time Test XI of the 21st century. The former New Zealand captain included Sachin Tendulkar MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag in his team.