Donald Trump arrives in Beijing for a three-day state visit, the first by a sitting American president in nine years. Trump is set to hold talks with Chinese Xi Jinping on trade, technology, and regional security.

China urges Japan to 'stop playing with fire' on nuclear weapons and uphold three non-nuclear principles, spokesperson Lin Jian said Friday in response to a Japanese survey on nuclear sharing.

China's foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Friday urged Japanese authorities to 'stop playing with fire' on the nuclear weapons issue and to fulfill obligations under international law not to accept, produce, possess or proliferate nuclear weapons. The remarks were made in response to a Japan Association for Public Opinion Research survey showing 76% of Japanese support the country's three non-nuclear principles and 77% oppose nuclear sharing with the United States.

China slams Japan's missile tests and counterstrike push as 'real threat' to regional peace, urges international community to contain Tokyo's neo-militarism

China's defense ministry spokesperson Chen Xi on Friday slammed Japan's missile tests and expansion of long-range counterstrike capabilities as a 'real threat' to regional peace and stability, urging the international community to act against what he called Tokyo's neo-militarism.

Ukrainian, Polish specialists complete joint exhumation in Volyn Oblast, recovering remains of 54 people including women and children

Ukrainian and Polish specialists completed joint exhumation works in the former villages of Ostrivky and Volia Ostrovetska in Volyn Oblast, recovering the remains of 54 people (48 in Volia Ostrovetska and 6 in Ostrivky), including men, women, and children, according to the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory. Samples were collected for DNA analysis.

Turkish Erdogan says the Mecca agreement, based on collective deterrence, will bolster security cooperation, joint defense industry projects, and counterterrorism efforts.

Turkish Erdogan says the Mecca agreement, founded on collective deterrence, will bolster security, defense cooperation, joint defense industry projects, and the fight against terrorism.