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China’s icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2 returned to Shanghai on Tuesday after carrying out the country’s 16th Arctic expedition, which yielded multiple scientific advances. Over three months, the two vessels conducted comprehensive marine environmental surveys in the Chukchi Plateau, Canada Basin and the central Arctic Ocean, making significant progress in multidisciplinary surveys along the ice edge and coordinated air-ice-ocean observations. The expedition found an intensified inflow of subsurface warm water from the Pacific into the Canada Basin. Scientists also discovered a new large hydrothermal plume area in the deep sea along the Gakkel Ridge. The Xuelong 2 icebreaker. /CMG In…

China has built the world’s largest education system after years of unremitting efforts, Minister Yin Hejun of Science and Technology said at a press conference on Tuesday. China has the most complete range of disciplines in its talent resources and the world’s largest R&D talent pool, providing strong talent support for the continuous rise of its scientific and technological strength, Yin added. In recent years, the Ministry of Science and Technology has strengthened coordination with departments in charge of education and talent work, among others, enhanced planning alignment, policy coordination and resource pooling, and jointly advanced the integrated development of…

The 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit will put open-source AI and international cooperation on AI development and governance at the center of its agenda, organizers said on Tuesday at a news conference in Beijing. The summit will take place from November 2 to 5 in Wuzhen, east China’s Zhejiang Province, bringing together Chinese and international participants for discussions on innovation, security governance, cultural exchanges and international cooperation. A dialogue at the main forum will gather executives from leading technology companies and developers of open-source large models to discuss how to build a global open-source AI ecosystem. The summit…

The 2026 Nishan Forum on World Civilizations opened in Qufu, east China’s Shandong Province, bringing together officials, international representatives and scholars to discuss civilization, global order and justice. Sun Chunlan, former Vice Premier of the State Council and President of the International Confucian Association, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. She said the international community faces growing challenges and called for greater cooperation in promoting peace, development and a fairer international order. Sun highlighted the role of dialogue among civilizations in enhancing mutual understanding and building consensus. She also called for drawing on traditional cultural values to promote…

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has called for a long-term and sustainable solution to the complex situation in Afghanistan, urging the Afghan interim government to move beyond what he described as a militant mindset and adopt the outlook of a responsible state. Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad, Tarar said Pakistan believed in peace, dialogue and peaceful coexistence, while stressing that lasting peace in Afghanistan could create new opportunities for trade, investment and regional connectivity. Tarar said Pakistan had dispatched numerous high-level delegations to Afghanistan in an effort to resolve the Afghan issue through dialogue. He said talks…

Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said that a secure capital is essential for a secure Pakistan, stressing that protecting the lives and property of citizens is the government’s primary responsibility. Addressing a ceremony at the Police Lines Headquarters in Islamabad, Tarar said repeated attempts had been made to “storm” the capital and maintained that political objectives could not be achieved through force. The law minister said the government was not avoiding negotiations, but stressed that any dialogue process must be serious. He said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had repeatedly demanded the release of its founder, Imran Khan, but…

British police said on Monday they were investigating whether individuals acting for a foreign state were involved in an apparent plot to attack an airbase used by ​the United States but said five suspects they had arrested would be released on bail. The five men, all British nationals from London in their early 20s, were detained early on ‌Sunday after police were alerted by a local farmer about three white vans driving towards RAF Fairford, a British base that houses US bombers that fly missions against Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in July the base was a legitimate target. Laurence…

US and Iranian officials spoke separately with mediators on Monday as part ‌of a renewed effort to end seven months of war, according to officials of both countries. Any further talks are expected to focus on an amended version of a seven-day proposal that Iran presented last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, ​an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters. The war began in late February with US and Israeli ​attacks on Iran, killing thousands of people over seven months and shocking global markets ⁠as vital waterways for oil remained choked. The US and Iran…

US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies ​who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war. Iraqi security experts say the withdrawal — agreed in 2024 under President Joe Biden and carried ‌out by Donald Trump’s administration even as it wages war against Iran — could give Tehran and its powerful allies free rein, while also allowing other US enemies to stage a comeback, including Islamic State. “Iran stands to benefit…

Singer Adnan Sami has responded to a joke about him on the latest episode of India’s Got Latent, after comedian Kullu referenced the singer while Ayushmann Khurrana was describing his upcoming film ‘Udta Teer’. The exchange took place during an episode featuring Ayushmann as a panelist alongside Kullu, comedian Rajat Sood and mentalist Suhani Shah. What was the joke? During the episode, host Samay Raina asked Ayushmann about Udta Teer, in which the actor plays a Pakistani spy who enters India and loses his memory after an accident. Ayushmann explained that his character becomes convinced that he is Indian while…