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China and the United States should be partners, not rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday in a written speech upon his arrival in the United States for a state visit. Xi is visiting the country from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of US President Donald Trump. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were warmly welcomed by Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews in a rare planeside welcome. In his speech, Xi said that China and the US are both great countries, and the two peoples are both great peoples.…

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for a state visit to the United States. Xi is visiting the country from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of US President Donald Trump. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were warmly welcomed by Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews in a rare planeside welcome. US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, greet Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at Joint Base Andrews, Washington, D.C., September 23, 2026. /Xinhua The welcome ceremony also included a gun salute…

As autumn arrives, rice fields in northeast China turn into vast seas of gold, corn cobs glow amber under the sun across the North China Plain, and orchards on the Loess Plateau in northwest China are dotted with red apples. The harvest speaks quietly, yet vividly, of a year of hard work and the rewards reaped by millions of farmers across the country. A festival for farmers The autumnal equinox this year marks the ninth Chinese farmers’ harvest festival, a national festival established in 2018 and held each year around the same date to honor China’s farmers and celebrate the…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Gates Foundation Chair Bill Gates on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with discussions focusing on polio eradication, public health, agriculture, digital innovation and financial inclusion. According to a government statement, Shehbaz Sharif recalled the Gates Foundation team’s recent visit to Pakistan and appreciated its support for polio eradication, maternal and child health, nutrition, immunisation, digitisation and financial inclusion. The prime minister reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to completely eradicating polio and thanked the foundation for its longstanding support for the country’s eradication efforts. Gates stresses importance of…

Pakistan’s economic growth is projected to remain at 3.7% in fiscal year 2026-27, below the government’s 4% target, while average inflation is expected to rise to 8.3%, according to the Asian Development Bank’s latest outlook. The ADB said higher energy, logistics and agricultural input costs are expected to keep inflationary pressures elevated. It also identified the prolonged conflict in the Middle East as a key downside risk to Pakistan’s economic outlook. Middle East conflict poses risks According to the ADB, a prolonged Middle East conflict could raise Pakistan’s energy import costs and put further pressure on domestic prices. The bank…

US President Donald Trump met senior officials from across the Middle East on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, as the Iran war and attacks by Iran-backed forces continued to unsettle the region. The meeting, initially planned with Gulf Cooperation Council representatives, expanded into a wider gathering involving officials from 12 Middle Eastern countries, including Türkiye, Syria and Jordan. Before the closed-door meeting, Trump said Washington would continue applying financial and military pressure on Iran while leaving open the possibility of further strikes. “We’re completely isolating Iran financially, and we’re just putting…

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed ways to end the Russia-Ukraine war during a 40-minute meeting in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Zelenskyy said Kyiv was ready for an energy ceasefire, while Trump said Russian oil refinery strikes were affecting fuel prices and insisted that Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to meet. Trump said he and Zelenskyy were working to find a solution that could bring the war to an end, expressing optimism that an agreement could eventually be reached. “We’re talking about figuring out a solution to end…

US President Donald Trump said US and Iranian officials held a “very good” and “very productive” three-hour meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, signalling renewed diplomatic activity despite his threats against Tehran. Trump said another meeting would take place in the “very near future” and expressed confidence that a deal could eventually be reached. Trump said US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner participated in the discussions with the Iranian side. He described the meeting as highly productive and said significant progress was being made towards a possible agreement with Iran. The…

Pakistani actor Saba Faisal has drawn criticism on social media following remarks about divorce during an appearance on Samaa TV’s talk show ‘Gup Shab’. Faisal, who has appeared in several popular television dramas, discussed how attitudes towards divorce have changed over the years and compared the way families responded to separations in the past with present-day attitudes. ‘Things are deteriorating’ During the conversation, Faisal said that divorce was once treated as a major family event, claiming that relatives would observe a prolonged period of grief after a marriage ended. “Previously, when there was a divorce in a family, people used…

Taylor Swift has surprised fans by announcing a brand-new single, Patient Zero, which is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 25. The announcement came on Tuesday, September 22, after the singer had sparked speculation among fans by sharing a series of Easter eggs hinting at an upcoming surprise. Swift confirmed the news through her official Instagram account, saying she had been eagerly waiting to share the announcement with her fans. “I’ve been impatiently waiting to tell you that my brand new single ‘Patient Zero’ will be out on September 25,” she wrote in the post. The track is also…