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A gunman killed six ​people and ‌himself during a series of ​shootings ​in several locations of ⁠Muscatine, Iowa, ​a waterfront ​city across the Mississippi River from ​Illinois, police ​said. A preliminary investigation into ‌the ⁠gun violence indicated the shootings “stemmed from ​a ​domestic-related ⁠dispute,” the Muscatine ​Police Department ​said ⁠in a statement.

China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Fu Cong on Monday urged all parties involved in the recent drone incident in Romania to remain calm and exercise restraint. Speaking at an emergency open meeting of the UN Security Council, Fu emphasized the need for dialogue and communication to clarify facts, resolve disputes and prevent further escalation. According to Romania’s Defense Ministry, a Russian drone on Friday crashed onto the roof of a block of flats in the southeastern Romanian city of Galati, injuring two people. Fu said the incident is an external spillover of the ongoing Ukraine crisis. He warned…

Representatives from the Chinese and US militaries held a working group meeting of the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) in Hawaii from May 28 to 29, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said in a statement on Monday. Guided by the important consensus on building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability and on the basis of equality and respect, the two sides had candid and constructive exchanges on the current China-US air and maritime safety and security situation, evaluated the execution of the Rules of Behavior for Safety of Air and Maritime Encounters since the MMCA in 2025, and discussed…

A team of Chinese medical experts will depart from Beijing in the early hours of Tuesday for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support local Ebola control efforts, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Monday. The Chinese government decided to send the high-level medical expert team after the World Health Organization determined on May 17 that the Ebola outbreak in the DRC constituted a “public health emergency of international concern.” With extensive experience in epidemic control, the experts will work with the Chinese medical team currently in the DRC and strengthen cooperation with local medical and public…

China has always been a reliable friend to Latin American and Caribbean countries and stands ready to work with regional countries, including Brazil, to further deepen and expand overall China-Latin America cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during the fifth China-Brazil Foreign Ministerial-Level Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in Beijing. Wang said China and Brazil have maintained close coordination on the international stage, demonstrating a sense of responsibility and emerging as a vital force…

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday met with the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas in Islamabad During the meeting, both sides acknowledged the positive trajectory of Pakistan-EU ties and agreed to further strengthen the mutually beneficial partnership. The two leaders also exchanged views on regional and global developments, ahead of the 8th Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue which is being held subsequently. Earlier in the day, Kaja Kallas arrived in Pakistan on Monday on an official visit at the invitation of Ishaq Dar. During the visit, the DPM Dar…

Pakistan aims for an economic growth rate to 4% in the upcoming fiscal year, up from an estimated 3.7% in FY26, even as the country manages crude price shock from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and remains under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. The GDP growth projected is driven by stronger performance in the agriculture, industry, and services sectors, according to projections shared by Topline Research on Monday. The brokerage house shared that the agriculture sector will emerge as a key growth driver, with growth forecast to accelerate to 3.8% in FY27 from 2.9% in FY26. The…

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday said upper parts of Pakistan were expected to experience rain and thunderstorm from Tuesday to Friday, as the westerly wave is likely to approach upper parts. According to the Met Office, under the influence of this weather system, scattered dust/thunderstorm-rain – with few heavy falls and hailstorm – is expected in Islamabad and Punjab’s Rawalpindi, Lahore, Murree, Galliyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Wazirabad, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Narowal, Sahiwal, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Nankana Sahib and Chiniot. Rain will hit Faisalabad, Okara, Kasur, Khushab, Sargodha, Bhakkar, Mianwali, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, D.G. Khan,…

LONDON: Hundreds of thousands of Arsenal fans from far and wide lined the streets of north London on Sunday chanting and lighting red flares as they celebrated their club’s first Premier League ​title in 22 years. The players celebrated in an open-top bus along with the gleaming ‌Premier League trophy that the club had finally got their hands on after Arsene Wenger’s ‘Invincibles’ last won it in the 2003-04 season. Arsenal had clinched the Premier League title prior to the final game of the season when they had an ​unassailable lead over second-placed Manchester City, who eventually finished seven points…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, a US official said on Sunday. The US has proposed that as a first step Hezbollah will stop all attacks on Israel and in return Israel would refrain from escalation in Beirut, the official said. The US official added that Aoun tried to advance this proposal, but Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri placed the burden on Israel to stop “shooting first.”