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The Ukrainian Foreign Minister confirms his country's readiness for peace talks with Russia if Moscow is ready to negotiate

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba: today, we will hold thorough and substantive talks on bilateral relations, the international agenda and the path to peace. I am convinced that a just peace in Ukraine is in China's strategic interests, and China's role as a global force for peace is important

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba during meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi: Russian aggression is an obstacle not only to Ukraine's development. It also hinders international stability and the development of good neighbourly relations, including the development of trade between China and Europe

The Philippines announces reaching a joint understanding with China to ease tensions in the South China Sea

Taiwan Ministry of Defense: 22 PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC 8) today. 12 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 33 km SSW of Liupanshui, China

Ukrainian Foreign Minister: My visit to China aims to discuss ways to achieve just peace

Ukraine's foreign minister: it's important for Kyiv and Beijing to have direct dialogue

European Union Foreign Policy Representative: The Fatah-Hamas agreement in China is a prominent development that must be supported

Chinese Foreign Ministry: The Beijing Declaration included agreement on the unity of all factions within the framework of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Chinese Foreign Ministry: We presented a three-step initiative regarding the conflict in Gaza that ends with full membership for Palestine in the United Nations

Hamas says it has signed an agreement in Beijing to work with other Palestinian groups towards “national unity”. Chinese officials said the factions, including Fatah, had agreed to set up an interim reconciliation gov't for post-war Gaza

Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign declaration in Beijing on ending yearslong rift, as war in Gaza rages on, Chinese state media says

Chinese media: Leaders from Fatah and Hamas will meet with journalists in Beijing in the presence of the Chinese Foreign Minister

Pentagon: China seeks to increase its influence in the Arctic

Pentagon: China and Russia are increasingly cooperating in the Arctic

Since Georgia transferred 49 percent of the shares in the strategic Anaklia deep-water port project to a Chinese state consortium, China has also shown interest in the construction of the international Vaziani Airport

Taiwan’s largest military drill, the Han Kuang exercise has begun. They simulate how Taiwan would defend against an all out invasion from China. Day 1 began with Naval ships leaving their port at Su’ao

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, in his State of the Nation address, announces the total shutdown and ban of online casinos, now mostly owned by Chinese, in the country

Chinese Foreign Ministry just announced that @DmytroKuleba will visit China from July 23 to 26 at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Taiwan Ministry of Defense:12 PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC 8) today. 5 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ

Eleven people were confirmed dead as of Saturday morning following the partial collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities said.

Commission Chair Jane Harman: bipartisan commission unanimous “threats [facing U.S.] greater than WW II.” Need “fundamental change to way Pentagon does business, lack of urgency.” “Clearly a broken budgeting process,” “how to pay for fixes.” Gen Jack Keane: 2018 NDS Commission showed us how U.S. military has atrophied. “5 years later have failed to keep up with threats.” “Potential for near term war is real.” “China is outpacing US military has negated US military advantage after 2 decades of investment.” “When we get within 1000 miles of Chinese mainland the military advantage moved to China, would be challenged to win. We could lose,” Gen Jack Keane tells @AspenSecurity

US seeing increase in "intent to use" by Russia China of space and counterspace weapons, @DefenseIntel Dir LtGen Jeff Kruse tells @AspenSecurity

“We request your administration provide us with a full list of military, diplomatic, and economic options developed by the Departments of State and Defense to support the Philippines,” read a letter, seen by Reuters,from Senators Roger Wicker and Jim Risch

China: fire in a shopping center in Sichuan, people trapped

China suspended negotiations with the US on arms control and nuclear non-proliferation

The active phase of joint exercises between the Belarusian and Chinese military began at the Brest training ground

US Navy: The US and Philippine Coast Guards conducted a bilateral search and rescue exercise in the South China Sea on July 16.

Bloomberg: Would you defend Taiwan against China? Trump: No