<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-06-29/Trump-s-vast-tax-cut-spending-bill-clears-first-U-S-Senate-hurdle-1EBgKpbchu8/img/86d333b25ccd4f5a814ee5d59e1cab89/86d333b25ccd4f5a814ee5d59e1cab89.png' alt='U.S. President Donald Trump comments on Supreme Court rulings in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Washington, D.C., U.S., June 27, 2025. /VCG' The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s, sweeping tax-cut and spending bill on Saturday, during a marathon weekend…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-06-29/South-Korean-president-names-ministers-secretaries-1EBjhygPFD2/img/c429e42f143f4d4fa47d2f707e589518/c429e42f143f4d4fa47d2f707e589518.jpeg' alt='South Korean President Lee Jae-myung delivers a speech on the second supplementary budget proposal for 2025 at the National Assembly in Seoul, June 26, 2025. /VCG' South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, who took office on June 4, named six ministers and two senior secretaries, the presidential office said…

Editor’s note: “Fact Hunter” is a fact-checking brand dedicated to tracking and verifying public claims and aims to counter AI-era misinformation’s pernicious impact. In this piece, we take a look at the timelines and patterns of global leaders’ statements on the Israel-Iran conflict during the 12 days of fighting. Between…

In response to recent comments by U.S. officials regarding ongoing negotiations with certain economies over “reciprocal tariffs,” a Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson issued a statement on Saturday emphasizing China’s firm stance on defending multilateralism and opposing unilateral trade measures. According to media reports, U.S. authorities have indicated progress in negotiations with relevant…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-06-27/The-causes-and-future-of-the-conflict-between-Israel-and-Iran-1EyaBdXRU76/img/162d4c7bd5d54f1fa43f79cb1dc36d6c/162d4c7bd5d54f1fa43f79cb1dc36d6c.png' alt='The flags of Iran (C, front) and Israel (C, back) flutter during an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters, in Vienna, Austria, June 23, 2025. /VCG' Editor’s note: Wang Jin is the director of the Center of Strategic Studies at Northwest…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-06-27/China-s-top-legislature-concludes-standing-committee-session-1EyeK6TKiRy/img/38f594c6c700460c91b00c01977601c0/38f594c6c700460c91b00c01977601c0.png' alt='The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) concludes its 16th session in Beijing, China, June 27, 2025. /Xinhua' The Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) concluded its 16th session in Beijing on Friday. At the closing meeting, lawmakers voted to adopt a…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-06-26/China-U-S-military-aid-arms-sales-attempt-to-drag-Taiwan-into-war-1EwgvCSOf0Q/img/79041ee43249403494fddf697ddfeaa0/79041ee43249403494fddf697ddfeaa0.png' alt='Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, during a regular press briefing in Beijing, China, June 26, 2025. /VCG' A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday said the U.S. military collusion with China’s Taiwan region, whether it’s military aid, arms sales, or under any other excuse, is…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-06-26/SCO-defense-ministers-meeting-held-in-China-1EwzCpkOeOs/img/cbaa0bdaddde477da937120833f6e45c/cbaa0bdaddde477da937120833f6e45c.png' alt='The SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting is held in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2025. /VCG' The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers’ Meeting on Thursday convened in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. Addressing the meeting, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun said it is necessary for the…

China’s economy has shown stability in the face of external shocks, said Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday. Li made the remarks at a symposium for business representatives at the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China’s Tianjin Municipality. Against the…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-06-25/CGTN-Poll-5-defense-spending-target-exposes-NATO-s-deadlock-1EuQF9Jo1Fu/img/f78c0a24ee1448abbaaa4efba5e099cb/f78c0a24ee1448abbaaa4efba5e099cb.jpeg' alt='A soldier on patrol ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 23, 2025. /VCG' Eager for expansion yet divided among members, NATO’s summit bargaining reveals that European security consensus is hard to achieve. The proposed 5 percent defense spending target has further…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is in north China’s Tianjin Municipality for the 2025 Summer Davos. Noting that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam, Li said the deep friendship of…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-06-24/NPC-Standing-Committee-reviews-key-legal-amendments-1EthNrhIMtG/img/450c6055c49b413d8c1830478252d0d8/450c6055c49b413d8c1830478252d0d8.png' alt='The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress holds its 16th session in Beijing, China, June 24, 2025. /Xinhua' The Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, kicked off its 16th session on Tuesday in Beijing.  Lawmakers are reviewing a range of…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-06-23/Poll-World-condemns-the-U-S-air-strikes-on-Iran-s-nuclear-facilities-1EruT4CvXYA/img/5e48c73c42644d7595e3571d7f2d5581/5e48c73c42644d7595e3571d7f2d5581.png' alt='A B-2 bomber arrives at the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri after returning from a massive strike on Iranian nuclear sites, June 22, 2025. /VCG' By involving the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit stealth bombers in strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, Operation “Midnight Hammer” has fully unleashed the…