Hamas says Rafah closure to delay handover of Israeli hostage remains

The Qatari Foreign Ministry says Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire during a round of negotiations in Doha.

Hamas says Israel's continued closure of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will delay recovery operations and the handover of bodies of Israeli hostages.

The Gaza-based health authorities say Israel has handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza through the International Committee of the Red Cross as part of the prisoner exchange deal with Hamas.

Israel says it has received 10 of the 28 hostage bodies held in Gaza. The Israeli military says Hamas knows the location of the remaining bodies. But Hamas says it needs heavy machinery and excavating equipment to speed up the search for bodies under rubble.

Officials from China and the United States have agreed to convene a new round of economic and trade talks as soon as possible.

During his talks with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China is willing to work with Canada to restart dialogue and exchanges at all levels.

Hainan Province will broaden the scope of its offshore duty-free goods. The adjustment will take effect on Nov. 1. The southern island province's offshore duty-free shopping list will then cover 47 goods categories.

This year's World Internet Conference will run from November 6th to 9th in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province. The Summit will feature Hangzhou's leading AI firms such as DeepSeek and Unitree.

UNESCO's sole candidate for director-general has said the organization will work together with China across all areas. Khaled El-Enany highlighted heritage preservation as a key shared priority.

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has said the country will steadfastly pursue high-level opening-up and continuously improve its business environment.