British PM Keir Starmer resigns

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has addressed the annual meeting of the Summer Davos in Dalian, saying the country's economy has demonstrated stability, innovation, vitality and integration with the rest of the world (01:03). China's "first secretaries" are helping to revive and inspire the country's rural communities (20:27). A supercomputer in China has outranked its US counterparts as the world's most powerful (44:11).

The Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as Summer Davos, is underway in Dalian, northeast China, gathering more than 1,700 global business leaders (01:02). Iran says it will continue its peace talks with the United States following the discussions in Switzerland over the weekend (09:10). Andy Burnham has been sworn in as Labour Member of Parliament in Britain, a step closer to his goal to become the new prime minister (20:05).

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he will resign as Labour Party leader and will step down as Prime Minister once a successor is chosen (00:59). Mediators say Iran and the US have agreed on a roadmap to reach a final peace deal within 60 days (07:46). The fourth China International Supply Chain Expo is underway in Beijing, featuring six major supply chain exhibitions and a supply chain services zone (36:43).

People across China are celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Festival, with activities including making Zongzi — sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves — and holding dragon boat races (01:05). The US and Iranian negotiators are not meeting in Switzerland on Friday as planned, despite the agreement to stop the war and seek a permanent peace deal (11:26). The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 890 (23:28).

General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC Central Committee has called on Party members to carry forward revolutionary traditions and strive for new accomplishments (01:08). The presidents of Iran and the US have digitally signed the memorandum of understanding on ending the war, which includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the extension of a ceasefire (13:01). The annual G7 summit has concluded without issuing a final communique for the second year in a row (24:22).

China has released a white paper on its principles, proposals and actions on global governance, outlining its efforts to uphold multilateralism and its wisdom in promoting a better world (01:05). The Myanmar president is continuing his state visit to China (11:23). The Iranian foreign minister stresses that ending the war with the US must include Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon (25:06).

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his Myanmar counterpart in Beijing, calling on the two sides to steadily advance key cooperation projects (01:02). The US and Iran have electronically signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, ahead of the formal signing on Friday (09:48). The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 800 (23:03).

US and Iranian officials have confirmed an agreement on a framework to end the war, halt the US blockade on Iranian ports, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz (01:01). Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing is in Beijing for a state visit to China (13:57). The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 780, including over 170 deaths (22:08).

Participants at the two-day Forum on Global Human Rights Governance in Beijing have discussed how to balance green development with human rights protection (07:17). US President Donald Trump says he called off strikes against Iran scheduled for Thursday night, again claiming a deal is near completion (15:19). A UN report says conflict, violence and persecution displaced more than 117 million people by the end of 2025, the first decline in forced displacement in a decade (24:13).

China has released a new national human rights action plan aimed at ensuring the people's fundamental interests are safeguarded (1:27). The US and Iran have traded a new round of strikes (11:09). Post-disaster reconstruction is underway in the Philippines after the powerful earthquake that struck Mindanao on Monday (20:28).