BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to the 10th summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which opened Saturday in Bogota, the capital of Colombia.
Xi said that since its establishment, the CELAC has been committed to promoting peace, stability, development and prosperity in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, injecting new impetus into the unity, cooperation and common development of the Global South. (Xi-CELAC)
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DOHA -- Qatar's Ministry of Interior said on Sunday that six people have been confirmed dead and one remains missing following a helicopter crash in the country's territorial waters.
In a statement, the ministry said that search and rescue teams had recovered six of the seven people on board, all of whom were confirmed dead. (Qatar-Helicopter-Death)
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DHAKA -- At least 12 people were killed and about 20 others injured when a train collided with a passenger bus at a level crossing in Bangladesh's Cumilla district early Sunday, local police said.
The accident occurred at around 3:00 a.m. local time in the Padua Bazar area of Sadar South Upazila, when a Chattogram-bound mail train rammed into the bus as it was crossing the railway tracks, police officials said. (Bangladesh-Train-Bus Collision)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to "hit and obliterate" Iranian power plants if the country fails to fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
"If Iran doesn't FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!" He wrote in a post on Truth Social. (US-Trump-Iran-Strait of Hormuz) ■
