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JERUSALEM, March 8 (Xinhua) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Abu al-Qasem Babayan, who was recently appointed head of the Iranian Supreme Leader's Military Directorate, the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

The appointment came days after his predecessor was killed in the exchange of airstrikes that followed the US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, the statement said.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz was informed of the assassination of Abu al-Qasem Babayan during an operational meeting with IDF Chief of General Staff Eyal Zamir and other senior officers. –0–

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JERUSALEM, March 8 (Xinhua) — The Israeli Air Force struck the headquarters of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, which serves as a receiving, transmitting, and research center for the Iranian Space Agency, the Israel Defense Forces said Sunday.

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Moscow, March 8 /Xinhua/ — The first international BRICS beauty pageant, "Miss, Mrs., and Little Miss BRICS 2026," concluded on Saturday in Kazan, Russia. A contestant from China won the Little Miss title, while representatives from Russia and South Africa won the Miss and Mrs. titles, respectively.

The competition brought together 51 participants from 17 countries, including China, Russia, Belarus, Brazil, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia. The event embraced a new format, where beauty is viewed not only as an aesthetic category but also as a reflection of a woman's identity, values, intellect, and inner strength.

During the competition, its participants attended friendly gatherings and learned how to prepare traditional Tatar dishes.

The Chinese participants' outfits actively used motifs from traditional Chinese culture combined with Western elements.

China's Liang Huiyi, a representative with extensive experience organizing international beauty pageants, noted that such competitions should not only showcase physical attractiveness but also promote cultural enrichment and friendship between countries. According to her, China strives to showcase the inner and outer beauty of Eastern women to the world and deepen intercultural exchange.

In his address, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov called the competition a celebration of feminine beauty and soft power. "The competition became a declaration of love for all women around the world, a symbol of creativity, kindness, friendship, and unity, and a testament to the strengthening of mutual understanding between peoples," he emphasized.

Participants and guests of the event noted that the competition not only identified talented representatives from different countries, but also became an important platform for humanitarian dialogue and strengthening friendship within the BRICS framework. –0–

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Tehran, March 8 (Xinhua) — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Sunday that it had carried out the 28th series of strikes, targeting targets in the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Beersheba, as well as the Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan. The strikes used new-generation missiles.

A statement published on the official IRGC news portal, Sepah News, noted that missiles from the IRGC Aerospace Force were used in the attacks. It specified that the infrastructure of the Al-Azraq Air Base, which is "the largest and most active base for US attack fighters," was subjected to several strikes.

The IRGC also reported that military targets in Tel Aviv and Beersheba were hit by Heibar missiles equipped with super-heavy warheads. –0–

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Tehran, March 8 (Xinhua) — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Sunday it has launched a new wave of strikes on the Israeli cities of Beersheba, Tel Aviv, and the Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan using "next-generation" missiles, state media reported.

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Beijing, March 8 (Xinhua) — China intends to put the idea of building an Asia-Pacific community into practice, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.

The agenda for this year's APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen will focus on three key themes: openness, innovation, and cooperation, which will guide APEC as it stands at a crossroads, Wang Yi emphasized at a press conference during the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing.

The 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will take place in November in Shenzhen, China. This will be the third such event hosted by China, following Shanghai in 2001 and Beijing in 2014.

Several decades have passed since the concept of the Asia-Pacific Community was first proposed. However, it should not remain merely on paper or limited to a vision. China hopes to find answers in Shenzhen, consolidate common views, identify priority areas, and develop achievable measures so that the creation of the Asia-Pacific Community becomes a broad consensus and a living practice for the people of the region, Wang Yi noted.

According to Wang Yi, China will create the fundamental pillars for building the Asia-Pacific Community, coordinate various paths to advance the development of the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area, develop rational plans for developing regional connectivity, and actively promote transformation towards digitalization, intellectualization, and greening.

Let Shenzhen become the starting point of APEC on the path to building an Asia-Pacific community, he added. -0-

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BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — The Global South has become a key driving force in advancing a multipolar world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday.

The collective rise of countries in the Global South is a striking feature of the dramatic changes in the world, with their share of the global economy growing from 24 percent to more than 40 percent over the past 40 years, Wang Yi noted at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC).

Today, when hegemony and power politics are becoming widespread and seriously damaging the international order, countries in the Global South should step up cooperation and coordination, jointly protect their legitimate rights and interests, and work together to expand space for independent development, the minister urged.

The Global South, he pointed out, is a new, positive and peaceful force on the international stage.

“In a changing and increasingly turbulent world, we must strengthen trust and solidarity, unite and work together to promote peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit,” he said.

China always cares about the interests of the Global South, Wang Yi said, expressing China's readiness to walk hand in hand with other countries in the Global South on the path to modernization and the creation of a community with a shared future for mankind. -0-

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Tehran, March 8 (Xinhua) — Iranians will not allow "enemies" to seize even an inch of their territory. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated this during a meeting with Health Minister Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi in Tehran on Sunday, outlining the country's position on ongoing attacks by the US and Israel, according to the official Iranian news agency.

Referring to his remarks on Saturday in which he apologized to neighboring countries and said attacks on them would stop, M. Pezeshkian said "enemies" had misinterpreted his comments and were seeking to sow discord between Iran and its neighbors.

He noted that Iran has repeatedly emphasized its "good and brotherly" relations with neighboring countries, adding that if the US or Israel use other countries' territories to attack Iran, Tehran will inevitably respond. However, such a response does not mean Iran has any disputes with these countries or their peoples.

“We are concerned about the fate of our dear peoples who have suffered from regional tensions, and we offer them our apologies,” he said.

M. Pezeshkian added that despite the current challenges the country faces, Iranians will stand against their enemies and “will not allow them to seize even an inch of our country’s land.”

On the morning of February 28, the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on the Iranian capital and several other cities, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, several members of his family, as well as senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded with several waves of missile and drone strikes against Israel and American bases in the region.

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Xinhua) — The ongoing search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in a new zone in the southern Indian Ocean has not yet resulted in the aircraft being located, Malaysia's Transport Ministry announced on Sunday.

The ministry's Air Accident Investigation Bureau said in a statement that the operations were carried out in two phases: from March 25 to 28, 2025 (phase one) and from December 31, 2025 to January 23, 2026 (phase two), with the government previously deploying the UK-based vessel Ocean Infinity to resume the search for the missing plane.

“In total, 28 operational search days were conducted within both phases following the signing of the agreement, resulting in the survey of approximately 7,571 square kilometers of seabed within the designated search area,” the statement said.

Boeing 777 flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014. There were 239 people on board the plane. –0–

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JERUSALEM, March 8 (Xinhua) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday morning it struck F-14 fighter jets at Isfahan Airport in central Iran.

The statement said the Israeli Air Force, acting on intelligence, carried out a broad strike on Saturday against the complexes where the fighter jets were stored.

Detection and protection systems were also affected, the statement noted.

The strike followed the Israeli Air Force's downing of 16 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force aircraft at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on Friday.

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