Breaking: Several people were killed and several more were missing in an explosion at a military explosives plant in the US state of Tennessee.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — Several people were killed and several others are missing in an explosion that occurred Friday morning at a military explosives manufacturing facility in the U.S. state of Tennessee, officials told local media.

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The President of the Peruvian Congress took the oath of office as President of the Republic.

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LIMA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — Peruvian Congress (Parliament) President José Jeri was sworn in as President of the Republic on Friday after Congress voted to impeach President Dina Boluarte.

Parliamentarians demanded that D. Boluarte personally attend a congressional session and testify in her defense before the impeachment vote on the evening of October 9. However, she did not appear, and shortly thereafter, Congress voted to remove her.

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China's retaliatory measures against US port charges are 'legitimate defense' — China's Ministry of Commerce

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Beijing, October 10 (Xinhua) — China's retaliatory measures against the US levying additional port charges on Chinese vessels are a "legitimate defense" aimed at maintaining fair competition in international shipping and shipbuilding markets, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.

“This move by the United States is a typical act of unilateralism of a clearly discriminatory nature, which seriously harms the interests of Chinese companies,” the department’s representative noted in an online statement.

According to him, in order to protect the interests of domestic industry, Chinese authorities will, in accordance with the provisions of the PRC on international maritime transport, levy a special port fee on vessels associated with the United States, including ships flying the US flag, built in this country, and owned or operated by American companies and organizations with their shareholding.

The official representative clarified that these countermeasures will take effect simultaneously with the US imposition of additional port charges on Chinese vessels on October 14. He added that China calls on the US side to correct its missteps and move in the same direction with China to find a solution through equal consultation and cooperation.

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Joint measures to save the Aral Sea were discussed in Astana.

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Astana, October 10 (Xinhua) — The second meeting of the board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea was held in Astana under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan. Joint measures for the rational use of water resources and environmental improvement of the region were discussed, the Kazinform news agency reported on Friday.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan Shukhrat Ganiev, Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan Sulaimon Ziyozoda, and Minister of Agriculture of Turkmenistan Charyar Chetiev. Kyrgyzstan's Abdybai Djailoobayev attended as an observer.

Meeting participants reviewed preparations for the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Fund's Founding Members, the implementation of the Executive Committee's Work Plan for Kazakhstan's 2024-2026 chairmanship, and the implementation of regional environmental programs. According to the Fund, 42 environmental projects are being implemented in the Aral Sea basin, and two new grant initiatives are being developed with World Bank support.

During the meeting, the Fund’s Executive Committee’s proposal to declare March 26 as the International Day of the Aral Sea and the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers was supported. –0–

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The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China attended celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Pyongyang, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on Oct. 9 and 10.

Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, attended the ceremony and watched large-scale gymnastic and artistic performances, as well as a military parade.

On the sidelines of the event, Li Qiang spoke with General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, Chairman of the United Russia Party and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, and other representatives. –0–

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China's Vice Premier called on multinational companies to expand investment in China.

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BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Friday called on multinational companies to expand their investment in China, pledging that the country will continue to enhance high-level opening-up.

He Lifeng, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the relevant statements at a meeting with the leaders of three multinational companies: the American Abbott Laboratories, the British Prudential, and the South Korean SK Group.

The Vice Premier of the State Council stated that the Chinese economy has a stable foundation, numerous strengths, great resilience, and enormous potential, noting that the favorable conditions and underlying trend of long-term positive development remain unchanged. He called on multinational enterprises to expand their investment in China, deepen cooperation with China, and share development opportunities.

Company executives, for their part, expressed optimism about China's economic prospects, declaring their readiness to strengthen their presence in the Chinese market and further expand cooperation with China. –0–

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Almaty is stepping up digitalization of urban governance using AI.

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Almaty, October 10 /Xinhua/ — Almaty is actively developing artificial intelligence technologies and its smart city digital infrastructure, which will improve security. This was reported on Friday by the Kazinform news agency, citing the Almaty City Digitalization Department.

According to the department, the Unified Video Surveillance System project was launched in 2023. This is the first such project not only in Kazakhstan but also in all of Central Asia. Currently, over 50,000 public surveillance cameras are connected to the system, more than 2,000 of which are equipped with facial recognition. By the end of the year, this number is planned to increase to 70,000.

In 2025 alone, police officers used this system to make more than 150 arrests, including those on the international wanted list. –0–

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A meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State was held in Dushanbe.

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Dushanbe, October 10 (Xinhua) — A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. This was reported on the website of the CIS Executive Committee on Friday.

The meeting was chaired by Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon. Also participating were Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and CIS Secretary-General Sergei Lebedev.

The Council members approved, in particular, the Cooperation Program in the Sphere of Countering Terrorism and Extremism for 2026-2028, signed the Cooperation Program of the CIS Member States in Strengthening Border Security at External Borders for 2026-2030, and the Concept of Military Cooperation until 2030.

In order to further develop cooperation in the economic sphere, a Declaration on Cooperation in Ensuring Regional Energy Security was approved at the meeting of the Council of Heads of State.

The next scheduled meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State is expected to be held in Turkmenistan in October 2026. –0–

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The National Bank of Kazakhstan raised the base rate to 18 percent.

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Almaty, October 10 (Xinhua) — The Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) has decided to set the base rate at 18 percent per annum with a range of plus or minus 1 percentage point. The regulator's press service reported this on Friday.

Against the backdrop of accelerating inflation, signs of demand exceeding supply expansion, and active fiscal policy, measures must be taken to stabilize inflation dynamics and prevent the risk of an inflationary spiral, the National Bank explained.

According to the National Bank, annual and monthly inflation in September exceeded expectations across all components: acceleration was observed in food, service, and non-food inflation.

At the same time, the National Bank notes accelerated economic growth: from January to August of this year, GDP growth in Kazakhstan amounted to 6.5 percent, compared to 3.7 percent for the same period in 2024. It notes that growth is concentrated in sectors dependent on fiscal expansion and domestic consumption.

The regulator also said that it will continue to closely monitor inflation risks and, if necessary, is ready to consider the possibility of further tightening monetary policy. –0–

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China condemns US harassment, interrogation and deportation of Chinese citizens

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Beijing, October 10 (Xinhua) — American agencies are senselessly harassing, interrogating, and deporting Chinese citizens, and China expresses its serious dissatisfaction and resolute condemnation of these actions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday.

Recently, another Chinese citizen was reportedly searched, detained, and deported by the American authorities upon entering the United States, with his personal freedom restricted for more than 48 hours.

Commenting on these reports, Guo Jiakun stated at a regular press briefing that despite China's repeated and stern warnings, US agencies are senselessly harassing, interrogating, and deporting Chinese citizens using harsh law enforcement methods.

These actions seriously harm the legitimate rights, interests, and dignity of the affected Chinese citizens and significantly impede normal humanitarian exchanges between China and the United States. China expresses its grave dissatisfaction with this and strongly condemns such actions, the official spokesperson noted.

“We call on US law enforcement agencies to immediately cease this misguided practice, return to the right path of implementing the important agreements between the leaders of the two countries and maintaining friendly exchanges between the peoples of the two countries, and take effective steps to prevent the recurrence of such incidents,” he said.

“China will remain firmly committed to protecting the just and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens overseas and once again reminds those traveling to the United States to remain vigilant about relevant risks,” Guo Jiakun concluded. –0–

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