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Hanoi, March 16 (Xinhua) — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam on Monday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong and Minister of Defense Dong Jun, who arrived in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi to attend the first ministerial meeting of the China-Vietnam "3 3" strategic dialogue mechanism on diplomacy, defense and public security.

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WASHINGTON, March 16 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday it was still unclear whether Iran had begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, even though the U.S. military has sunk more than 100 Iranian warships, including more than 30 minelayers.

“We don’t know if they installed anything,” D. Trump said at a press conference. –0–

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BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) — The crew of China's Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, aboard the Tiangong orbital station, conducted the second spacewalk of their mission on Monday, the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA) announced.

Three astronauts—Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang—worked for approximately seven hours and completed their assigned tasks by 7:35 PM Beijing time. The astronauts were assisted by a robotic arm and a team of scientific and technical specialists on the ground.

Zhang Lu has completed a total of six spacewalks, making him one of the Chinese astronauts who has completed the most such missions to date.

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Tehran, March 16 (Xinhua) — US-Israeli strikes on Iran have killed 226 women and 204 children, and wounded over 61,000 civilians, the semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim reported Monday, citing an Iranian government spokesman.

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Xinhua | March 16, 2026

Keywords: Iran-USA-Israel

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Flash: An Iranian government spokesman said 224 women and 204 children were killed and more than 61,000 civilians were injured as a result of US and Israeli strikes on his country — Tasnim News Agency. Flash: An Iranian government spokesman said 224 women and 204 children were killed and more than 61,000 civilians were injured as a result of US and Israeli strikes on his country — Tasnim News Agency.

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Xinhua | March 16, 2026

Keywords: Iran

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Flash: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei as his military adviser, according to media reports. Flash: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei as his military adviser, according to media reports.

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JERUSALEM, March 16 (Xinhua) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Monday it has launched a "limited and targeted ground operation" against key Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the operation, saying it was aimed at "eliminating threats and protecting residents of the northern part of the Jewish state."

Security sources and eyewitnesses reported violent clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters at several points along the border. Israeli forces are advancing toward the Blue Line (the UN-established border between Israel and Lebanon), taking up positions in populated areas and strategic points throughout the border area.

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BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday called for conscientiously carrying out government work in all areas in 2026, striving for new achievements in advancing Chinese-style modernization.

Presiding over the 11th plenary session of the State Council, Li Qiang pointed out that the State Council and all its departments should consistently maintain strategic resolve and act more proactively and proactively to effectively implement the decisions and orders of the CPC Central Committee in accordance with higher standards.

To achieve higher standards, the head of the Chinese government continued, it is necessary to firmly maintain the initiative in development, consistently strengthen the foundation of development, and enhance economic resilience by working persistently and skillfully, and constantly making breakthroughs.

Li Qiang called for consistent efforts to fully implement all key tasks set for the current year and the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), actively promote the formation of a unified national market, actively plan and stimulate the expansion of the potential and improvement of the quality of the service sector, accelerate the development of next-generation intelligent manufacturing, promote the construction of large infrastructure networks, more intensively invest in human capital and in improving people's well-being, and withstand external shocks and challenges in the new environment.

The head of the Chinese government also emphasized the need to conduct a thorough educational campaign to form and implement in practice the correct attitude toward success in political work, combining the implementation of this campaign with the proper performance of government work.

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Moscow, March 16 (Xinhua) — The United States and Israel already understand how mistaken they were in counting on a quick operation against Iran. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated this on Monday at a press conference following talks with Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi.

"If they expected to achieve the goal of completely subjugating this state in a day, in a few hours, then they probably already understand how wrong they were, how deluded they were," TASS quotes the Russian minister as saying.

The Russian Foreign Minister noted that the US and Israeli aggression against Iran was completely "unprovoked, and it could not go unanswered." "And, of course, Iran is defending itself," he emphasized.

S. Lavrov pointed out that the conflict's consequences have extended beyond the Middle East. "But the consequences—you see, I started directly with the situation around Iran—are much broader. And they are no longer regional; they have a global reach," he added.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry reiterated Moscow's readiness to play a mediating role in a political settlement in the Middle East. "I emphasize once again that we, along with other like-minded countries, advocate and will continue to advocate for an immediate cessation of hostilities and the search for a political settlement. We are ready, as President [of Russia Vladimir] Putin has repeatedly stated, to play a mediating role in this political process if such a role is needed. We believe we have such capabilities," concluded S. Lavrov.

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Moscow, March 16 (Xinhua) — Moscow's air defense system shot down another unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) heading toward Moscow, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced on Monday via the Max messaging app.

"Another drone attack has been repelled. Emergency services are working at the site of the crash," Sergei Sobyanin wrote.

According to him, on March 16, from 02:00 Moscow time, a total of 49 UAVs were destroyed.

As Dmitry Kuzyakin, an expert in the field of unmanned aircraft and the general designer of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, told TASS, the Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones Firepoint-1 (FP-1), which have been attacking Moscow for the past three days, are based on the design of the German reconnaissance aircraft "Rama" (Fw 189).

"It's essentially a Shahed, but with a classic wing design—a rectangular wing with a tail. The FP-1 is considered no worse or better than all other UAVs in the third technological league, which is what has allowed Russia to successfully repel Ukrainian attacks in recent days," explained D. Kuzyakin.

Earlier, TASS, citing its own calculations, reported that the Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, which was repelled by the Russian Ministry of Defense's air defense forces on March 14-16, was the largest in at least a year. –0–

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