V. Putin is not obliged to meet with V. Zelensky before the upcoming negotiations – D. Trump

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine is not a prerequisite for his face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders during Trump's second term.

Asked by a reporter at the White House on Thursday afternoon whether Vladimir Putin should meet with the Ukrainian president before sitting down at the negotiating table with Donald Trump, the US president answered in the negative.

White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said shortly before Trump's speech in the Oval Office that "the Russians have expressed a desire to meet with President Trump, and the President is open to that meeting."

“President Trump would like to meet with both President Putin and President Zelensky because he wants to see this brutal war end,” she said, adding that the White House “is working out the details of these potential meetings and the details will be provided at the appropriate time.”

Earlier on Thursday, the Kremlin said that a meeting between D. Trump and V. Putin had been agreed upon in principle and would take place “in the coming days.” –0–

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Iran calls for OIC emergency meeting over humanitarian 'catastrophe' in Gaza

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TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called for an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over the ongoing humanitarian "catastrophe" in the Gaza Strip, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

According to the department’s statement, the meeting should discuss issues of coordinating the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, adopting a unified position and practical measures to stop “Israeli aggression,” as well as the importance of protecting the rights of the Palestinian people.

"What is happening /in Gaza/ is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a systematic destruction of a civilian population under siege. The scale and gravity of the crimes committed require immediate and coordinated measures," A. Araghchi noted.

Iran's foreign minister has called the situation in Gaza "genocide" and accused Israel of having a "strategic and illegal intention" to reoccupy and fully annex the enclave.

At least 9,752 Palestinians have been killed and 40,004 wounded since Israel resumed intensified military operations in the Palestinian enclave on March 18, Gaza-based health authorities said Thursday, bringing the total number of Gaza deaths since October 2023 to 61,258 and the wounded to 152,045. –0–

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Israel's Security Cabinet Approves Gaza Control Plan

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JERUSALEM, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Israel's security cabinet has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday.

Israel intends to take control of all of Gaza to ensure its security and rid the city of Hamas, B. Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News on Thursday before a meeting of the security cabinet.

"We don't want to keep it [Gaza – Xinhua] for ourselves. We want to have a security perimeter. We want to hand it over to Arab forces that will manage it properly, without threatening us and providing a good life for the locals," he said.

In response, Hamas said it considered Netanyahu's statements "a clear reversal of the course of negotiations, revealing the true motives for his withdrawal from the last round."

At least 9,752 Palestinians have been killed and more than 40,000 wounded since March 18, when Israel resumed intensive strikes on the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll since October 2023 to 61,258 and the number of injured to 152,045, the enclave's health authorities said Thursday. –0–

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UN sounds alarm over humanitarian funding gap

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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — Less than 17 percent of the $46 billion needed to meet global humanitarian needs in 2025 has been received so far, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq said at a daily briefing on Thursday.

“More than half a year has passed, and the situation with funding for humanitarian activities remains deplorable,” said F. Haq, citing data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

According to him, the amount of funding received to date is 40 percent less than for the same period last year.

The funding shortfall is a stark reminder that millions of vulnerable people will go hungry without the assistance they urgently need, the UN official added.

He noted that in June, faced with the largest funding cuts in the history of the international humanitarian system, OCHA launched a global appeal to help 114 million people, focusing on the most urgent needs as part of the broader 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview. –0–

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Chinese Clean Energy Vehicles in Demand in Central Asian Market

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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — With the Central Asian region's urbanization accelerating, people's demand for convenient and low-carbon travel has increased significantly. In this regard, Chinese-made clean-energy vehicles have become one of the ideal choices for local consumers, the Zhongguo Guomen Shibao newspaper of the General Administration of Customs reported.

Segway Technology Co., Ltd., a personal mobility aids development and manufacturing company based in Changzhou City, East China's Jiangsu Province, is preparing to send a batch of ATVs worth a total of 740,000 yuan (approximately $103,700) to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

According to the results of the first half of 2025, the company's export volume of ATVs, electric scooters, electric bicycles and their spare parts to Central Asian countries reached 8.7 million yuan in value terms.

The company's products are currently sold in more than 100 countries and regions around the world. Company representative Li Mingju noted that the Central Asian region, where the Chinese side first put forward the Belt and Road Initiative, is an important support point in the globalization strategy of their enterprise.

Parked at Zhongtong Bus Holding Co., Ltd., a leading bus manufacturing company based in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, east China, are a number of passenger buses with the sticker “FERGANA CITY BUS.” They will be delivered to Fergana City, Uzbekistan, via the Khorgos checkpoint in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China.

The company's foreign marketing director, Tang Xuexia, noted that this batch of gas-powered buses, manufactured to order for Uzbekistan, is equipped with engines independently developed by China. Thanks to low carbon emissions and powerful engines, these vehicles will not only help reduce operating costs, but will also transport passengers safely and comfortably, she noted.

It is worth noting that, under the support of Liaocheng Customs, the company has strengthened the development of buses that meet the greenhouse gas emission regulations of Central Asian countries. To this end, the company has introduced advanced combustion technologies into its engines, improved the intake and exhaust systems, and upgraded the exhaust gas cleaning device.

According to the data, in the first half of this year, the company exported 193 passenger buses to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries, with a total value of over 100 million yuan.

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China's Foreign Ministry: China expresses strong protest to Philippines over its leader's remarks on Taiwan issue

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D. Trump has appointed his top economic adviser to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors

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NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he has nominated Stephen Miran, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, to fill the vacant seat on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed). He will serve until Jan. 31, 2026.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration will continue its search for a permanent replacement for the post left by Adriana Kugler, who will step down on August 8.

S. Miran is considered one of the key advisers in shaping US trade policy during D. Trump's second term. From 2020 to 2021, he served as an economic policy adviser at the US Department of the Treasury.

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has seven members. They are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. –0–

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Six killed, 10 wounded in Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon

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BEIRUT, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Six people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon on Thursday, Lebanese officials said.

The Lebanese Health Ministry's Emergency Operations Center said in a press release that one Israeli airstrike on Masnaa Road killed five people and wounded 10 others. Another airstrike on the town of Kfardan (Baalbek region) killed another person.

Lebanon's cabinet approved the goals outlined in a U.S. proposal to disarm Hezbollah at a meeting on Thursday, the country's National News Agency reported.

"We agreed to end the armed presence in all areas, including the presence of Hezbollah, and to deploy the Lebanese army in the border areas," Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morkos said after the meeting.

A ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States and France has been in effect between Hezbollah and Israel since November 27, 2024, ending the clashes that erupted after the war in the Gaza Strip began.

Despite the agreement, the Israeli army periodically carries out strikes in Lebanon, claiming that they are aimed at eliminating “threats” posed by Hezbollah. –0–

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Mexican President Condemns Latest US Immigration Raids

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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday criticized the latest immigration raids in the United States, vowing to protect Mexican citizens there.

"We do not support raids, and we will protect and help our compatriots," the Mexican president said at her daily press conference.

More than 75,900 Mexicans were repatriated from the United States between January 20 and August 1, according to the Mexican government. –0–

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China's Power Equipment Drives Green Transformation in Central Asia

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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — A total of 515 vehicles carrying wind power equipment destined for export mainly to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were inspected at the Horgos Port of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the first half of 2025, according to statistics, the Zhongguo Guomen Shibao newspaper under the General Administration of Customs reported.

These units will be used in a number of international cooperation energy projects, including a wind power plant in the city of Khromtau /Kazakhstan/.

Situated on the border between China and Kazakhstan, Khorgos checkpoint, thanks to its unique geographical location, serves as an important logistics channel for Chinese wind turbines to enter overseas markets.

To ensure unimpeded transportation of large-sized equipment, such as 80-meter wind turbine blades, customs services in both countries have opened special corridors.

According to a representative of a Xinjiang freight forwarding company, Central Asian countries with rich wind power resources are always a key market for his company. He said that this year, his company has exported wind power equipment in more than 200 vehicles, and the export volume has been steadily growing.

Also recently, Fengcheng Photovoltaic Technology Company, located in Dezhou City, Shandong Province /East China/, a batch of solar modules for the construction of a photovoltaic power plant is ready to be sent to Tajikistan, and it will be delivered to the destination in about 10 days. According to a representative of the company, in the first half of 2025, the company made a huge breakthrough in the Central Asian market, and currently orders are coming in one after another.

Central Asian countries have favorable conditions for the distribution of sunlight, so they still have great potential in the field of photovoltaic industry, he noted.

“Our monocrystalline solar modules are at the top of the segment in terms of technical characteristics and product performance, which is why we are confident in expanding this new and promising market for us,” he is convinced.

According to the data, in the first half of 2025, the volume of photovoltaic products inspected by the customs service in Dezhou for export to five Central Asian countries exceeded 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million US dollars) in value terms, an increase of 13.7 times year-on-year.

Growing exports of Chinese-made energy equipment to Central Asian countries reflects deepening cooperation between China and Central Asia in the field of renewable energy, which contributes to the green transformation in Central Asian countries. -0-

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