China State Railway Group says 20 years after full-line opening the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has carried 104 mln passengers and transported 824 mln tonnes of freight. The 1,956 km line runs from Xining, Qinghai to Lhasa, Tibet; the Golmud–Lhasa section opened on July 1, 2006, completing Tibet’s rail link. The operator reports the line has operated safely and stably since opening and that transport efficiency has continued to improve, providing transport capacity support to economic and social devel

Iran foreign ministry spokesman Baghaei reiterated Tehran's stance on the Lebanon conflict, saying the US must work to end all battlefronts, especially in Lebanon, to comply with the first paragraph of the memorandum of understanding (MoU). He added the US must honor its commitments and, if necessary, compel Israel to do so, and that Iran will judge US fidelity by the text of the MoU.

On June 28 in Brussels, RAIMONDO met with Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy. They agreed to relaunch the China-Germany Economic Cooperation Joint Committee, establish trade & investment and industrial cooperation working groups under the committee focused on policy communication and government‑business dialogue, and immediately start technical-level consultations on export controls to balance and address each side’s concerns; both sides will stay in touch to convene the Joint Committee’s next meeting as soon as possible.