Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi is in Jakarta to attend meetings with ASEAN officials (02:38). NATO has promised more support but no timetable for Ukraine (04:21). And China's foreign trade is up 2.1% in the first half of the year (38:06).

Ukraine's president says it is "absurd" that there is no timeline for his country's NATO accession (02:36). China's business community is showing interest in investing in the Solomon Islands (09:01). And the author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" has died at the age of 94 (53:00).

The Solomon Islands has opened its embassy in Beijing during a visit by the prime minister (2:33). Turkiye has agreed to support Sweden's membership (8:03). And Spain's Coast Guard has rescued 86 people on a migrant ship that was believed missing two weeks ago (13:16).

China and the Solomon Islands have announced a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (2:39). China is aiming to transform its Global Development Initiative from a Chinese proposal to an international consensus (4:48). And the Uzbek president has won another term in office (33:05).

China says it hopes the United States will create a favorable environment for economic and trade relations as U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits Beijing (02:38). China will ban food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures including Fukushima for safety reasons (04:25). And the Belarusian president says the leader of the Wagner Group is back in Russia (08:21).

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting China (02:37). The IAEA chief has visited the Fukushima nuclear power plant after a final report on Japan's wastewater disposal plan (06:01). And singer Coco Lee is dead at the age of 48 (53:44).

Countries in and around the Pacific Ocean have expressed opposition to Japan's planned discharge of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima (2:41). Israeli troops have withdrawn from Jenin after a major operation in the West Bank (11:54). And July 3 was the hottest day ever globally (24:52).

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for peace, development and cooperation at the SCO summit (01:02). The IAEA concludes that Japan's plans to release contaminated water from the Fukusima nuclear plant is consistent with safety standards (07:57). Chinese player Wang Xinyu is making a first-ever appearance in the Wimbledon second round (46:37).

The grandmother of the boy fatally shot by police in France is calling for and end to the violence (02:50). The China Africa Economic and Trade Expo has concluded with over 10 billion U.S. dollars worth of deals (09:39). And China has defeated Japan to win the FIBA Asian Cup (46:03).

Malawi has launched its Consulate General in Changsha during the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo and is hoping to better market its products through the platform (04:21). The UK's prime minister says he will appeal a court ruling that deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful (10:31). And a UNESCO meeting is discussing how satellites can help preserve heritage sites (21:33).