内容摘要：“The humanitarian blockade is creating a situation that is untenable on the ground,” Macron said at a joint news conference alongside Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

“The humanitarian blockade is creating a situation that is untenable on the ground,” Macron said at a joint news conference alongside Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Afghanistan has welcomed an upgrade in its diplomatic ties with Pakistan, signalling an easing of tensions between the South Asian neighbours.Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said the charge d’affaires stationed in the Afghan capital, Kabul,

to the rank of ambassador, with Afghanistan’s Taliban government later announcing its representative in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, would also be upgraded.A charge d’affaires serves as an embassy’s chief of mission in the absence of the ambassador.“This elevation in diplomatic representation between Afghanistan [and] Pakistan paves the way for enhanced bilateral cooperation in multiple domains,” the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X on Saturday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan welcomes the decision of the Government of Pakistan to upgrade the level of its diplomatic mission in Kabul to that of an ambassador.In reciprocity, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will elevate the…

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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Afghanistan (@MoFA_Afg)“This political and discriminatory practice of the US has exposed the lies of the so-called freedom and openness that the US has always advertised,” said Mao.

The spokesperson added that the move had “further damaged the US’s own international image, national image and national credibility”.How many Chinese students does the US have?

During the 2023-2024 academic year, 277,398 Chinese students were enrolled in US universities, constituting 24.5 percent of the 1.13 million international students, according to the annual Open Doors report from the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the US State Department.Only students from India outnumbered their Chinese counterparts. The 2024-2024 academic year was the first time that India replaced China in the top spot since 2009, according to Open Doors.