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TREE NEWS update: President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the White House press briefing room may be moved to another location. The post, which addressed the briefing room directly, gave no timeline for the potential move. No further details were provided.

TREE NEWS update: The Chinese Mission to the European Union held the fourth session of its “China Lecture” series in Strasbourg, France, inviting Xie Zhenhua, former Special Envoy for Climate Change Affairs of China, to deliver a lecture on China’s green development and China-EU green cooperation. The event focused on the two sides’ collaboration on green issues, the mission said.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Commerce Ministry said on October 23 it strongly opposes a new US Treasury proposed rule expanding outbound investment restrictions on China, calling it a discriminatory broadening of curbs that overgeneralizes national security. The ministry said it will closely monitor the rule, which is open for public comment, and reserves the right to take corresponding measures. It urged Washington to stop politicizing trade and create a sound environment for bilateral economic cooperation.

TREE NEWS update: The three-day CEIC2026 Consumer Electronics Innovation Conference concluded in Shenzhen on the 24th, where the ‘Top Ten Trends in Consumer Electronics’ was officially released. The event drew more than 1,000 representatives from global industry, academia, international organizations, enterprises and industry associations, along with over 300 leading companies participating and exhibiting.

TREE NEWS update: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the 24th to enact a new round of sanctions approved by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council targeting Russian entities involved in missile production and the defense industrial supply chain. The measures focus on precisely hitting Russia’s missile manufacturing and military supply network.

TREE NEWS update: Wang Huning accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a visit to Dandong. The trip places a senior Chinese official alongside the North Korean leader in the border city across the Yalu River from North Korea. No further details of the visit were provided.

TREE NEWS update: Li Xi, addressing the mobilization and deployment meeting for the 20th Central Committee’s eighth inspection round, urged deeper study and implementation of Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building and called for higher standards and more concrete measures to advance inspection work in the new era. The meeting marked the launch of the eighth round of inspections by the 20th Central Committee.

TREE NEWS update: Zhao Chenxin has been appointed deputy secretary of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, with the appointment approved by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The Hebei Provincial Party Committee separately decided that Zhao will also serve as party secretary of the Hebei Provincial Government. The appointments were announced in a single statement, with no further details provided.

TREE NEWS update: The Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China has appointed Chen Yongqi as the new Party Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Government, the provincial committee announced. The decision was made by the Jiangxi Provincial Committee. No further details on the timing of the appointment or Chen’s prior position were provided.

TREE NEWS update: The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 17th Ebola outbreak has recorded 9,765 confirmed cases and 4,727 deaths as of Oct. 21, a fatality rate of 48.4%, according to statistics released by the country’s National Institute of Biomedical Research on Oct. 24.

TREE NEWS reports: The United States is seeking to expand its involvement in operations against Mexican drug cartels. The move signals deeper US participation in cross-border security efforts targeting organized crime groups in Mexico. No further details on specific measures or timelines were immediately available.

TREE NEWS reports: A new study from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, released on October 23, estimates that more than 50,000 people could die from heat-related causes in European cities in the summer of 2026, with about two-thirds of those deaths attributable to climate change. The research was published in the journal Nature Health.

TREE NEWS update: NASA on April 23 announced the latest plan for its Artemis 3 mission, which will send four astronauts into low Earth orbit in 2027. The crew will conduct rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander test vehicles built by Blue Origin and SpaceX, preparing for the subsequent crewed Artemis 4 moon landing.

TREE NEWS update: The Communist Party of China Central Committee has appointed Mo Gaoyi as a member of the Yunnan Provincial Committee, its Standing Committee, and as Secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Committee. Wang Ning no longer holds the posts of Secretary, Standing Committee member, or Committee member in Yunnan. The decision was announced in a recent Central Committee decision.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Southern Regional Power Market began formal operation on Oct. 24, covering Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan, with more than 290,000 registered market participants — about a quarter of the national total. The market, described as the world’s largest and busiest “power supermarket,” moves from pilot testing to regular trading across the five provinces. China aims to basically complete a unified national power market system by 2030.

TREE NEWS reports: The US has recorded 4,588 confirmed measles cases so far in 2026 as of April 22, more than double the total for all of 2025, according to data published April 23 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health experts say underreporting means the true number of infections may be far higher than the official tally.

TREE NEWS update: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Zadoi County in Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province, at 16:39 on Oct. 24. The epicenter was located at 32.54 degrees north latitude and 93.97 degrees east longitude, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

TREE NEWS update: Russia and Ukraine confirmed on March 23 that they have agreed to a ceasefire in Oleshky, Kherson region, starting March 27. A US official said trilateral talks involving the US, Russia and Ukraine could be held within two weeks in Abu Dhabi or Switzerland. Russian President Vladimir Putin said any trilateral meeting would focus on ensuring security after a peace deal, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he hopes a three-way leaders’ summit will follow.

TREE NEWS update: Ukraine said all restrictions on Starlink have been lifted, according to a statement reported on the conflict’s communications arrangements. The announcement covers the satellite internet service used extensively by Ukrainian forces and civilian authorities. No further details on the scope or timing of the change were provided.

TREE NEWS reports: China recorded 6.7651 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2025, according to the China Statistical Yearbook 2026 compiled by the National Bureau of Statistics. Guangdong ranked first among provinces for the fourth consecutive year with 613,800 registrations, the only province above 600,000. Guangdong’s figure rose by 101,900, or 19.9%, from the previous year.