China Rescue Team recovers survivor in Myanmar quake

China Search and Rescue Team successfully recovered a female survivor at the Great Wall Hotel quake site in Mandalay city, Myanmar, early on Monday.

The Chinese rescue team rescued the survivor after more than five hours of intense work. The survivor had been trapped for nearly 60 hours and had good vital signs when rescued.

This was the first survivor rescued by the Chinese team after they arrived in the hard-hit Mandalay city late on Sunday.

China discovers major oilfield in South China Sea

The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Monday that it has discovered a major oilfield in the eastern South China Sea, with proven reserves exceeding 100 million tonnes.

The newly discovered Huizhou 19-6 oilfield marks a breakthrough in China's offshore oil exploration, as it is the country's first large-scale integrated clastic oilfield discovered in deep to ultra-deep layers, CNOOC said.

Protests erupt in Denmark over Vance's Greenland visit

Hundreds of demonstrators in Denmark's capital Copenhagen and the city of Aarhus voiced strong opposition on Saturday to recent remarks and actions by the U.S. administration regarding Greenland.

The demonstration took place a day after U.S. Vice President JD Vance and an American delegation visited Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland -- formerly known as Thule Base -- where Vance criticized Denmark for not doing enough for security in the Arctic or for the well-being of the Greenlandic people.

In Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, demonstrators also gathered in the city center to protest U.S. actions and voice support for Greenland's autonomy.

Tehran rejects direct talks with Washington

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed on Sunday that Tehran has rejected direct talks with Washington in response to a letter from President Donald Trump. However, he emphasized that Iran has not closed the door on indirect negotiations, a pathway it has consistently kept open.

Pezeshkian made the remarks during a cabinet meeting in Tehran, shedding light on Iran's official response to Trump's letter, which sought direct negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program.

While Tehran declined the prospect of direct talks, it reiterated its openness to indirect negotiations, he noted.

Europe's 1st orbital rocket crashes after launch

A German-built rocket launched from Norway's Andoya Spaceport crashed and exploded shortly after liftoff on Sunday.

The Spectrum rocket, developed by German startup Isar Aerospace, lifted off at 12:30 p.m. local time. Around 20 seconds into the flight, it began to tilt before falling back to the ground and exploding.

A loud bang was heard during the live broadcast of the event, and video footage showed the nearly 30-meter-tall, 50-ton rocket crashing near the launch pad at Nordmela on the island of Andoya.