China
China launched a Long March-3B carrier rocket on Tuesday to place a new satellite, Shijian-31, into space successfully.
The rocket blasted off at 17:45 (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The satellite is mainly used for space environment detection.
It was the 651st flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.
China launches new satellite into space
The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russia's oil shipment, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France, where efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine are high on the agenda.
Speaking to reporters in Evian, a town on the shores of Lake Geneva in eastern France, Trump said the restrictions on Russia's oil shipment can return after the openness of the Strait of Hormuz allows more oil transit. "We're in a position to do that soon," he was quoted as saying, citing a peace deal reached with Iran over the weekend.
In March, the U.S. Treasury issued a 30-day waiver allowing countries to purchase Russian crude oil and petroleum products that were already loaded on vessels and stranded at sea. The waiver was later extended as the conflict involving Iran and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz continued to pressure oil markets.
Trump says U.S. to reimpose sanctions on Russian oil
