A multinational rail and shipping project connecting India with the Middle East and Europe was announced on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi and is seen as a challenge to China's economic aspirations in the area.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to strengthen strategic partnership and cooperation on the $65 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.