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CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo):

COP31 Opens; China Pavilion Holds First-Day Activities

The 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) opened in Antalya, Türkiye, on November 9. The conference will hold negotiations and consultations on important issues including greenhouse gas emissions reductions, climate finance, adaptation and resilience, and a just transition.

The China Pavilion also held its first day's activities that day, exploring the use of culture and tourism as vehicles for advancing climate action. During this climate conference, the China Pavilion will also host more than 40 thematic side events and special activities, presenting China's policy positions, practical actions, and achievements in addressing climate change to the world from multiple perspectives.

Iran's Supreme Leader Calls for an End to the State of Neither War nor Peace with the United States

According to Iranian media reports, Iranian President Pezeshkian said on November 9 that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had issued instructions calling for an end to the current state of neither war nor peace with the United States. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei said the same day that Iran's proposed "two-day plan" remained valid, and that if the United States met Iran's demands, conditions could be created within two days for positive changes in the regional situation.

U.S. President Trump said on November 9, after talks with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister Mohammed, that militarily speaking, the war in Iran was effectively over. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries favored maintaining the status quo, namely continuing the maritime and land blockade of Iran.

U.S. Republican Lawmaker Initiates Impeachment of U.S. Defense Secretary

Thomas Massie, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky, initiated impeachment proceedings against U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth on November 9. According to U.S. media reports, the grounds for impeachment put forward by Massie mainly concern U.S. military operations against Iran and Venezuela, among other matters. The House could vote on impeaching Hegseth as early as the middle of this week. If passed, the relevant resolution would be submitted to the Senate. In addition, multiple members of both parties in the U.S. Congress have already called for Hegseth to resign.