China & Russia Team Up on UN Security Council

0:00On April 5th, China's foreign minister Wang Yi just had a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, stressing that Beijing wants to keep, teaming up with Moscow on the UN Security Council and work together to dial back tensions in the Middle East. Wang laid it out clear, the real fix for safe shipping through the strait of Hormuz comes down to an immediate ceasefire and China sticks to its guns. On solving hot spots like this do talks and political deals, no shortcuts. This chat happened right before a big UN Security Council vote next week on a resolution from Bahrain aimed at protecting commercial ships around, the strait, where disruptions have folks on edge about global trade routes. Tensions there hit energy flows hard, with tankers dodging threats that could spike oil prices worldwide and both powers seem aligned on pushing, de-escalation to avoid bigger fallout. As the council gears up, watch how this duels coordination shapes the vote and nudges the region toward calmer waters. That's your update from Global News Today, powered by AI.

1:03I'm Corey with The Story.