Xi says building a China-Cambodia community with a shared future a choice of history and peopleChinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that building a China-Cambodia community with a shared future is a choice of history and the people.China and Cambodia are not only friendly neighbors but also ironclad friends, he said, noting that both countries are currently at a critical stage of national development.Xi made the remarks when meeting with Cambodian People's Party President and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen.China, Cambodia set model for equality, mutual trust, win-win cooperation between countries of different sizes: XiChinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China and Cambodia set a model for equality, mutual trust and win-win cooperation between countries of different sizes.Xi made the remarks when meeting with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni during his state visit to Cambodia.China and Cambodia have always been at the forefront of building a community with a shared future for mankind, bringing tangible benefits to the Cambodian people, said Xi.Kenyan president to pay state visit to ChinaKenyan President William Ruto will pay a state visit to China from April 22 to 26 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Thursday.During Ruto's visit, President Xi will hold a welcoming ceremony and banquet for him, and the two heads of state will hold talks. Premier Li Qiang and Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji will meet with him, respectively, spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular press briefing.ECB lowers interest rates by 25 basis pointsThe European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to cut key interest rates for the seventh time since June 2024, in response to the negative impact of erratic U.S. tariffs on economic growth across the eurozone.Following the ECB's adjustment, the deposit facility rate and the interest rate on the main refinancing operations will drop to 2.25 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively, while the marginal lending facility rate will be reduced to 2.65 percent.Hamas says ready for prisoner exchange deal to end Gaza warHamas said on Thursday evening that it is ready to immediately begin negotiations on a deal to swap all Israeli hostages with an agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners, in a bid to completely stop the Gaza war.This is "in exchange for a complete cessation of the war against our people, a full (Israeli) withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the start of reconstruction, and the end of the (Israeli) siege," Khalil Al-Hayya, head of Hamas in Gaza, said in a video speech.17 killed in U.S. airstrikes on YemenU.S. airstrikes on the Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa on Thursday have killed 17 people and injured dozens more, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Friday.U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) said in a previous statement that it struck and destroyed Ras Isa on Thursday, "to eliminate this source of fuel for" and "degrade the economic source of power" of the Houthis.