Chinese FM says agreement to upgrade China-Vietnam ties highlight moment of Xi's...
Beijing [China], December 15: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that the upgrade of China-Vietnam ties is the "highlight moment" of the state...
Sunak says UK committed to two-state solution in Mideast
London [UK], December 15: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has stressed the UK remains committed to a two-state solution in the Middle East after the...
Putin confirms willingness to keep negotiating over US prisoners
Moscow [Russia], December 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at his major annual press conference on Thursday, confirmed his willingness to continue negotiations with Washington...
Chinese mourners use AI to digitally resurrect the dead
Beijing [China], December 15: At a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places it on a gravestone and...
Seoul scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian warplanes approach
Seoul [South Korea], December 15: South Korea's military said Thursday it scrambled fighter jets as two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its air...
US House launches impeachment inquiry against president
Washington [US], December 15: The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, escalating Republicans' battle with Democrats...
Scientists see risk of lost opportunity for long COVID research in China
Beijing [China], December 15: With more than a full year past since China eased restrictions and let COVID-19 sweep its households, scientists are worried a...
Australian woman jailed for 20 years for death of her four children...
Canberra [Australia], December 15: A woman imprisoned for 20 years over the deaths of her four children, and pardoned in June, saw her convictions quashed...
EU to open membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova
Brussels [Belgium], December 15: European leaders have decided to open EU membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova and to grant candidate status to Georgia.
Japan PM purges cabinet in bid to ride out financial scandal
Tokyo [Japan], December 15: Embattled Japanese premier Fumio Kishida dropped four cabinet ministers as he tried to limit the fallout from the biggest financial scandal...
Israel-Hamas war: Heavy rain compounds misery in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], December 15: Displaced people housed in makeshift shelters in the Gaza Strip have had their plight aggravated by the strong winds and heavy...
Israeli attacks on Syria kill 36 since early Oct.
Damascus [Syria], December 14: A total of 36 people were killed in heightened Israel attacks on Syrian military sites affiliated with Lebanon's Hezbollah since the...
Hamas leader says ready to discuss with Israel on Gaza ceasefire
Gaza [Palestine], December 14: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Wednesday that the Gaza-ruling Palestinian faction is ready to discuss with Israel any arrangement or...
German gov't to tackle budget crisis with savings
Berlin [Germany], December 14: The German government announced on Wednesday that the 17 billion euro (18.36 billion U.S. dollars) gap in the 2024 budget due...
Zelensky attends Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Norway
Oslo [Norway], December 14: The Nordic countries on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to providing further assistance to Ukraine when they hosted the visiting Ukrainian president...
Japan reports 1st death from mpox disease
Tokyo [Japan], December 14: A man in his 30s living in Japan's Saitama prefecture near Tokyo has died of mpox disease, the first such death...
3 Japanese ministers tender resignations over funds scandal
Tokyo [Japan], December 14: Three Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday amid an unfolding political funds scandal centering on the largest faction of the...
Xi says China, Vietnam must oppose attempt to 'mess up Asia-Pacific'
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 14: China and Vietnam should oppose any "attempt to mess up Asia-Pacific", President Xi Jinping said Wednesday during a trip to Hanoi,...
Tusk sworn in as Poland's new PM
Warsaw [Poland], December 14: Poland's president on Wednesday swore in Donald Tusk as the new pro-EU prime minister, putting an end to eight years of...
Zionists face heat as UN demands Gaza ceasefire
Gaza [Palestine], December 14: The Zionist entity declared on Wednesday its determination to continue its Gaza war "with or without international support", after it came...
Israel suffers heaviest combat losses since October
Jerusalem [Israel], December 14: Israel announced its worst combat losses for more than a month after an ambush in the ruins of Gaza and faced...
9 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City
Gaza [Palestine], December 14: Palestinian militants carried out one of the deadliest single attacks on Israeli soldiers since the Gaza invasion began, killing at least...
Russian missile attack on Kyiv injures more than 50 people
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 14: A barrage of Russian missiles targeted Kyiv on Wednesday, wounding at least 53 people.
Landmark summit takes direct aim at fossil fuels
Dubai [UAE], December 14: Nations at the UN climate summit have for the first time taken explicit aim at the use of fossil fuels.
Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions
Washington [US], December 14: Top Biden administration officials were labouring on Wednesday to try to reach a last-minute deal for wartime aid for Ukraine by...
Michigan elections director testifies as prosecutors
Washington [US],December 14: Prosecutors began outlining their case Wednesday against 15 Michigan Republicans who face forgery and serving as false electors for Donald Trump in...
Moscow Government Minister emphasises city-citizen collaboration in climate action
Dubai [UAE], December 14: Maria Bagreeva, Moscow Government Minister and Head of the Moscow Department of Economic Policy and Development, underscored the critical role...