Beijing, Jun. 19, (dpa/GNA) – China and the United States agree on the need to “stabilize” their troubled relations, US Secretary of State Antony…
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Pakistani authorities re-arrest MP critical of military
Islamabad, Jun. 19, (dpa/GNA) – A Pakistani lawmaker who spent more than two years in jail for criticizing the military was arrested again on…
Pakistan observes national mourning for Greece migrant boat tragedy
Islamabad, Jun. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistan on Monday observed a day of national mourning for the death of around 300 people from the South…
Five dead and dozens wounded in Israeli raid in West Bank
Ramallah/Tel Aviv, Jun. 19, (dpa/GNA) – At least five Palestinians were killed during a large-scale Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank city…
Turkish police seal off Istanbul city centre to block pride parade
Istanbul, June 18, (dpa/GNA) – Activists in Istanbul turned out to march against the discrimination of trans people, despite officials banning the city’s Trans…
Taliban dismiss US watchdog report of threats in Afghanistan
Islamabad, June 18, (dpa/GNA) – The Taliban on Sunday, rejected the latest report by a US watchdog claiming that foreign armed groups and domestic…
South Korean military recovers wreckage from Pyongyang space rocket
Seoul, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – South Korea’s military on Friday said it has recovered a large piece of wreckage from a North Korean missile,…
Over 20,000 displaced by erupting volcano in the Philippines
Manila, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – The number of people displaced by the eruption of the Philippines’ most active volcano has topped 20,000, the national…
Rain, wind lash Pakistan’s coast as cyclone makes landfall in India
Islamabad, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Heavy rain and strong winds lashed Pakistan’s coastal regions on Friday as a cyclone in the Arabian Sea made…
Why the Taiwan question is not an international affair
14 June, Xinhua/GNA – The island of Taiwan is once again under international spotlight in recent months. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed…
China on poverty eradication
BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua/GNA) – With more than 40 years of reform and opening-up, China has eradicated extreme poverty, lifted about 800 million people…
Xi sends congratulatory letter to forum on global human rights governance
BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua/GNA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Wednesday sent a congratulatory letter to the Forum on Global Human Rights Governance. At…
South Korea takes North to court over demolition of liaison office
Seoul, June 14, (dpa/GNA) – South Korea filed a legal action against North Korea before a Seoul district court on Wednesday, for blowing up…
India inflation hits 25-month low; industrial output growth improves
New Delhi, Jun. 13, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - India’s consumer price inflation moderated more than expected in May to its lowest level in just over two years amid a…
Israeli opposition leader Lapid testifies in Netanyahu trial
Tel Aviv, Jun. 6, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid told a Jerusalem court on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had spoken…
Doubts surface over whether debt ceiling bill can mitigate U.S. economic risks
BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua/GNA) – Despite U.S. President Joe Biden touting the bipartisan agreement on the debt ceiling as “a big win” for the…
China lodges complaint with S. Korean ambassador in tit-for-tat summons
Beijing, Jun. 11, (Yonhap/GNA) — China called in South Korean Ambassador Chung Jae-ho and lodged a complaint, Beijing’s foreign ministry said Sunday, in a…
Taliban funeral prayer blast in north Afghanistan kills at least 11
Islamabad, Jun. 8, (dpa/GNA) - An explosion during a funeral service for a Taliban official killed this week ripped through a mosque on Thursday in the city…
Chinese Astronauts return safely
JIUQUAN, June 4 (Xinhua/GNA) — Three Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-15 manned spaceship, returned to Earth safely on Sunday, after completing their six-month…
Xi Jinping calls for halt to desertification
BAYANNUR, Inner Mongolia, June 6 (Xinhua/GNA) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called for sustained…