Damascus, Oct 2, (dpa/GNA) – A candidate for Syria’s parliamentary elections has been killed, just days before elections scheduled for Sunday. Security sources told…
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Casualties reported in Philippines after strong quake sparks panic
Manila, Oct 2, (dpa/GNA) – A strong earthquake jolted the central Philippines on Wednesday evening, toppling old buildings, sending people fleeing in panic and…
Dozens missing after school building collapses in Indonesia
Jakarta, Oct 2, (dpa/GNA) – Dozens of people remain trapped after a multi-story school building collapsed in Indonesia, with rescuers continuing to search for…
Twelve dead, 17 missing after storm Bualoi barrels into Vietnam
Hanoi, Sept 30, (dpa/GNA) – At least 12 people have died and 17 fishermen are missing, after Tropical Storm Bualoi made landfall in central…
Iran dismisses reimposed nuclear sanctions as ‘null and void’
Tehran, Sept 30, (dpa/GNA) – Iran dismissed the UN sanctions on its nuclear programme as unlawful on Sunday, after they were reactivated by Germany,…
Iran takes first steps to exit Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Tehran, Sept 30 (dpa-GNA) – The Iranian parliament is preparing legislation, that could see the country withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), in…
Typhoon Bualoi kills 10, displaces thousands in Philippine
Manila, Sept 29, (dpa/GNA) – Typhoon Bualoi battered the eastern Philippines with heavy rains and strong winds, leaving 10 people dead and displacing more…
Dazzling Chinese cultural performances highlight 76th National Day, 65 years of China-Ghana tiesÂ
By James Amoh Junior  Accra, Sept. 26, GNA – A spectacular display of Chinese cultural artistry stole the spotlight as Ghana and China celebrated…
Taiwan revises Typhoon Ragasa death toll to 14; dozens still missing
Taipei, Sept 27, 2025, (dpa/GNA) – Taiwan on Thursday revised the death toll from Tuesday’s barrier lake overflow, triggered by heavy rains from Typhoon…
Kazakhstan willing to host Russia-Ukraine talks: president
ALMATY, Sept. 25 (Xinhua/GNA) — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, said on Wednesday that if the leaders of Russia and Ukraine wish to meet in…
“Eight-Point Rules”: Codes that have Changed China
A feature by Ambassador Tong Defa Accra, Sept. 23, GNA – The Communist Party of China (CPC) has been established for more than a…
Dozens of Iranian lawmakers call for construction of a nuclear bomb
Tehran, Sept 23 (dpa/GNA) – Dozens of Iranian lawmakers have called for the development of a nuclear bomb, given the escalating military tensions with…
Shanghai Port: The world’s busiest trade hub powered by automationÂ
By Yussif Ibrahim, GNA Special Correspondent in Beijing, China Shanghai China Sept. 23, GNA – The Port of Shanghai, the world’s busiest and…
From desert sand dunes to green sanctuary: the story of Baijitan National Natural Reserve Â
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo, GNA’s Special Correspondent in Ningxia, China Ningxia (China), Sept. 20, GNA-Once a barren stretch of shifting dunes, the land now…
Laos, Russia hold joint military exercise in Laos
VIENTIANE, Sept. 19, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Lao-Russian joint military exercise, Laros 2025, has kicked off at the Kommadam Academy of the Lao People’s Armed…
Turkey suspends another opposition mayor amid corruption probe
Istanbul, Sept 18, (dpa/GNA) – Turkish authorities have suspended another mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), as part of a corruption…
Ningxia Ecological Garden: China’s soilless tomato farming revolutionÂ
By Yussif Ibrahim, GNA Special Correspondent in China, courtesy China Embassy in Ghana ‎ Yinchuan, Ningxia Sept. 17, GNA – In the heart of…