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Tensions on Turkey-Greece border continue as migrant crisis worsens

01:41 On the border between Greece and Turkey, Greek authorities have been blocking thousands of migrants, many fleeing the war in Syria, from entering European Union territory.CGTN's

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China's foreign trade down 11 pct in first 2 months

China's foreign trade of goods fell 11 percent year on year in the first two months of this year to 592 billion U.S. dollars amid disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, official data

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The growing refugee crisis on the Greece-Turkey border

01:09 Thousands of migrants have been gathering in Edirne, a Turkish city that borders Greece, creating a refugee crisis. It began after Turkey said it would allow migrants to cross it

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India-EU summit deferred due to COVID-19 outbreak

India's foreign ministry Thursday said the India-European Union (EU) summit which was scheduled to be held later this month has been deferred in wake of the novel coro

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Greek troops fire tear gas at migrants gathering again at Turkish border

Greek riot police and troops fired tear gas early on Wednesday at hundreds of migrants as they made another attempt to cross the border from Turkey into Greece.The air

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Merkel says Turkey's refugee policy "unacceptable"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday criticized Turkey's dealing with refugees, saying that it was "unacceptable" that Turkey decided to open its border with the

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EU, UK start post-Brexit negotiations

The European Union (EU) and Britain started the negotiations for a new partnership here on Monday. The talks began with a bilateral meeting between the chief negotiators, the EU's Michel Barnier and

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Greece blocks asylum applications for one month amid border tensions

Migrants wait on the Turkey-Greece border buffer zone, at Pazarkule, in Edirne district. Ozan Kose/AFP Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has blocked any new asylum applications to the c

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UCI announces new track World League for 2021-22

Dutch rider Harrie Lavreysen (R) wins the men's sprint final at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2020. /VCG A new World League will make its debut on the

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UCI announces new track World League for 2021-22

Dutch rider Harrie Lavreysen (R) wins the men's sprint final at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2020. /VCG A new World League will make its debut on the

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Palestine granted right to direct postal exchange with world

Palestine on Thursday declared that the Universal Postal Union (UPU) has recognized its right to have direct postal exchange with the world via Jordan without restrict

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AU to deploy troops to troubled Sahel

Nigerian border,Maradi, Niger. December 12, 2019. Niger Army soldiers on security patrol near Maradi at the border with Nigeria. /Getty Images The African Union (AU) says it plans to deploy so

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New mini-moon discovered orbiting Earth - but it's only temporary

The 2020 CD3 asteroid, which is up to around 3.5m in diameter, is the second to have been dragged into the Earth's orbit.

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Lesotho’s ruling party wants PM to step down immediately

Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Motsoahae Thabane arrives to attend the 30th African Union Summit at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu

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Post-Brexit blue passports to be issued from March: UK government

Britain is expected to re-introduce its blue passports from next month after almost three decades to mark its departure from the European Union (EU), the British government has announced. Championed

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Togo's presidential election kicks off

The flag of Togo pinned on the map. Horizontal orientation./Getty Images Togo's presidential election kicked off on Saturday at 7 a.m. local time (0700 GMT).Seven candidates, including the out

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AU trains 200 Somali police to improve security

The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) said on Friday it has trained 200 more Somali police officers, who will maintain law and order in Hirshabelle State in the central part of the country. Y