Palestinian children are seen in a UN-run school after Israeli raids on the city of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, May 14, 2021. /CFP A UN official on Tuesday called for an end to the use of ex
Zhang Jun (L), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, addresses a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia at the UN headquarters in New York, May 25, 2021. /Xinhu
FILE PHOTO: Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations. /VCG Photo UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is continuing to monitor the evolving situation in Mali very closely
An Egyptian court in April ordered the owners of Ever Given to pay 916 million U.S. dollars in compensation. /AFP Egypt offered to cut its compensation claim down to 550 million U.S. dollars a
A Chinese envoy on Monday called for further measures to ensure the safety and security of United Nations (UN) peacekeepers.UN peacekeeping operations represent an important means for maintaining int
00:32 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem to consolidate the newly reached ceasefire agreement to end the clash
Guests are seen at the outdoor area of a restaurant in Berlin, capital of Germany, May 21, 2021. (Photo by Stefan Zeitz/Xinhua) Sentiment among German managers "improved considerably" as the i
Iran's Interior Ministry on Tuesday announced the names of seven qualified candidates to run for Iran's upcoming presidential election.The list includes Saeed Jalili, Ebrahim Raisi, Mohsen Rezaei, Al
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely hold a summit in Geneva in June, U.S. media reported on Monday.Citing sources familiar with the matter, several media outlets
Tanzanian authorities on May 23 issued a warning to villages adjacent to the Nyerere National Park saying at least 200 elephants have strayed from the park.Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism
A container of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine from China is seen at the Robert Mugabe International Airport, Zimbabwe, February 15, 2021. /AFP Libyan experts said that China's recent appeal for
This file photo released November 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. /CFP Iran is still en
A Ryanair flight (front) lands while a Brussels airlines flight takes off at the Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, April 19, 2021. /Xinhua Italy's Competition Authority (AGCM) has fined I
The UK has recorded another three coronavirus-related deaths and a further 2,439 cases, the latest government figures show. It comes after five deaths were recorded on Sunday, along with a furthe
India reported 4,454 new COVID-19 fatalities on Monday and is now the third country in the world after Brazil and the United States to surpass more than 300,000 official deaths. /Xinhua India
General view of Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. /CFP Zhang Hong, a 46-year-old visually impaired Chinese climber, became the first blind person from Asia to scal
The investigation into Italy's cable car disaster that killed 14 people will focus on why the lead cable snapped and why the emergency brake didn't engage and prevent the cabin from careening bac