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UN begins pullout from South Sudan civilian protection camps

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan said Friday it has begun withdrawing its troops and police from the civilian protection camps that began as a frantic experiment in the heat

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Pakistan sanctions Taliban to avoid global finance blacklist

Pakistan issued sweeping financial sanctions against Afghanistan’s Taliban, just as the militant group is in the midst of U.S.-led peace process in the neighboring coun

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Iraqi Paramilitary Groups Vow to Target US 'Interests' in Country if No Withdrawal Deal Signed

During a recent meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi US President Donald Trump suggested that most American servicemen will be "leaving [the country] sh

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Sea level to rise by over 10 cm in 80 years as Greenland ice melting

Ice sheets covering three-quarters of Greenland, the world's largest island, are melting at such a pace that by the end of this century, sea levels could rise to as much as 10 to 12.5 centimeters,

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Fujifilm won't leave Chinese market over China-U.S. frictions

Fujifilm Holdings' logos are pictured ahead of its news conference in Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2018. /Reuters Fujifilm will not consider leaving an attractive and fast-growing market like Chin

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US Lying About Moscow's Links to Taliban, Russian Foreign Ministry Says

The United States is lying about Russia's alleged links to the Taliban, the deputy head of the press department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexey Zaitsev, said Th

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Twitter finally bans former KKK leader, David Duke

Twitter has confirmed it has permanently banned the account of David Duke, former leader of white supremacist hate group the Ku Klux Klan.Duke had operated freely on its platform for years — am

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Diplomatic misadventure of a former superpower

Editor's note: Iram Khan is a Pakistan-based commentator on international affairs. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.The closure of the Chinese cons

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Allegation on China's hiding of COVID-19 scale "gross misperception": ambassador

The allegation that China hid the severity of COVID-19 during its early outbreak in the country "is a gross misperception," Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai has said. "Actually,

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Kanye West takes first official steps towards the White House

Rapper Kanye West has taken his official first steps to run for the White House by filing documents with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). This comes after it was previously reported that he

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TikTok saw a rise in government demands for user data

Earlier this year, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance joined the raft of American tech giants that publish the number of government demands for user data and takedown requests by releasing its ow

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Russia vows retaliation if rights under Open Skies treaty hurt

Russia will take retaliatory measures if there are attempts to limit its rights under the Treaty on Open Skies, after the United States decided to withdraw from the deal, the Russian Foreign Ministry

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Iran confirms damaged nuclear site was centrifuge facility

Iran on Sunday confirmed that a damaged building at the underground Natanz nuclear site was a new centrifuge assembly center, the official IRNA news agency reported.Ira

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Iran's De-Dollarisation Eased US Sanctions Pressure on Country, Foreign Minister Says

Washington introduced its unilateral sanctions against Iran in 2018 after withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The measure crippled Tehran's

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W.House denies Trump briefed on Russia-Taliban bounty intelligence

The White House denied Saturday that President Donald Trump had been briefed on intelligence that reportedly showed Russia had offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants if they killed U.S. soldier

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Facebook to flag 'newsworthy' posts that violate terms, including Trump's

The social network's CEO Mark Zuckerberg responds after a series of advertisers threaten to boycott the site over 'hate speech'.

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ROK hails 'positive sign' from DPRK as Korean War anniversary marked

Anti-war activists shout slogans during a press conference to demand the peace on the Korean Peninsula on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in Seoul, ROK, June 24,