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17 killed in pro-gov't operation against Houthis in Yemen's Marib

At least 17 people were killed on Saturday in an armed confrontation between pro-government Yemeni forces and the Houthi militia in the country's northeastern province of Marib, a military official t

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China pushes for two-state solution to Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday reiterated China's stance on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, calling for a two-state solution.That is the sole practical solution to t

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Lebanese PM-designate Hariri announces resignation

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun meets with Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri (R) at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, July 14, 2021. /Reuters Lebanese Prime Minister-desi

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Putin: Russia, U.S. have 'common interests' on climate change

Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. climate envoy John Kerry that Moscow and Washington have a shared interest in battling climate change, a rare area of common ground between the rivals."The

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S.African gov't official says 10 killed in Soweto looting stampede

South African police found 10 people dead late Monday after a stampede occurred during a looting spree in the Johannesburg township of Soweto, a provincial government official said."The police discov

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England to go ahead with July 19 COVID relaxation

England will go ahead with plans to lift almost all legal restrictions on day-to-day life on July 19, health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday."We firmly believe that this is the right time to get

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15 Colombians, 2 Haitian Americans arrested over Moise assassination

02:06 Haitian police arrested 15 Colombians and two Haitian Americans suspected of involvement with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, officials announced Thursday.At

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White House: Washington does not support 'Taiwan independence'

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden stands by the one-China principle and does not recognize Taiwan as an independent country, White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Tu

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Explosion injures 20 in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province

At least 20 people were wounded on Tuesday after a powerful explosion ripped through a busy road in Kandahar City, capital of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, a provincial official confirmed

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Gunmen kidnap 140 school students in northwest Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a school official said on Monday.It is the latest in a wave of mass abductions of schoolchildren and students."The k

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U.S. envoy to Moscow says he held positive meeting with deputy foreign minister -RIA

The U.S. ambassador to Moscow said on Thursday that he held a positive meeting with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, the RIA news agency reported on Thu

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China's New Stories: Cool Li's Existential Ponderings

05:43 Cool Li was born in the 1980s. Just like his peers, had it better - at least material-wise - than his parents' generation, a well-heeled life throughout the decad

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China will consider offering DPRK help if needed in fighting COVID-19

China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that China will consider providing help to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) if any is needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.Ministry spokesp

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Migrant influx at the U.S. - Mexico border

03:43 With the number of migrantstrying to enter the U.S.withoutdocumentssurging higher than it’s been in more than two decades,the Bidenadministrationstruggling to containa humanitaria

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Russia summons UK ambassador over 'provocative actions' of warship

Russia's foreign ministry said it delivered a stern protest to Britain's ambassador to Moscow on Thursday over what it described as the "dangerous and provocative actions" of a British warship in the

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U.S. to continue imposing sanctions on Russia over Nord Stream 2

The United States will continue to impose sanctions against Russian companies involved in constructing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, U.S. President Joe Biden's national security advisor Jake Sullivan t

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Helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashes in SW Iran, 1 killed

A helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashed near Dezful city in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan on Saturday, official IRNA news agency reported.One onboard was killed, and 11 others wer