Over 1.25 billion people in China, or 88.74 percent of the country's total population, had been fully inoculated against COVID-19 as of Thursday, a Chinese health offic
NATO's Secretary-General has warned the war in Ukraine could last for years. Speaking in Brussels, Jens Stoltenberg said it was an “absolute possibility” that the conf
China will tighten regulation on new areas, including virtual currency, as the latest move to fend off risks in the financial sector, a central bank official said on Th
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has dealt a severe blow to the global economy, reducing global trade growth forecast for 2022 from 4.7 percent predicted
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a $1.5-trillion omnibus spending bill for the fiscal year 2022 to fund the federal government through the end of Sep
Hundreds of flights to and from Germany were cancelled on Monday as security workers staged a strike amid wage disputes.Security workers staged a full-day strike at six
Crude oil prices surged Tuesday as the U.S. banned Russian energy imports, while nickel prices rocketed to a record peak on Russian supply fears.While remaining below M
Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized troops to carry out a special military operation in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, Russian news agencies said on
As oil rapidly approaches $100 a barrel, JPMorgan warned Tuesday that a spike in energy prices and other ripple effects from the Russia-Ukraine crisis could hurt both t
Oil prices gained more than $1 in early trade on Monday on rising jitters over potential conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with the U.S. and the EU reiterating that
Chinese aid for fighting COVID-19 arrived in Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands on Friday, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peopl
Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected to a second term as Germany's president on Sunday after a special assembly voted the veteran politician, seen as a symbol of consens
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday urged American citizens to leave Ukraine immediately, and warned about a potential major conflict with Moscow should U.S. and Russi
China on Tuesday urged the United States to revoke a plan of arms sale worth $100 million to China's Taiwan region, and vowed to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty an
The United Arab Emirates intercepted and destroyed three drones that penetrated the Gulf country's airspace over unpopulated areas early Wednesday morning, the country'
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday warned countries against premature declarations of victory over COVID-
The Russian Foreign Ministry has described a claim by the British Foreign Office that Moscow plans to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine as "disinformation" and sa