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U.S. Mideast peace plan "departs from internationally agreed parameters": EU's Borrell

Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said on Tuesday that the U.S. Middle East peace plan has depa

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UN committed to two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) speaks at the meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People at the UN headquart

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26 killed in central Nigeria attacks: police

A total of 26 people were killed in recent attacks in Nigeria's central Plateau State, local police said Monday.Up to 190 houses were damaged or destroyed following the

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Saudi FM says fully confident of China's fight against novel coronavirus

China will eventually win the fight against the novel coronavirus, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Monday. In a phone conversation with Chinese S

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Iran to work together with China against novel coronavirus: FM

Iran is willing to work together with China to combat the epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday. He made the rema

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Iowa caucuses underway, kicking off 2020 U.S. presidential primary

Iowa, a state in the Midwestern United States, is holding Democratic and Republican caucuses Monday night, kicking off the 2020 U.S. presidential primary. The caucuses

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UN Security Council to hear briefing from Kushner on controversial Mideast peace plan

The Security Council will hear a briefing behind closed doors from Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's senior adviser, on the U.S.-proposed Middle East peace p

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WHO praises China's effective control measures, calls for world preparedness, not panic

World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday spoke highly of China's effective control measures to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak, and called on all countries to i

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UN chief sees Turkey-Syria clashes as threat to int'l peace, security

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "very much alarmed" by reports of clashes between Turkish and Syrian troops in northwest Syria seen as a "threat t

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Erdogan meets Hamas chief in Istanbul over regional developments

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Islamic Hamas movement chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul to discuss the latest developments in the region, local media r

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Iran obstructed by Saudi Arabia from attending meeting on U.S. peace plan: ministry

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sunday that Saudi Arabia has obstructed an Iranian delegation from attending the upcoming Jeddah meeting on the U.S. peace prop

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U.S. Mideast peace plan challenges internationally agreed parameters: EU official

The U.S. Mideast peace plan challenges the internationally agreed parameters, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said here Su

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Man shot dead by police in London in terrorist-related incident

A man has been shot dead by armed officers in south London in a terrorist-related incident, the Metropolitan Police confirmed Sunday. Two people were believed to be in

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"I am not a virus": French Asians blast racism over coronavirus outbreak

Asians in France this week created a Twitter hashtag #Jenesuispasunvirus (I am not a virus) to complain of racism and prejudice amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. As

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Palestine blames U.S. peace plan as "declaration of hostility"

Palestine on Sunday reiterated its rejection of the U.S. Mideast peace deal, describing it as a "declaration of hostility" against the Palestinian people. "The plan po

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Mask production in China resumes 60 pct capacity: ministry

China's total mask output has topped 10 million pieces daily as domestic mask producers resumed 60 percent of production capacity, said the Ministry of Industry and In

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Int'l community provides aid to China to support anti-epidemic efforts

The international community has been pouring in aid to China to support its efforts to prevent and control the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The Pakistani governm