National

China, EU have no conflict of fundamental interests:...
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) July 17: There is no conflict of fundamental interests between China and the European Union (EU), Chinese State...

Xi sends congratulatory letter to 44th session of...
Beijing (China) July 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 44th session of the World Heritage...

Xi calls for deepened friendships, exchanges with other...
Beijing (China) July 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for deepened friendships and exchanges with people across the...

Nepal extends lockdown in Kathmandu Valley for 10...
KATHMANDU, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The authorities in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley on Thursday decided to continue the ongoing lockdown till...

Portugal releases Janssen vaccines against COVID-19 after re-evaluation
Lisbon (Portugal), July 16: Portugal's National Authority for Medicines and Health Products (Infarmed) announced on Thursday that it had decided...

Blinken Calls Hariri's Resignation 'Another Disappointing Development' for...
Washington (US), July 16: The United States is disappointed over the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri amid an...

U.S. Deputy Secretary Sherman to visit S. Korea...
Seoul (South Korea)/ Washington (US), July 16: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit South Korea next week...

Flare-up in COVID-19 cases ups economic uncertainty: ministry
Seoul (South Korea), July 16: The South Korean economy is on a recovery track, but a recent flare-up in COVID-19...

UN chief calls on parties to conflict to...
United Nations, July 16: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on all parties to conflict to observe the...

UN official urges donors to step up support...
United Nations, July 16: A UN official on Thursday urged donors to step up support for Afghanistan, where an ongoing...

Lebanese PM-designate Hariri announces resignation
Beirut (Labanon), July 16: Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced on Thursday his resignation after failing to form a non-partisan...

Arab League chief "disappointed" over Lebanese PM-designate Hariri's...
Cairo (Eygpt), July 16: Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit expressed on Thursday "great disappointment" over the decision by Lebanese...

U.S. Fed chief says "legitimately undecided" on central...
Washington (US), July 16: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday that he was "legitimately undecided" on the...

Biden raises concerns about Nord Stream 2 to...
Washington (US), July 16: U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday raised his concerns to German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the...

EU to revise decades-old energy taxation rates to...
Brussels (Belgium), July 16: The European Union (EU) is planning to overhaul its current energy taxation system in a bid...

Brazil's president doing well in hospital
Sao Paulo (Brazil), July 16: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's health condition is satisfactory, but he will remain hospitalized here for...

US Republican Senators Urge Biden to Keep Health...
Washington (US), July 15: A group of 46 Republican senators urged US President Joe Biden in a letter on Wednesday...

Multiple Failures in FBI Probe of Ex-US Gymnastics...
Washington (US), July 15: The FBI Indianapolis field office investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by former US gymnastics team...

US Tests Autonomous Ocean Surface, Underwater Surveillance Technology
Washington (US), July 15: The United States is evaluating maritime surveillance technology in support of Coast Guard efforts to protect...

S. Korea extends pandemic-driven advisory against overseas travel...
Seoul (South Korea), July 15: South Korea on Thursday extended its special advisory against overseas travel for another month, the...

Turkmenistan voices support for China on HK and...
Geneva (Switzerland), July 15: A representative of Turkmenistan said here Wednesday at the 47th session of the UN Human Rights...

Loss of trust makes multilateral action difficult: UN...
Paris (France), July 15: Loss of trust makes multilateral action and international cooperation very difficult, said United Nations (UN) Secretary-General...

Israel should abide by peace agreements with Palestine:...
Ramallah (Palestine), July 15: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said Wednesday that Israel should abide by the peace agreements it...

Polish PM voices support for vaccinating children against...
Warsaw (Poland), July 15: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Wednesday expressed his government's support for vaccinating children under the...

Roundup: Amid inflation pressures, Powell says U.S. economy...
Washington (US), July 15: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is "still a ways...

German president urges fellow citizens to get vaccinated...
Berlin (Germany), July 15: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addressed his compatriots in a video message on Wednesday and urged them...

EU unveils 'Fit for 55' climate package
Brussels (Belgium), July 15: The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive roadmap for realizing the European Union's (EU) ambitious...