The AU Mission in South Sudan, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and the UN Mission in South Sudan called for fresh momentum to meet commitments to the people of South Sudan following ...

COLOMBO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed security agency heads to take all necessary steps to maintain peace and stability in the country during the ...

COLOMBO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka has reached agreements in principle on restructuring approximately 17.5 billion U.S. dollars of external commercial debt, the President's Media Division (PMD) ...

Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border have been escalating since Oct. 8, 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel in support of Hamas. Israel retaliated with artillery fire into southeastern ...

THE HAGUE, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch government's request for an opt-out on the European asylum rules has led to indignant reactions from Dutch opposition parties, but Prime Minister Dick Schoof ...

BANGKOK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ownership transfers of condominiums in Thailand to foreign clients fell 6.2 percent year on year to 3,342 units in the second quarter of this year, indicating a slowdown ...

Across China, the growing tourism industry has significantly boosted rural economies, attracting both domestic and international visitors. In Dazhai Village, located in the southern Guangxi Zhuang ...

ANKARA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's central bank held its key interest rate steady at 50 percent on Thursday for a sixth straight month, in line with market expectations.

BEIRUT, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli jets broke huge sound barriers over Beirut on Thursday during Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's televised speech on the deadly device explosions across Lebanon.

BEIRUT, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday called for a "deterrent" and "firm" stance during the ongoing 79th session of the UN General Assembly at ending Israel's ...

CHANGZHOU, China, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Home favorite and top-seeded Shi Yuqi faced a shocking second-round exit at the badminton China Open here on Thursday, while Olympic silver medalists Liang ...

The New Zealand-China Youth Dialogue on Cultural Exchange was held in Auckland, New Zealand, on Sept. 10. Yu Yunquan, vice ...