JERUSALEM, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Wednesday he has approved the construction of 3,401 housing units for settlers in a particularly controversial ...

KUWAIT CITY, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 13 people have died from poisoning caused by locally produced alcohol. In a statement posted on social media ...

In two separate meetings with Igor Khovaev, Russia's special representative for the normalization of ties between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Vahan Kostanyan, Armenia's deputy foreign minister, ...

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Casualties from the acute lack of food mount as airstrikes and bombardment across Gaza continue to kill, injure and displace people and destroy civilian ...

ISTANBUL, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A forest fire in the central district of Türkiye's northwestern Canakkale province on Wednesday intensified under strong winds, with flames advancing toward nearby ...

FUZHOU, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Podul made its second landfall along the coast of Zhangpu County in east China's Fujian Province at around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, according to the Fujian provincial ...

On Monday, Trump signed an executive order declaring a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. to "protect public servants, citizens, and tourists, and ensure the safe functioning of the federal ...

HONG KONG, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A spokesperson for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Wednesday that the nomination period for the 2025 Legislative Council ...

KIGALI, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda is gearing up to make history as it hosts the 2025 UCI Road World Championships from September 21 to 28 in the country's capital Kigali -- marking the first time the ...

DANDONG, China, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Sichuan rolled to its third straight victory after triumphing 100-74 over Hubei, ending the latter's unbeaten record in China's 15th National Games women's ...

Olympic champion Duplantis, who set his 13th world record by clearing 6.29 meters in the men's pole vault at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial here in Budapest on Tuesday, was named Ultimate Star to promote ...

JERUSALEM, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir toured army outposts in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, saying the armed forces had adopted "a new strategic concept" aimed at ...