Florists in Colombo prepare for upcoming Valentine's Day

Germany has been China's largest trading partner and a top source of foreign investment from Europe since the establishment of diplomatic ties over five decades ago, forging a close economic partnership built on win-win cooperation and mutual benefit, according to China's Vice Minister of Commerce

At least six people, including four members of a family, were trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants on Friday in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, officials said.The attack took place in a village in Hazaribag district, about 90 km north of Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand.A group

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recorded strong growth in its aviation sector in 2025, reinforcing its position as a leading regional hub for air transport and tourism, according to figures released Friday by the Emirates News Agency (WAM).At Dubai International Airport, passenger traffic rose 3.1

The World Bank (WB) has committed to providing up to 1 billion U.S. dollars annually in Kazakhstan over the next six years under a new Country Partnership Framework for 2026-2031, the country's National Economy Ministry said Thursday.The draft strategy outlines several key priorities, including the

Four Danish F-35 fighter jets on Friday officially joined NATO's "Arctic Sentry" activity, marking Denmark's first contribution to this initiative aimed at bolstering the alliance's presence in the Arctic region.The deployment, which local media said engages four fighter jets, will see the advanced

Scientists and conservationists in Russia's Arctic zone will launch a large-scale field research program in 2026 to study how ecosystems recover after long-term industrial impact, local authorities said Friday.Natalia Polikarpova, director of the Pasvik Nature Reserve in the Murmansk Oblast, told

Departures resumed at Germany's Cologne Bonn Airport on Friday after a brief suspension caused by a security incident.A Lufthansa airplane taxis along a runway at Frankfurt airport in Frankfurt, Germany, on January 17, 2022. (Photo: Xinhua)Around 6:30 a.m. (0530 GMT) in the morning, operations

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said Friday it has accepted the principle of a ceasefire proposed by Angola, as regional mediators push for a halt to fighting in the country's volatile east.In a statement, the DRC presidency said President Felix Tshisekedi agreed to the proposal "in a

With one out of eight African children at age 10 unable to read or understand a simple text, addressing learning poverty is critical for realizing the continent's developmental goals, a senior African Union (AU) official has said.Gaspard Banyankimbona, commissioner for education, science,

Turkish authorities detained 93 tax inspectors on Friday over their alleged links to the Gulen movement, which Ankara says was behind the failed coup attempt in 2016, local officials announced.The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said the operation was launched simultaneously across 11

The 11th China-U.S. anti-drug intelligence exchange meeting was held in the United States from Feb. 10 to 12 (local time), with cross-departmental delegations from both sides in attendance, China's Ministry of Public Security announced on Friday.During the meeting, the two sides held in-depth

Tariffs imposed on imported goods by the Trump administration in 2025 fell mostly on U.S. importers and consumers rather than overseas exporters, showed a study published on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Thursday."We find that nearly 90 percent of the tariffs' economic

New Zealand and Singapore have signed a new electronic certification arrangement to streamline trade in food and primary products, a senior New Zealand official said Friday."It will streamline border processes, improve efficiency, reduce costs, enhance supply chain security and integrity, and help

Operations at Germany's Cologne Bonn Airport were suspended on Friday following a failure of the passenger security screening system, German public broadcaster WDR reported.Police said there was a security incident, although they declined to provide further details. It remains unclear how long the

The global shock of the Jeffrey Epstein case has far eclipsed any ordinary international news story. For many onlookers, the reaction was less outrage than resignation: So that’s how it works.But this response reveals a widespread misunderstanding of how American society operates.To understand the