13 people have died after floods and landslides struck seven regencies and cities in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, the Provincial Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) said Wednesday.

Cambodian relocated villager Laing Nuth has expressed her satisfaction with the development of the Lower Sesan II hydropower station here, saying that the project has not only generated clean and reliable energy, but also significantly changed the lives of local residents.

Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga in Beijing on Wednesday.Zhao said China is ready to work with Tonga to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, firmly support each other on

The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam's central region has risen to 98, with 10 others still missing, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said in a report on Wednesday.More than 2,000 houses were damaged and 426 others collapsed, according to the report.The floods

At least nine people were killed and 16 others injured when their vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a deep ravine in northern Afghanistan's Faryab province, a local official said late Tuesday.The accident occurred in Pashtun Kot district on Tuesday afternoon after the vehicle lost

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau on Tuesday announced the arrests of four additional individuals in connection with the theft at the Louvre Museum.The suspects, two men aged 38 and 39 and two women aged 31 and 40, all from the Paris region, were taken into custody. The prosecutor's office said the

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul declared a state of emergency in Songkhla province on Tuesday as severe flooding ravaged the southern region.The announcement came as the government established a specialized command center to coordinate rescue operations in response to unprecedented

Pakistan's 3rd International Food and Agriculture Exhibition commenced in the southern port city of Karachi on Tuesday, featuring a variety of local food and agriculture products.Under the theme of "Harvesting Innovation, Cultivating Sustainability," the exhibition will be continued for three days,

Kenya on Tuesday called on the international community to safeguard education from both physical and digital threats.Musalia Mudavadi, prime cabinet secretary and cabinet secretary for foreign and diaspora affairs, warned that the safety of schools is no longer threatened solely by armed conflict,

Statehood for the Palestinians is a right, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday, while reiterating the call for an end to the unlawful occupation of the Palestinian territory.In remarks to a special meeting commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People,

Nearly 1.2 million new cars across all segments were sold in Russia from January to October, a 22-percent decrease compared with the same period last year, Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov said Tuesday.The share of domestically produced cars increased by 11 percent, now

Germany will provide 149.65 million euros (173.19 million U.S. dollars) to support Lebanon's reforms and long-term development in areas such as education, water, and social protection, officials said at the first Lebanon-Germany government development cooperation talks held here on Tuesday.The

Sri Lanka has advanced its application to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) following Cabinet approval to complete and submit the initial questionnaire issued for prospective members, Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa said on Tuesday.The RCEP agreement was signed by 15

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul declared a state of emergency in Songkhla province on Tuesday as severe flooding ravaged the southern region.The announcement came as the government established a specialized command center to coordinate rescue operations in response to unprecedented

Senior officials from Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye met on Tuesday to discuss ways to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire and resolve obstacles to its implementation, Egypt's Al Qahera News Channel reported.The meeting, attended by Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign