Laos' Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a notice advising Lao citizens to refrain from applying for visas to travel to the United States after Laos was included among 75 countries affected by a suspension of U.S. visa issuance, effective Jan. 21.According to the ministry's notice issued on

Three people were killed and eight others were injured after a dump truck collided with a passenger jeepney along a highway in Isabela province in northern Philippines on Wednesday morning, police said.Police said the crash occurred in the town of Luna and killed two men and a woman, all passengers

The death toll from a fire at a shopping mall in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi surged to 60 after rescue workers recovered several bodies, police officials said on Wednesday.

The first high-grade iron ore from the Simandou block 3 and 4 mines in Guinea arrived at Rizhao Port in East China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, after the shipment departed Moribaya port in early December, according to a press release that Rio Tinto provided to the Global Times on

Nine Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire on Wednesday across Gaza as tensions escalated despite the passage of 100 days since the ceasefire agreement, according to Palestinian sources.

Penguins are bringing forward their breeding season at record rates as Antarctica rapidly warms due to climate change, according to research published by a global team of scientists on Tuesday.The unprecedented shift observed over a decade in penguin breeding patterns was "highly correlated" with

The European Union (EU) will defend itself against any form of coercion, European Council President Antonio Costa said on Wednesday."We stand ready to defend ourselves, our member states, our citizens, our companies, against any form of coercion. The EU has the power and the tools to do so," Costa

The United States often presents itself as a global peacekeeper and supporter of international security, citing strategic interests like its focus on Greenland as tied to "national and global security." But critics say some of its recent actions – including military pressure in Venezuela and

An Indonesian joint search and rescue team has found the black box of the ATR 42-500 aircraft that crashed on the slopes of Mount Bulusaraung in South Sulawesi.Dody Triyo Hadi, a military officer involved in the rescue operation, said on Wednesday that when the rescue team arrived at the crash

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he has accepted an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to join the "board of peace" for Gaza.

Asia stands as a well recognized highland for global development prosperity in a world full of turbulence and changes, which does not come easy and needs to be cherished by all parties, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press briefing here on Wednesday.Taking China as

Chinese Ambassador to Chile Niu Qingbao said on Monday that the China-Chile joint scientific expedition to the Atacama Trench marks the first joint marine scientific expedition between the two countries, serving as a milestone in scientific and technological cooperation and an example of "science

Some are frightened, others are dehydrated, most are burned. In order to provide aid to the furry friends and other animals affected by the raging fires in Chile, the national police's canine brigade and teams of volunteers are working against the clock to provide first aid to the pets caught by

Commuter rail service in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region was suspended Wednesday after a Barcelona commuter train crashed the night before, Spanish authorities said.At least one person died in the Barcelona-area crash, and 37 others were injured as crews worked at night to complete the rescue

A Portland, Oregon, boy is struggling to recover from infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart baby formula donated through a program that aims to help poor and homeless families.Ashaan Carter, now 10 months old, was hospitalized twice and remains on a feeding tube after contracting the

China on Wednesday called on the European Union to create a fair, non-discriminatory, transparent, and predictable market environment for Chinese firms and reiterated that the essence of China-EU economic and trade relations lies in mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.