Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday proposed an institutional reform banning government ministers from concurrently serving as members of parliament, a move aimed at enhancing transparency and modernizing state governance.Under the proposal, which would take effect after the 2027

Editor's Note: On April 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order implementing the "reciprocal tariff" policy, triumphantly branding the moment as "Liberation Day" for the US. On Thursday, the White House released an article claiming that the US is "winning once again a year

Archaeologists had successfully completed the restoration of a northern library located on the second level of the iconic Angkor Wat in Cambodia's Angkor Archaeological Park, said an APSARA National Authority (ANA) news release on Monday.Mao Sokny, a technical officer at the ANA's Department of

Warmly welcoming the patients coming to a Chinese medical facility for routine health consultations and treatment, Sana Khan, a senior nurse at the Pakistan Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Islamabad, said she has covered all the bases for a successful five-day charity event.From

An Israeli strike on an apartment east of Beirut late on Sunday killed a local official from a Christian political party, sharpening internal divides over Hezbollah as Israel's strikes expand to new parts of the ‌country.The war raging in Lebanon over the past month has deepened fractures between

A Turkish-owned merchant vessel, the Ocean Thunder, successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday night, Türkiye's Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said Monday.The tanker, carrying Iraqi crude oil destined for Malaysia, completed its exit from the Persian Gulf

Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority and the Danish Refugee Council have signed four agreements worth 1.5 million U.S. dollars to expand demining operations and mine-risk education across multiple provinces, the authority reported on Monday.The deals, signed in Kabul, will fund

Iran's army said on Sunday it has targeted petrochemical industries and petroleum products storage facilities in southern Israel, as well as U.S. equipment depots, satellite communication units and troops in a base in Kuwait.In a statement published on its website, the army said that the drone

The United States, Iran and regional mediators are discussing a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to "a permanent end to the war," Axios reported on Sunday, citing anonymous US, Israeli and regional sources.The report said the mediators are discussing the terms of a two-phased deal: the

Editor's note: Liu Xu is an executive director of the Center for International Energy and Environment Strategy Studies at Renmin University of China. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.The full-scale escalation of the geopolitical conflict between the

Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) on Monday elected Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the 15th parliament, to lead the country's top legislature for its 16th tenure.At the first session of the 16th NA, which opened in Hanoi on Monday, Man, a member of the Political Bureau of the 14th Communist Party of

Monks attend a sutra debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 5, 2026.Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa following a sutra debate on Sunday in southwest China's Xizang

OpenAI confirmed on Monday that some users experienced empty responses when using the company's ChatGPT web service.The incident, first reported at 14:10 UTC, was classified as a "minor" impact event. The company's status page indicated the issue was under investigation and moved to "monitoring"