The WHO and the African Union's public health agency launched a $518-million joint plan on Friday to tackle the Ebola outbreak causing alarm in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours.

Indonesia's Health Ministry is drafting regulations requiring standardized packaging for cigarettes and e-cigarettes as part of efforts to reduce smoking among children and teenagers, officials said on Friday.The proposed rules would introduce plain packaging, requiring tobacco and vaping products

Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 185 prisoners of conflict on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.Moscow brought 185 Russian servicemen back from territory controlled by Ukraine, while handing 185 Ukrainian captives over to Kiev, it said.

The architecture of international trade is experiencing a profound transformation, moving away from consensus-based liberalization toward a fragmented landscape dominated by unilateral power dynamics.

Türkiye's annual inflation rate rose slightly to 32.61 percent in May, up from 32.37 percent in April as Mideast tensions ripple through domestic prices for a second consecutive month, according to official data released Friday.

China's Foreign Ministry on Friday urged Japan to deeply reflect on its wartime crimes and make a clean break with militarism, saying history must not be revised, after reports that a museum in Nagasaki planned to alter references to the Nanjing Massacre.

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Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin announced Thursday that Uruguay will waive visa requirements for Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday.

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 381, including 63 deaths, Health Minister Roger Kamba said Thursday evening.

The global economic landscape is undergoing profound adjustment. According to forecasts by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite uncertainties such as energy market fluctuations, Asia continues to demonstrate strong economic resilience.

The Philippines continues to provoke tension in the South China Sea (SCS) while simultaneously accelerating security cooperation with Japan.

The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Friday that its elite unit killed a Palestinian who threw Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles in the West Bank overnight.

The 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen, China. This will be the third time that China has hosted an informal meeting of APEC Economic Leaders. Preparatory work and a series of thematic meetings are already underway.

Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Put has expressed disappointment following the cancellation of the national team's two international friendly matches in Morocco.

Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister and member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, held talks with his Myanmar counterpart Tin Maung Swe in Beijing on Friday.

Hungary has given its approval for Ukraine to open its first European Union negotiating cluster, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said Thursday.