Severe storms have hit Thailand, leaving 33 people dead and 2.7 million affected.Southern Songkhla's Hat Yai City saw record-breaking rainfall – 335 mm in a single day, the highest in 300 years.

Three children lost their lives and two others were injured in the blast of an unexploded ordnance left over from past wars in northern Afghanistan's Balkh province, the provincial police office said in a statement Wednesday night.The incident took place in Nahri Shahi district of the province,

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday criticized current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks on China's Taiwan, stressing the importance of building stable relations between Japan and China, Mainichi Shimbun reported.Ishiba stated in a speech in Tokyo that since

Russia will make no major concessions on a peace plan for Ukraine, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday, while a top Ukrainian official stressed that Kyiv will not amend its Constitution as part of any potential peace deal.The latest peace proposal surprised officials in Washington, Europe

Sri Lanka is confronting one of its most severe weather disasters in recent years, as days of heavy rainfall and multiple landslides have killed 31 people, left 14 missing, and displaced thousands across the island, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Thursday.According to the latest

Laos is accelerating public debt reforms as it works toward long-term fiscal stability, stronger public finances, and transparent, sustainable debt management.A high-level meeting on public debt management was held in Lao capital Vientiane to discuss strategies for improving the efficiency,

On November 25 local time, the 2025 Kuliang Forum, themed "Echoes of History," was held in New York, US. Yu Shaoliang, President of the People's Daily, and Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, delivered speeches via video. Ge Haijiao, Chairman of Bank of China Limited delivered a speec

On November 24 local time, the unveiling ceremony of the People's Daily Digital Bulletin Board was held in New York. Ma Hongwei, Deputy Editor-in-chief of the People's Daily, and Ma Xiaoxiao, Acting Chinese Consul General in New York, attended the event.This year marks the 80th anniversary of the

China has established a permanent mission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). A reception marking the inauguration was held at the Chinese Embassy in Britain on Tuesday evening.

Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter almost a month after Hurricane Melissa pummeled the island’s eastern region as one of the strongest Atlantic storms in history.By day, families walk toward the nearest river to fill plastic containers with water and by night, they

Tropical Storm Koto is expected to influence weather conditions across Brunei, bringing more frequent showers and thundershowers that may at times be accompanied by gusty winds, according to the Brunei Meteorological Department on Wednesday.The active weather pattern is forecast to persist until

German conglomerate Bayer launched Intacta 5+, a new generation of biotechnology for soybeans, on Tuesday during a launch event held at the Bayer Innovation Center in Paulinia, a city in Brazil's southeastern state of Sao Paulo.

The suspect in the shooting of two U.S. National Guard members near the White House on Wednesday is an Afghan national who entered the United States in 2021, U.S. media reported, citing law enforcement officials.The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, has been living in the

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves unveiled the 2025 Budget on Wednesday, pledging that the government will neither return the country to austerity nor allow public spending and borrowing to spiral, while vowing to ease pressures on the cost of living.According to a statement

Speaking at the G20 Summit in South Africa on Sunday November 23, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the international community can still make advances on global issues despite the US presidential boycott.

Passengers take photos onboard the Train Y783 on Nov. 26, 2025. Train Y783, an ice-and-snow themed tourism train, was launched at Harbin Railway Station and started a six-day trip on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2025 shows decorative parts on the rooftop of an ancient