China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a series of high-level meetings in the Russian capital on Tuesday, reinforcing the close strategic coordination between Beijing and Moscow. The visit, made at the invitation of Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu, coincided with the 20th round of

Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Wednesday that an official source has denied the country's coordination with Israel on opening the Rafah crossing soon for Gazans' exit into Egypt."When an agreement is reached to open the crossing, passage through it would be in both directions -- for

At least two Indian security personnel and seven armed rebels, locally called "Naxals", were killed in an encounter between the two sides in the country's central state of Chhattisgarh, a cop confirmed over the phone on Wednesday.The encounter took place in the state's Bijapur-Dantewada area, when

Since the end of the war in Afghanistan more than four years ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hospital here has turned its attention from war victims to other victims of society, including children with physical disabilities, in the post-war nation.Taj Mohammad, 39, looks

Two soldiers were killed in a clash with members of the left-wing New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Samar province in the central Philippines early on Wednesday morning, the Philippine military said.Lieutenant General Antonio Nafarrete, commanding general of the Philippine Army, said the encounter

US envoy Steve Witkoff concluded his latest diplomatic mission to Russia on Tuesday with no visible progress toward resolving the conflict in Ukraine, despite what both sides described as a lengthy and "constructive" exchange. The five-hour meeting at the Kremlin underscored the deep divides that

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that his government will designate Dec. 3 as People's Sovereignty Day to mark the overcoming of the martial law crisis.He stressed that the martial law declaration ironically demonstrated the people's high sense of sovereignty and the country's

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that the one-China principle is the political foundation and fundamental prerequisite of China-Honduras relations, the growth of the bilateral ties is in the fundamental and long-term interests of both countries and peoples, and that

Asia is reeling from the combined impact of deadly cyclones and relentless monsoon rains, with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) describing the disaster as "like a tsunami" in terms of its destructive scale.Worst-hit nations and WMO's assessmentClare Nullis, WMO spokesperson, told

EU member states and the European Parliament reached a deal on Wednesday to ban all imports of Russian gas by autumn 2027.According to a European Council statement, the agreement outlines a phased ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas and pipeline gas.LNG imports will face a full ban

Norway will provide 5 billion Norwegian kroner (495 million U.S. dollars) of military support to Ukraine, the Norwegian government announced on Wednesday.The new military support packages, under the "Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List" initiative, will cover critical equipment, including

Several Japanese lawmakers and prominent scholars gathered Tuesday evening at the Members' Office Building of the House of Councillors to urge Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to retract her recent erroneous remarks on Taiwan.The meeting was held under the theme of demanding Takaichi withdraw her

The Zayed National Museum, the national museum of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), opened to the public here on Wednesday.Designed by renowned British architect Norman Foster, the museum features over 1,500 objects across six permanent galleries, showcasing the UAE's history, heritage and the legacy

Laos will hold elections for the Lao National Assembly's 10th legislature and the fifth Provincial People's Assemblies on Feb. 22, 2026, following a presidential decree officially setting the date as election day.The announcement was made on Wednesday by Vice President of the Lao National Assembly

At least five people were killed and 13 others injured when a fire broke out early Wednesday in a four-story clothing warehouse on a crowded commercial street in Dakahlia province's city of Mansoura, north of the Egyptian capital.According to a statement posted on the official Facebook page of