Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would retaliate after a military officer was wounded by a blast in Gaza. Hamas denied responsibility, suggesting the explosive device had been left over from the conflict.In a speech at a graduation ceremony for Air Force pilots,

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A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday that China welcomes the joint statement between Cambodia and Thailand agreeing to a ceasefire.The spokesperson emphasized that the statement proves that dialogue and consultation are viable and effective ways to resolve complex disputes,

"I must have been Chinese in my previous life." This is the most profound sentiment of Ela Caruzzi, a Croatian woman. Hailing from Croatia, she now sits in a classroom at the Beijing Film Academy. Ela's deep bond with China was sown as early as four decades ago – her father once studied in Beijing

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Al-Menfi posthumously promoted al-Haddad to the rank of "Field Marshal" in recognition of his service, it reported.Dbeibah pledged a thorough investigation into the crash, saying Libyan authorities are working closely with Türkiye to uncover the full circumstances, it reported.Earlier on Saturday,

Saudi warplanes on Friday carried out airstrikes against military sites affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen's southeastern oil-rich province of Hadramout, a local security official told Xinhua.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that "several

At least one person was killed on Saturday after an ultralight aircraft crashed into the sea off the famous Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, local authorities said.According to the Fire Department, the small aircraft went down around 12:30 p.m. local time (1530 GMT). The pilot, whose

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) arrested a 47-year-old man on Sunday after a woman was found dead and another man was stabbed in Sydney's northwest.NSW police said in a statement that emergency services were called to a home just before 5:00 a.m. local time in Quakers Hill,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday stopped over in the city of Halifax, Canada, and met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney before flying to Florida to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for talks aimed at ending the Ukraine crisis.Carney and Zelensky held a bilateral

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday announced new financial support for Ukraine during a meeting with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.According to a news release from the prime minister's official website, the commitment of 2.5 billion Canadian dollars (1.83 billion U.S.

Mayor Panagiotis Plakentas fears what will happen to the town of Ptolemaida, a key industrial city in Western Macedonia, and the surrounding region when the last of the brown coal power plants in northern Greece close next year.He told reporters that eight out of 10 young people who leave the

Mourners gather during funeral procession for victims of blast in Homs, central Syria