A Ukraine-proposed 60-day ceasefire is aimed at allowing its forces to regroup its forces for fighting, rather than facilitating an election, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday."Kiev does not really want to hold elections, which is absolutely obvious. It needs a 60-day ceasefire not for

The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Sunday evening rejected Philippine claims about Chinese scientific research activities in the South China Sea, stating that the activities are legitimate, lawful and entirely aboveboard."Chinese research vessels have been conducting scientific research activities in

Thirteen people were injured, some seriously, in an explosion involving an unidentified explosive device near the community of Neot Mordechai in northern Israel on Monday, Israeli police said.

As urbanization continues to advance worldwide, issues such as growing urban populations, increasingly diverse needs and the allocation of public resources are placing greater demands on urban governance. A public-opinion survey jointly conducted by CGTN and Renmin University of China's Institute

The 14th ministerial meeting of the African Committee of Ten (C-10) on UN Security Council reform officially started on Sunday in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.Participants discussed ways to strengthen Africa's representation in the international body.During his opening remarks, El-Taher El-Baour,

The South African government plans to seek court supervision over the implementation of a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum applications following violent anti-immigration protests in parts of the country.The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration announced the decision on Sunday,

Namibia has detected foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Zambezi Region, marking the second region affected by the outbreak after cases were reported in the southern Kharas Region, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform said Sunday.The disease was detected at Kalala Island in

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday the country is reviewing the latest points raised by the United States in response to Iran's positions and will convey its views to mediators as soon as the review is concluded.At a weekly press conference in Tehran, Baghaei

Israeli forces carried out eight incursions into southern Syria on Sunday, temporarily detaining three shepherds, searching civilian homes and damaging private property, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Monday.The Britain-based watchdog said the incursions took place across parts of

European Union foreign ministers on Monday adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia's military-industrial complex, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.

City view of Gaborone in Botswana

People visit Beirut Arab International Book Fair in Lebanon

An intensifying El Niño broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, another sign the weather pattern is gaining exceptional strength.Global forecasters have been warning for months that this El Niño would likely become the strongest

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that Moscow wanted someone in the Ukrainian leadership to demonstrate the political will to recognize realities on the ground and work toward a peaceful settlement.

A fire has destroyed the French capital's oldest covered food market, a popular street food venue named after red-clad orphans, authorities said on Monday.