National Heroes Day marked in Cape Verde

Palestinians inspect house demolished by Israeli forces in Hebron

View after snow in Tehran, Iran

High-speed train collision site pictured in Cordoba, Spain

Russia-China relations are unprecedented in their level and depth, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told an annual press conference here on Tuesday."I have already spoken about our relations with China. They are unprecedented in terms of their level, depth, and the convergence of our stances

This photo taken on Jan. 14, 2026 shows the city center of Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday that her country will not negotiate over its sovereignty, responding to U.S. threats of tariffs in a dispute over Greenland.Frederiksen noted that Denmark has never sought any conflicts. However, Denmark is now being threatened by its closest

An idol maker paints a clay idol ahead of Saraswati Puja Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 20, 2026.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Tuesday it was "compelled" to withdraw from Al-Hol Camp, which houses families of Islamic State (IS) militants, citing "international indifference" to the threat posed by the group.In a statement posted on X, the SDF said the global community's

The UK government on Tuesday approved the plan for China's new embassy in London, multiple media reported.The decision regarding the 20,000 square meter site at Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London, had been delayed twice, BBC said.Steve Reed, the Housing Secretary, announced on Tuesday that

Experts and scholars in the field of plant protection and agriculture gathered Monday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to exchange views at a high-profile international conference co-hosted by Chinese and Sri Lankan institutions.The 6th International Conference on Green Plant Protection Technology Innovation

In a recent interview with the People's Daily ahead of the 2026 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) from January 19 to 23, WEF President and CEO Borge Brende urged leaders to treat dialogue as a practical tool of governance rather than a ceremonial add-on.The meeting's theme, "A Spirit

A catastrophic collapse of healthcare services in Malawi a year after US funding cuts is undoing a decade of progress against HIV/AIDS, providers warn, leaving some of the most vulnerable feeling like "living dead".In the impoverished southern Africa country, the US government's decision to slash

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Egyptian presidency announced on Tuesday.The meeting will be the first between the two leaders since Washington launched the second phase of its plan to end

Australian Parliament on Tuesday passed tougher gun control and hate crime laws in response to last month's Bondi Beach shooting during a Jewish festival.The gun control laws, which establish a national firearm buyback scheme and tighten import controls, passed both houses with support from the