Visiting Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed on Thursday his country's keenness to boost bilateral ties with Lebanon and invited newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to visit ...

VILNIUS, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record 233 million euros (239.99 million U.S. dollars) in Lithuania last year and expects to ...

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Romina Khurshid Alam, coordinator to the Pakistani prime minister on climate change and environmental coordination, on Thursday called for robust climate strategies and ...

MINSK, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Retail trade in Belarus increased by 11.8 percent in 2024, the country's statistical committee said on Thursday. Retail trade in 2024 amounted to 90.1 billion rubles, or 111 ...

GAZA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Thursday that the Israeli army bombed a site in the Gaza Strip where an Israeli captive, scheduled for ...

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The New Gwadar International Airport will commence operations on Jan. 20, the Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement on Thursday.

OSLO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday described the situation surrounding Greenland as "serious" following a phone conversation with U.S. President-elect Donald ...

Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara ...

Divers perform an underwater dragon dance at the SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year in ...

A boy is seen with his charred home after a fire at a slum area in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle ...

Israel and Hamas have agreed on a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal after intensive mediation by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, Qatar's prime minister announced on Wednesday. The agreement ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The South African government has welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, calling it "a crucial first step" toward ending the humanitarian ...