TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said here Wednesday that no specific message has been sent or received between Iran and the United States regarding the ...

Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported that apart from the three Israeli hostages, five Thai nationals, who worked in agriculture in southern Israel and were kidnapped by Hamas in the attack on Oct. 7, ...

MANILA -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has approved a policy-based loan of 500 million U.S. dollars to provide the Philippines with quick access to financing in case of ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold an extraordinary summit in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, on Thursday to discuss the security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of ...

The joint fireworks display, a cherished Chinese New Year tradition since 1987, underscored the deep bonds between the mainland and Taiwan. Xiamen and Kinmen are less than two kilometers apart at ...

HELSINKI, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish central bank reduced its policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.25 percent on Wednesday. The rate will take effect on Feb. 5, the bank announced. It is ...

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Wednesday said the country has been taking steps to promote environment-friendly power generation to achieve ...

Located just 15 miles west of London, Heathrow Airport's expansion has been a topic of debate since it was first proposed by Gordon Brown's government in 2009. As one of the world's busiest airports, ...

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday called for intensified diplomatic efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the ...

For his part, President Aoun reaffirmed Lebanon's commitment to implementing necessary reforms, as outlined in his inauguration speech, noting that one of the new government's top priorities would be ...

KAMPALA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he is ready to mediate efforts to end the conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the March ...

MOSCOW, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia has harvested 128 million tons of grain in 2024, according to preliminary estimates, local media reported, citing Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut Wednesday.