HAVANA, Cuba: Electricity for 20 minutes has become an extraordinary and unpredictable event in Havana, given that Cuba has been grappling...

MOSCOW, Russia: Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Wildberries warehouses across Russia in near-daily attacks have severely disrupted...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: The U.S. government announced this week that it is offering a US$25 million reward for information leading to...

ATLANTA, Georgia: U.S. health authorities are looking into a Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers imported from Mexico, which...

DUBLIN, Ireland: Supermac's has suffered another defeat in its prolonged trademark dispute with McDonald's, after the European Union...

SINGAPORE: China's state-owned Sinopec, the world's largest refiner, has significantly increased purchases of Russian crude as it replaces...

CAIRO, Egypt: Iran said late on August 5 that it has reached the final phase of negotiations with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, signaling...

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea says it will restart work on a railway line that could one day connect to North Korea's eastern city...

GENEVA, Switzerland: A strong El Niño weather pattern could push nearly 49 million more people into serious food insecurity across...

DUBAI/RIYADH: A proposed agreement between Iran and Oman could give Tehran authority over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait...

Soon after President Trump announced a new plan last week to deliver the disarmament of Hamas, in exchange for peace and security in...

KAMPALA, Uganda: Uganda's military has unveiled a monument honoring Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israeli Prime Minister...

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's government is increasingly presenting its rapid military expansion as not just a way to strengthen national security,...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City: Large crowds of Palestinians gathered on August 4 to hold a mass funeral for more than 100 people whose bodies...

BANGKOK, Thailand: Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is being held in detention, met a representative from the International...

SEOUL, South Korea: A record-breaking heatwave is affecting the Korean Peninsula, with extremely high temperatures reported in South...

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI: Iran said on August 3 that there were no ongoing talks with the United States and no plans for any meetings,...

Ethiopian authorities are intensifying their assault on media freedom in the country. On August 1, unidentified security personnel...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 9 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India's Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman said...

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 9 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma felicitated the state's medal winners from the...

Patna (Bihar) [India], August 9 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday announced a series of measures to strengthen...

New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday hailed the blood donors at the 'Sindoor-Army Maha...

New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Congress National President and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday recalled...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 9 (ANI): Actor Govinda has opened up about the intense grief he experienced following the death...

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 9 (ANI): Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on...

Karachi [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): A nationwide strike by goods transporters has raised serious concerns over its potential impact...

Sao Paulo [Brazil], August 9 (ANI): Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government plan places greater South-South cooperation...

DUBAI, MADRID, 9th August, 2026 (WAM) -- The World Governments Summit Organisation and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) have...

SHANGHAI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's eastern metropolis Shanghai issued its highest rainstorm alert Sunday over rising risks of urban...

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer prices maintained a moderate increase overall in July, pointing to ample room to introduce...

SHENYANG, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Recent excavations at a prehistoric site dating back roughly 5,000 to 5,800 years in northeast China's...

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 9 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday praised the people of Devbhoomi...

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 9 (ANI): BRS Working President KT Rama Rao, along with party leaders, offered prayers at temples...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 9 (ANI): The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Sunday organised a special programme...

Baghdad [Iraq], August 9 (ANI): Leader of Iraqi Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba militia Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi has vowed a military response...

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 9 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday emphasised that the nation...

Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], August 9 (ANI): Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Sunday launched the 'Har Ghar Tiranga'...

New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Australian High Commissioner to India Philip Green on Sunday shared details of the defence Exercise...

By Suvir Saran New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Sunita Bua died, and suddenly there was nowhere I could go to see her. And then,...

by Xinhua writers Li Kun, Song Rui and Ma Bowen TIANJIN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Heatwaves sweeping across Europe this summer have made...