MOSCOW, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Russia's naval forces have begun scheduled large-scale drills in the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday. The aim of the Ocean Shield-2023 drills will be to "test the readiness of the naval forces to protect Russia's national interests," and to...
LISBON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Europe must step into its role as a peacemaker and bridge-builder to end the crisis in Ukraine, Pope Francis said here on Wednesday. "The world needs the real Europe. It needs its role as a builder of bridges and peacemaker in Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, Africa, and...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate was locked down on Wednesday afternoon as U.S. Capitol Police investigated reports of "an active shooter" in the office buildings. "Our officers are searching in and around the Senate office buildings in response to a concerning 911 call. Please stay...
PARIS, France– AFP news agency launched a copyright case in France on Wednesday against social media giant Twitter, recently rebranded X, part of a global struggle to get tech firms to pay for news. Media groups have long argued that their stories and images bring value to platforms like...
PARIS, France– More than 100 medical journals across the world issued a rare joint call on Thursday for urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons, warning that the threat of nuclear catastrophe was "great and growing". The call comes with Russia repeatedly issuing thinly veiled...
(Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) SAN FRANCISCO, United States– Users on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will now be allowed to hide their once-prized blue check marks, the company says. A coveted status symbol at Twitter before Elon Musk bought the company, the blue...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-- A woman died and 15 others were injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck in Thulhiriya town north of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Wednesday, the local police said. The Colombo-bound bus departed from the city of Anuradhapura in North Central province. The police...
BEIJING, China -- China's large civil unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Wing Loong-2H has been deployed to support the emergency rescue in east China's Fujian Province, which has been affected by Typhoon Doksuri, according to its developer. The Wing Loong-2H large UAV has rushed to Fujian to carry out...
TEHRAN, Iran -- A huge fire broke out on Wednesday morning in an industrial park in a county in the western Iranian province of Lorestan, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported. The massive blaze started at 10:45 a.m. local time (0715 GMT) in an oil production factory in Dorud Industrial...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Finance Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Wednesday the implementation of digital identity in all service systems as part of the country's efforts to promote digitalization, official news agency WAM reported. The UAE Pass, the country's first...
ANKARA, Turkiye -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to continue the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Türkiye's presidency said in a statement. During a phone call with Putin, Erdogan underlined the importance of the initiative, which he...
BEIJING, China -- Beijing has recorded its heaviest rainfall over the past few days since records began 140 years ago. The city logged 744.8 millimeters of rain, the maximum amount of precipitation recorded during the rainstorm, between 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Wednesday at the Wangjiayuan...
