NEW YORK, United States -Â New York, once the gateway to the United States through Ellis Island and a city built by immigrants, is full, according to the mayor -- but migrants seeking a better life continue to arrive by the hundreds. Dozens of asylum seekers, mainly from West Africa, have been...
UNITED NATIONS - The security situation in wider West Africa could worsen if the crisis in Niger is not resolved, the top UN envoy for the region said on Tuesday. "The unfolding crisis, if not addressed, will exacerbate the deteriorating security situation in the region," Leonardo Santos Simão,...
WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election -- the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the White House. It is the third criminal indictment of the 77-year-old...
This photo taken on July 31, 2023 shows a submerged bus station near an overflooded river, after heavy rains in Fangshan district in Beijing. Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon, has swept northwards over China since Friday, when it hit southern Fujian province after scything through the...
TOKYO, Japan– A strong typhoon sweeping towards southern Japan on Tuesday triggered the cancellation of hundreds of flights as officials urged thousands of people to seek shelter. Typhoon Khanun was packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 162 kilometres (100 miles) an hour as it crossed...
This photo taken on July 31, 2023 shows an overflowing Yongding River under the New Shougang Bridge in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua) BEIJING/SHIJIAZHUANG, China -- Two people have been killed during rainstorms in Beijing, and 52,384 have been relocated to safer places, as heavy downpours...
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) – China's homegrown Modern Ark 60 (MA60) firefighting plane completed its first test flight recently, announced its developer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). As a large and medium-sized fixed-wing firefighting aircraft, it has functions including...
NEW YORK, July 31 (Xinhua) -- New restrictions introduced in New York City, the most populous city in the United States, to reduce single-use plastic waste in takeout orders took effect on Monday. Under the new rules, restaurants and delivery services in the city are not allowed to provide plastic...
UNITED NATIONS– UN humanitarians said on Monday that despite the fighting in Sudan, more than 780 trucks have delivered about 35,000 tons of aid across the country since May 22. Between July 22 and 27, more than 40 trucks carrying 1,600 tons of food reached Kassala, Gedaref and White Nile...
A view taken fon July 29, 2023 shows the Arsenal in Venice's Sestiere di Castello district. Unesco is recommending that Venice be placed on the list of World Heritage in Danger, as "insufficient" measures have been taken to fight the deterioration of the site due in particular to mass tourism and...
MIAMI, United States– The property manager of Donald Trump's Florida estate is to appear in court Monday to face charges of conspiring to help conceal the alleged mishandling of top secret government documents by the former president. Carlos De Oliveira, 56, is scheduled to appear before a...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States– The company formerly known as Twitter removed a towering, blinking X from atop its San Francisco headquarters Monday after the rebranded tech firm tangled with city officials over the controversial sign. The X, installed on the roof of the company's downtown...
