JERUSALEM, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday visited an Israeli army outpost in southern Lebanon, threatening decisive action against Hezbollah if the group fails to ...

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese lawmakers met on Sunday to deliberate reports during an ongoing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee. Zhao Leji, chairman of ...

Known affectionately as "Dr. Tree," Jim Chi-yung stands out as a champion of Hong Kong's green heritage. His pioneering work in urban forestry has helped transform the city's skyline into a greener, ...

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 113 km S of Akhiok, Alaska at 1144 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 22.3 km, was ...

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The first China-Ethiopia Film and TV Festival commenced Saturday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, aiming at promoting cultural exchange among the BRICS member ...

MOSCOW, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Russia has not lost the desire to improve its relations with the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Sunday.

ISTANBUL, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Four people on board were killed when an air ambulance helicopter crashed after colliding with a hospital building in Türkiye's Aegean province of Mugla on Sunday.

MANILA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said it has arrested 57,129 people and seized illicit drugs worth 20.7 billion pesos (roughly 352 million U.S. dollars) on ...

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- China has rectified 94 percent of the issues identified in an audit report, the country's top auditor announced Sunday.

SUVA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Health Ministry of Fiji has proposed an increase in tobacco taxes, aiming to raise up to 53 million Fijian dollars (around 22.9 million U.S. dollars) in revenue over the ...

ABUJA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 22 people were killed in a stampede during a philanthropic initiative to distribute food items and vegetable oil to locals ahead of Christmas celebrations in Okija, ...

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, strongly condemned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan on Sunday, urging the United States to ...