ATHENS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Greek parliament on Saturday failed to elect the country's next president. None of the four candidates secured the required minimum 200 votes out of the total 300 ...

BEIRUT, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has called on France to pressure Israel to fully adhere to the ceasefire agreement reached with Hezbollah on Nov. 27, 2024, according to a ...

JAKARTA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 Indonesia Masters semifinals were held in Jakarta on Saturday at the Istora Senayan Sports Stadium, with the Chinese shuttlers securing a spot in the mixed ...

KINSHASA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations announced on Saturday that it has temporarily decided to relocate non-essential staff from Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern ...

The Israeli authorities on Saturday released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of the second phase of a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas. Abdullah Zaghari, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club, ...

NAIROBI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Spring Festival gala was held on Friday in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, featuring cultural performances such as dragon and lion dances, calligraphy demonstrations, displays ...

YANGON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Bowen Chinese School brought the spirit of the Spring Festival to life with a vibrant cultural event held here on Saturday, featuring traditional Chinese and Myanmar ...

JERUSALEM, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- French flag carrier Air France resumed its flights to Israel on Saturday after a suspension of over four months. The operations resumed with a flight that took off from ...

NAIROBI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Global ratings agency Moody has revised Kenya's sovereign credit rating to positive from negative, seven months after a downgrade. Moody said the revision is due to ...

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- One person, obviously a bomb planter, was killed on Saturday in Taluqan city, the provincial capital of northern Afghanistan's Takhar province, a spokesman ...

KHARTOUM -- At least 68 people were killed and 19 others injured in a shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on locations in El Fasher, western Sudan, a non-governmental group ...

CHILANGA, Zambia, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday in Zambia's Chilanga district, Lusaka Province, to mark the construction of a plant that will transform the country's ...