The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its partners on Friday launched an updated 180-day multisectoral response plan to intensify efforts against the ongoing Ebola outbreak, with funding needs
President Xi Jinping is preparing a large business delegation to accompany him on his visit to Washington, two sources said, an unusual move given U.S. scepticism towards Chinese investment and
A total of 599,300 residents have been evacuated from risky offshore and onshore areas in east China’s Fujian Province as of Friday night due to persistent torrential rains over the
The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries’ true size, a resolution sponsored by African states
The Israeli military said on Friday it struck southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched a drone attack towards Israeli soldiers.Three people were killed and 23 were injured in Israeli strikes on
A member of Congress from Mexico’s ruling Morena party was found dead from a gunshot wound in the eastern state of Veracruz on Friday, less than a year before local
Ecuador defended on Friday U.S. operations that intercepted and sank three Ecuadorean vessels this week, saying they were the product of jointinvestigations to disrupt drug trafficking.The sinkings are the latest
Fifty-two Singaporeans have been arrested and detained in Guangxi, China, over suspected pyramid scheme activities and related offences, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and police said on Friday (Sep
U.S. national average price of retail diesel hit a new record on Thursday as crude oil rebounded and the U.S. refining sector faces capacity restraints.The U.S. national average price of
New Zealand recorded its third-warmest winter on record in 2026, with a nationwide average temperature of 9.7 degrees Celsius, Earth Sciences New Zealand said Friday.The temperature was 1.1 degrees Celsius