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ASTANA | Xinhua | In a major step aimed at bolstering connectivity and cooperation, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday attended the opening ceremonies of one transportation project and several cultural exchange facilities. These projects, poised to enhance both bilateral and regional connectivity, highlight …

NEW YORK, THE UNITED STATES | Xinhua | The sentencing date for former U.S. President Donald Trump in the hush money case was postponed on Tuesday to Sept. 18 from July 11, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity. Trump’s attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove on Monday …

NEW DELHI, India | Xinhua | The death toll in Tuesday’s stampede in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh rose to 116, out of which 88 victims’ bodies were lying at a local trauma center, 27 at Etah Hospital and one at a hospital in the Hathras town, confirmed a …

BEIJING | Xinhua | With the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrating its 103rd founding anniversary on July 1, the CPC is set to unveil a new round of deep and comprehensive reforms to better serve China’s 1.4 billion people. On July 15, the CPC will convene the third plenary …

WASHINGTON, THE UNITED STATES | Xinhua | U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has some immunity from criminal charges for trying to reverse the 2020 election results, which makes a trial before election unlikely. The court, which has a 6-3 conservative …

BEIJING | Xinhua | The Communist Party of China (CPC) will convene the third plenary session of its 20th central committee on July 15 in Beijing. The plenum, which will primarily examine issues related to further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization, will last until July 18, according to …

* Iran is set for a runoff vote on July 5, as none of the candidates have secured the required 50 percent of votes in the first round of presidential elections. * According to Iranian authorities, over 61 million people are eligible to vote in the election, but the voter …

TEHRAN, Iran | Xinhua | Two policemen were killed early Saturday in an attack by armed assailants targeting a vehicle carrying a ballot box in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, following the first round of Iran’s 14th presidential election, the official news agency IRNA reported. The attack, which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New data by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, accounting for about 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022. This represents an increasing trend of physical inactivity among adults, …

TEHRAN, Iran | Xinhua | Voting for Iran’s 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran’s Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. He made the remarks in a live interview with Iran’s state-run IRIB TV, noting that though the polling stations’ doors were closed, those people …