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 TOKYO, Japan | Xinhua | RyuQkan is roughly a 30-minute walk from the Minami-sakurai railway station in Japan’s eastern Saitama Prefecture. It is a museum, which introduces the Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel, one of the world’s largest underground flood diversion systems. A stair with more than 110 steps leads …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | The heavy bombardment against Gaza by Israel has resulted in “direct hits” on 212 schools within the enclave, according to analysis partnered with the United Nations released on Wednesday. Satellite images have shown that at least 53 schools have been “completely destroyed” since the conflict …

ROME, ITALY | Xinhua | U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla is in talks with the Italian government to open a production facility in the country, Italian media reported Tuesday. Tesla has been engaged in talks with the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy for several months, with the plan …

  COMMENT | ALISON L LACROIX |   By claiming that it has the power to enforce its own immigration policy, even when that policy conflicts with federal law, Texas has reignited a debate about federalism that is as old as the United States itself. But with so many commentators invoking the …

WASHINGTON, U.S | TASS | Russia will not run after the US if Washington is unwilling to cooperate in the field of security, Moscow’s Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov told reporters. “I will put it simply: this is the US choice,” he noted, commenting on White House National Security Council …

SAN FRANCISCO | Xinhua | Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun on Monday announced his decision to step down at the end of the year amid the planemaker’s exacerbated safety crisis. SAFETY CRISIS Boeing has grappled with significant quality and safety issues concerning its aircraft for years, leading to the …

  QUITO | Xinhua |  Ecuador’s youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, was shot dead inside a vehicle Sunday, according to the National Police. The mayor of San Vicente, a city in western Ecuador’s Manabi province, was found dead along with Jairo Loor, an advisor and director of communication for the local …

MOSCOW | Xinhua |  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called a terrorist attack here bloody and barbaric, vowing retribution for the perpetrators, organizers and financiers. Putin made the remarks during a televised address to the nation after a deadly shooting Friday evening at the Crocus City Hall in northwest …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday extended condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the serious terrorist attack that caused heavy casualties at a concert hall in Moscow Oblast. In his message, Xi said that he was shocked to learn that a serious terrorist attack occurred …

CAIRO | Xinhua |  United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, reiterating his call for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian enclave. “Now more than ever, it’s time for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. It is …