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UNITED NATIONS | TASS & XINHUA | Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya has called the UN Security Council’s emergency meeting on Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel a parade of hypocrisy and double standards. “You know very well that an attack on a diplomatic mission is a casus …

SHANGHAI | Xinhua | China’s economy is likely to keep expanding, and there is reason for strong confidence in its medium and long-term growth prospects, said Jose Vinals, chairman of Standard Chartered Group, in a recent interview with Xinhua. During his seventh visit to China in the last 13 months, …

MOSCOW, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian air defense forces have neutralized more than 30,000 Ukrainian aerial weapons since the onset of Russia’s special military operation against Ukraine, a senior Russian general announced on Sunday. “Our forces have destroyed over 30,000 enemy aerial assets, including tactical aviation aircraft, tactical missiles, multiple …

SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | African economies are projected to grow by 3.4 percent this year, according to the World Bank report, which rues the inability of these growth rates to eradicate poverty. The growth is deemed impressive, considering that last year, the economies grew at just 2.2 percent, however, …

KABUL, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The people of war-riddled Afghanistan like other Muslims across the globe are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which falls on Wednesday, to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan with fervor and solemnity. Welcoming the security apparatus for ensuring peace during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr …

For a long time, money has been the dominant factor in American elections, and whoever raises more money has a greater chance to win. BEIJING | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who has clinched the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, announced that his campaign had raised 50.5 million U.S. …

COMMENT | Xinhua |  The Israel-Hamas conflict, which has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, has lasted for half a year. Amidst this tragedy, the actions of the United States, Israel’s key ally, have sparked serious concerns and criticism among the international community. While Washington claims to …

MOSCOW | TASS | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to China on April 8-9, during which he will discuss a number of ‘hot topics,’ including Ukraine, with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “On April 8-9, top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua |  Israel withdrew all ground troops except for one brigade from southern Gaza on Sunday, local media reported. The one brigade, named Nahal, remains in central Gaza, splitting the strip in two and preventing the return of civilians from south to north of Gaza. In addition, the …

  BEIJING, China | Xinhua | A freight train loaded with containers of goods was departing from China’s northern city of Shijiazhuang to the European city of Belgrade, capital of Serbia, in late March. The train marks the launch of a new route of the China-Europe Railway Express, also the first …