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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Any new United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members should come from developing countries, Russian media reported Monday, citing Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Primakov Readings International Forum in Moscow. “It is important to redress the historical injustices that emerged following the end of the …

  Beirut, Lebanon  | Xinhua | Confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah, a Shiite military group in Lebanon, on Lebanon’s southern border have had a disastrous effect on the country’s tourism sector, said industry experts. Due to the ongoing border tension that has lasted for more than seven weeks, many hotels …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua |  The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released on Sunday the third batch of hostages from the Gaza Strip under a temporary ceasefire agreement with Israel. “Within the framework of the humanitarian truce, we handed over to the Red Cross 13 Israeli detainees, three …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua |  The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said in a statement late Saturday that it had handed over the second group of Israeli and foreign hostages to the Red Cross. A total of 17 hostages, including 13 Israelis and four Thais, have crossed into Egypt and …

Rome, Italy | Xinhua |  Italy has become the first country in the world to ban the production, sale and import of cultivated meat — a term derived from the way it is produced by the cultivation of animal cells rather than through the slaughter of animals. The ban also …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua |  Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency has received the first group of 13 hostages released from the Gaza Strip on Friday, local media reported. After the initial medical assessment, the hostages were returning to Israel, escorted by security forces, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Daniel …

Brussels, Belgium |  Xinhua | Chinese Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Fu Cong on Thursday dismissed a recent claim that China is exporting its overcapacity of electric vehicles (EV) to the European market. “I want to emphasize the fact that the Chinese companies are selling cars in Europe does …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | The first temporary humanitarian truce between Hamas and Israel entered into force at 7:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Friday in the Gaza Strip. Confirming the truce agreement had taken effect, Diaa Rashwan, chairman of Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS), said in a statement …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | As Germany is accelerating its energy transition, demand for employees in the wind and solar sectors is picking up, with the number of online job advertisements almost doubling between 2019 and 2022, according to a study published by the Bertelsmann Stiftung on Wednesday. “The sharp rise …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua |  Israel’s national security advisor announced late Wednesday that the deal for the release of hostages in Gaza in exchange for a temporary truce has been postponed until Friday at the earliest. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government voted to accept the deal early on Wednesday …