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JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Friday that the country will begin issuing conscription orders to thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, a group traditionally exempt from military service, citing a shortage of soldiers. Katz said in a statement that 7,000 draft orders for ultra-Orthodox men …

TEHRAN | Xinhua |  Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency () Rafael Grossi on Friday visited two Iranian nuclear sites of Natanz and Fordow for the first time. During his visit, Grossi was accompanied by Massimo Aparo, IAEA deputy director general and head of the IAEA Department of …

Sao Paulo, Brazil | THE INDEPENDENT | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to the Global South Media and Think Tank Forum. Noting that at present, the Global South is growing with a strong momentum and playing an increasingly important role in the cause of human …

WELBY: Having sought the gracious permission of His Majesty The King, I have decided to resign. KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has resigned following criticism of his handling of a report into a child abuser who was associated with the Church of England. Justin Welby …

  BEIJING | Xinhua |  “Condition of good friends, condition of old wine,” Chinese President Xi Jinping cited a Brazilian proverb to describe the long-running friendship between the Chinese and Latin American people when addressing the Brazilian National Congress during a visit to the South American country in 2014. It …

  GAZA | Xinhua | Much rattled, Mohammed Alloush, a Palestinian man from Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, rushed to his relatives’ house on Sunday to see what had happened after it was attacked by the Israeli army. Upon his arrival with dozens of his neighbors, Alloush was shocked …

The seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) attracted some 3,500 global exhibitors from 129 countries and regions. It saw a total of 80.01 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of tentative deals reached for one-year purchases of goods and services. SHANGHAI | Xinhua |  Thousands of companies from across the world have …

NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, facing significant challenges of “healing” a deeply divided nation. Early Wednesday, Trump garnered over 270 Electoral College votes, defeating his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. …

Trade, aid, security COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | As it became clear that Donald Trump had landed the US presidency for the second time, leaders from across Africa began tweeting their congratulations. “Zimbabwe stands ready to work with you”, wrote Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, eyeing a diplomatic …

MINSK, Belarus  | TASS | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he believes that the United States is not yet ready to elect a woman president. The US is “up for electing a black man as president, but America is not yet up for electing a woman,” he said, the BelTA news agency reported. …