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San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Elon Musk completed his deal to buy Twitter at 44 billion U.S. dollars Thursday, gaining control of the social network company, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the deal. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal have left the company’s San Francisco …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday rejected “baseless” claims of Iran’s supplies of drones to Russia, expressing Tehran’s readiness for talks with Kiev on such allegations. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a joint press conference with his visiting Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Tehran. “We …

London, UK | Xinhua | Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday pledged to “fix the mistakes” made by the Truss government and restore the country’s economic stability, while warning there will be “difficult decisions to come.” “Right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis,” Sunak said in …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said in his message for the United Nations Day that upholding UN values and principles is essential in a world under stress. “Now, more than ever, we need to bring to life the values and principles of the UN Charter …

  Los Angeles, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |   A Meta company spokesperson has confirmed that WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging platforms, is currently facing some disruptions across the world. “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we’re working to restore WhatsApp for everyone …

London, UK | XINHUA | Rishi Sunak, former chancellor of the exchequer of the United Kingdom (UK), on Monday won the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership contest. He will replace Liz Truss as the country’s new prime minister. Sunak was the only contender who secured the required backing of 100 lawmakers by …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday unveiled its new top leadership, which will lead the world’s most populous nation on its new journey toward a great modern socialist country in all respects. Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the CPC Central Committee …

Beijing, China | XINHUA | Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Sunday met with more than 2,700 delegates, specially invited delegates and non-voting participants of the 20th CPC National Congress in Beijing. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The following is the full text of the Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the Report of the 19th Central Committee adopted at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress Saturday. Resolution of the 20th …

Baltimore, U.S. | Xinhua | The backlash against anti-racist books and efforts has now paved the way for the return of overtly racist, sexist and queer-phobic books in schools, filling the void left by so many bans of “critical race theory,” said a U.S. professor. Donald Earl Collins, visiting professor of …