RAMALLAH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed on Friday Portugal's announcement of its intention to take steps to pave the way for its recognition of the Palestinian state ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), accusing her of ...

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Relief workers have handed cash to more than 10,000 hungry families in Gaza, who find little food on the market to spend on, UN humanitarians said on Friday. "Market ...

In his briefing to UN member states on his "Report of the Mandate Implementation Review -- UN80 Initiative: Workstream 2," Guterres identified some of the problems in implementing the mandates: ...

JERUSALEM/AMMAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering ...

ISTANBUL, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye, Italy, and Libya held a trilateral summit in Istanbul on Friday to address regional challenges and enhance cooperation on key issues, including irregular ...

HEFEI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Three scientists have won the 2025 Micius Quantum Prize for their breakthroughs in quantum simulations in optical lattices, the Micius Quantum Foundation announced on Friday.

The Taiwan Stock Exchange opened lower than the previous day, and ended the day down 108.14 points at 23,434.38. The new Taiwan dollar weakened past the key 30-to-1 threshold against the U.S. dollar.

HARBIN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and four others injured after a coach bus overturned on the highway X302 in Hulin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, at around 4 p.m. on ...

SINGAPORE, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Qin Haiyang powered to his second gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships on Friday, storming from lane eight to win the men's 200m breaststroke, while ...

MACAO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Friday hosted a variety of events across the city to mark the 100-day countdown to the opening of the 15th National Games ...

At a mid-year meeting, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said that financial support for economic growth, structural transformation and high-quality development has increased since the start of 2025.