North Waziristan: Pakistani security forces killed 14 militants in an intelligence-based operation in the North Waziristan district of the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Wednesday.

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Windhoek: Director in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) Manfred !Gaeb has commended efforts to strengthen African capacities, aligning with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisa…

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday extended congratulations to Lee Jae-myung on his election as president of South Korea. Noting that China and South Korea are each other’s important close neighbors and partners for cooperation, Xi emp…

Kyiv: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has raised concerns about ongoing nuclear safety issues in Ukraine, as reported by the Ukrainian media outlet TSN.ua. During his visit to Ukraine, Grossi highli…

Dunhuang: Known for his deep engagement with Chinese literature, German sinologist Martin Woesler recently made his first visit to the ancient Silk Road hub of Dunhuang in northwest China’s Gansu Province, where he was captivated by the city’s unique …

Sydney: The world’s first interactive map tracking whale migration has revealed that Australian waters are becoming increasingly dangerous for the ocean’s giants, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Australia said on Wednesday.

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Northern Samar: Four suspected rebels were killed in a clash with government troops in Northern Samar province in central Philippines, the Philippine military said Wednesday. In a report, the military stated that the four deceased were part of a group…

Detroit: U.S. light vehicle sales witnessed the sharpest monthly drop in May in about five years following a rush by auto shoppers during the previous two months to beat anticipated price hikes stoked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported au…

Beijing: China is ramping up efforts to green its booming express delivery sector, as a newly amended regulation took effect during the bustling mid-year online shopping festival. The revised regulation concerning the courier sector came into force on…

Sarajevo: The U.S. proposal to impose tariffs on European Union goods underscores a broader shift in its policy and could significantly damage transatlantic economic ties, warns Adnan Huskic, a political analyst and associate professor at the Sarajevo…

Zhengzhou: Cotton futures closed flat Wednesday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE). The most active cotton contract for September 2025 delivery settled at 13,265 yuan (approximately 1,845.3 U.S. dollars) per tonne.

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Beijing: China initiated renovation of 5,679 old urban residential compounds in the first four months of 2025, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said on Wednesday. The country aims to renovate 25,000 such residential compounds this y…