DAMASCUS, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A Syrian national conference is set to take place in Damascus on January 4 and 5 to discuss the country's future after the fall of the Assad government, according to ...

GAZA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Monday that the "obliteration" of the healthcare system in the northern Gaza Strip puts civilians at grave risk.

The missile triggered air raid sirens across large parts of central Israel and several areas in the south, the Israeli military said in a statement, adding that the Israeli Air Force intercepted the ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep sadness at the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and paid tribute to his legacy as "a ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the rulings in a case of defamation and sexual abuse ...

SANAA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A U.S.-British naval coalition conducted two airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah province late Monday, targeting the At-Tuhayta district in the southwest of the province, ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for making 2025 "a new beginning" in his message for the New Year. "Throughout 2024, hope has been hard to ...

The ceasefire, brokered by the United States and France, came into effect on Nov. 27, aiming to end nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The agreement requires Israel to withdraw ...

BUCHAREST, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Romania's new coalition government approved the 2025 fiscal-budgetary plan on Monday, introducing several fiscal measures aimed at reducing the budget deficit to 7 ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Aviation analysts are considering several factors that might have contributed to a deadly plane crash in South Korea, including a concrete structure near the runway that ...

COLOMBO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday appointed Major General Lasantha Rodrigo as the new Commander of the Army and Rear Admiral Kanchana Banagoda as the ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Ministry of Culture confirmed Monday the detention of an Italian journalist on the charge of "violating" the country's laws.