JERUSALEM, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Hamas released on Monday a video of a female French-Israeli hostage on their Telegram channel, the first released video of about 200 hostages abducted by the group to Ga
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All deputy defense ministers of Ukraine dismissed
KIEV, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — The Ukrainian government dismissed all six deputy defense ministers and the state secretary of the Defense Ministry, said Taras Melnychuk, the cabinet\’s representative in th
U.S.-Armenia joint military drills undermine regional stability: Kremlin
MOSCOW, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) — The upcoming joint U.S.-Armenian military exercises do not contribute to the stabilization of the situation in the region, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.
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Japan eyes Fukushima wastewater release between late August, early September
TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — Japan is mulling discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea beginning in between late August and early
NATO\’s outreach in Asia exposes US\’ selfishness; will further divide group
Japan, the first feeder of NATO in Asia. Cartoon: Vitaly Podvitski
Rifts within the NATO alliance over the potential expansion of the bloc\’s presence in Asia Pacific ahead of the NATO summit next week
Secret Service: Cocaine found in West Wing of White House
The Secret Service has identified a substance found at the White House as cocaine, according to various media reports and police and fire radio communications.
The White House was briefly evacuated Su
Feature: Kenyan coastal fishermen rejoice over export of anchovies to China
NAIROBI, June 26 (Xinhua) — Braving an early morning chill that swept over a scenic beachfront in Kenya\’s coastal county of Kwale recently, Abdi Dura offloaded a bucket full of anchovies, locally kno
Sri Lanka to seek 200 mln USD from World Bank for social security programs
COLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka\’s cabinet of ministers approved a proposal to start discussions with the World Bank to obtain 200 million U.S. dollars for social security programs, a spokesperson
Far-right Israeli settlers, ministers march in West Bank amid escalating tensions
An Israeli soldier fires a tear gas canister at Palestinian protesters during clashes following a protest against Israeli march to the nearby Israeli outpost of Eviatar, in the West Bank city of Nablu
U.S. dollar shortage in key markets hurting Kenya\’s tea export
KWALE, Kenya, April 5 (Xinhua) — Kenyan tea traders are facing challenges in getting payment for their produce in key markets such as Egypt due to a shortage of U.S. dollars in the North African nati