The UN Security Council holds a vote for a Brazilian-drafted resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses in Gaza, at the UN headquarters in New York on Oct. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Xie E)
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UN chief warns against spillover of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Rear) speaks during a press briefing at the UN headquarters in New York, on Oct. 11, 2023. Guterres on Wednesday warned against the spillover of the ongoing Isra
Clock ticks as U.S. gov\’t shutdown looms
The White House is shrouded in haze in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)
The government shutdown could be the last straw that tips the U.S. econom
China grabs two golds in men\’s 25m rapid fire pistol with new team world record at Hangzhou Asiad
Gold medalist Li Yuehong of China (C), silver medalist Liu Yangpan of China (L) and bronze medalist Nikita Chiryukin of Kazakhstan attend the awarding ceremony for the Men\’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Fina
Chinese vice premier stresses preventing wildfires this winter
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, addresses a national teleconference on forest and grassland fire prevention
Fire kills 56 at apartment block in Vietnamese capital
Rescuers transfer an injured person in Khuong Dinh ward, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 13, 2023. A fire at a mini apartment block has killed 56 and injured 37 as of Wednesday evening in V
China calls for peaceful efforts to solve Ukraine crisis
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) — A Chinese envoy on Friday called for international peace efforts to solve the Ukraine crisis.
As the crisis in Ukraine drags on, tensions on the ground remain high
Slow-moving Typhoon Haikui risks more damage
A resident rides through a flooded street in a community in Ningde, Fujian province, on Tuesday. Many parts of the city center were flooded due to the heavy rainfall induced by Typhoon Haikui. YE MAO/
3 missing as typhoon-triggered flood hits east China
FUZHOU, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) — A search for three people is underway after a fire engine was swept away by a typhoon-triggered flood in Fuzhou City, east China\’s Fujian Province, in the early hours of Tu
Fast-spreading wildfire forces evacuation in U.S. Texas
A wildfire burns near Huntsville, in Walker County, Texas, the United States, on Sept. 2, 2023. A fast-spreading wildfire near Huntsville, east Texas, triggered evacuation and a highway closure on Fri