Israeli warplanes intensified their air campaign across southern Syria on Wednesday, striking the Syrian Army General Command ...

KIEV, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday proposed to the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, to appoint former Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal as the country's ...

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told Republican lawmakers that he will fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, reported CNBC, citing a senior White House ...

NEW YORK, July 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump tempered speculation about potential changes at the Federal Reserve.

OTTAWA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The gap between Canada's highest- and lowest-income households reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday presided over a State Council executive meeting that studied the implementation of key ...

The attack occurred at 7:10 p.m. local time (1610 GMT) when the drone hit an oil field operated by a U.S. firm in the Baadre area, southeast of the city of Duhok, for the second time on Wednesday, the ...

DAMASCUS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A fragile ceasefire entered into effect Wednesday night in Syria's southern province of Sweida, as Syrian interim government troops began withdrawing from the city ...

UNITED NATIONS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said Wednesday that Israel must be held to the same principles and ...

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the attack forced the air traffic of the Israeli airport to halt temporarily and led thousands of Israelis to run to shelters. "The attack achieved its ...

People living alone are particularly vulnerable to economic hardship. The office reported that 29 percent of solo dwellers are at risk of poverty, nearly twice the rate for the general population.

The Syrian health authorities said one civilian was killed, and 18 others injured in the strikes on the capital, which included at least five separate air raids targeting central Damascus. Footage ...