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 ...

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 ...

CAIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Countries in the Middle East on Wednesday condemned the Israeli airstrikes targeting the Syrian Army General Command headquarters and the presidential palace area in central ...

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 UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reported that domestic violence, sexual exploitation and abuse are on the rise in the Gaza Strip. Several safe spaces offering shelter, psychological support and coping ...

ABUJA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 27 people were killed in an attack by suspected gunmen in Plateau State in central Nigeria, which has recently witnessed increased attacks, a senior official said ...

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 ...

Abdel-Rashid pointed out that the heatwave will also lead to higher electricity consumption due to increased reliance on cooling systems, and raise the risk of breakdowns in heat-sensitive machinery, ...

NEW YORK, July 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 jolted 87 km south of Sand Point, Alaska, the United States, at 20:37:40 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epic ...

Netanyahu is facing mounting public criticism over the government's failure to prevent the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and increasing calls to sign a ceasefire deal that would secure the ...

RIYADH, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia's Diriyah Company announced Wednesday that it has awarded a contract worth 1.53 billion U.S. dollars to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the constr ...