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BEIJING | Xinhua |  Amid mounting trade shocks and heightened geopolitical uncertainties, Chinese President Xi Jinping will join leaders from APEC economies in South Korea in the coming days, in a bid to build consensus for shared prosperity and reaffirm China’s commitment to open, inclusive economic globalization. The International Monetary …

TOKYO | TASS |  The United States would prefer to avoid involvement in any wars, but if it must fight, it will win decisively, US President Donald Trump said while addressing US servicemen aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington, based in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, at the Yokosuka naval …

MEXICO CITY | Xinhua | Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday morning on the Caribbean island of Jamaica as a powerful category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of up to 295 kilometers per hour, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness said on X that …

The costs and consequences of isolation by the very continent that globalized the world  THE LAST WORD |  Andrew M. Mwenda |  I have written before that Europe is facing an existential crisis and a creeping irrelevance. It has moved from a strategic dependence on the American security umbrella to a …

JERUSALEM |Xinhua | Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel have developed a new type of drug molecule that could help stop certain cancer cells from growing, the university said in a statement on Thursday. The discovery, published in Advanced Sciences, focuses on a molecule called TERRA. This …

GAZA | Xinhua | On a dusty patch of land in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, a worn-out canvas canopy offers scant protection from the autumn sun. Below it, dozens of girls sit on the ground, their notebooks resting on knees, their eyes fixed on a small blackboard hanging from a …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | “Najin” and “Fatu” are the last two living northern white rhinos on earth. They are now housed at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia County, Kenya.   Share on: WhatsApp

GAZA | Xinhua |  In a small tent pitched atop the rubble of her destroyed home, Nour Mohammed Abu Madi, 34, is losing her battle with bone cancer. She has no access to chemotherapy, no way to leave for treatment abroad, and little hope that help will arrive in time. …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro amid deteriorating bilateral relations, accusing Petro of allowing drug cartels to “flourish,” according to a statement from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. “President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to …

XIAMEN, China | Xinhua | Industry leaders at last month’s Future Investment Forum in Xiamen identified artificial intelligence (AI) and cross-sector integration as the key forces transforming the sports investment landscape, pointing to a wave of opportunities driven by technological innovation and supportive government policies. How AI reshaping the game …