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LONDON | Xinhua | Former British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the Metropolitan Police in London announced Monday. Officers arrested the 72-year-old Mandelson at an address in Camden on Monday, and he has been taken to a London …

PYONGYANG | Xinhua |  The Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, has elected Kim Jong Un as the party’s general secretary, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Monday. “The Ninth Congress of the WPK decides …

NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday declared a state of emergency and issued a travel ban as a winter storm hit the region, causing hundreds of flight cancellations. The travel ban is effective from 9 p.m. (0200 GMT) Sunday …

NEW YORK | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will raise the new global tariff to 15 percent, one day after he announced a 10 percent worldwide duty following a heavy blow from the Supreme Court. On Friday, Trump announced a blanket 10 percent import tax for …

    SEOUL | Xinhua | South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to life in prison on charges of insurrection stemming from his declaration of emergency martial law, live footage showed Thursday. The Seoul Central District Court delivered its ruling, which was broadcast live to the public, saying …

LONDON | Xinhua |  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain’s ex-prince and King Charles III’s younger brother, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on Thursday, British media outlets reported. In a statement published by Thames Valley Police, officers said they had arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on …

LIVIGNO, Italy | Xinhua |  Heavy snowfall and strong winds disrupted competition at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno for days, forcing schedule changes and leaving several events in limbo. For the Chinese delegation, the wait went beyond the weather. Since the opening ceremony on February 6, China went 11 …

MOSCOW | Xinhua |  Russia has always supported Cuba and considers new restrictions against the country unacceptable, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday during a meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla. According to the president, Russia and Cuba share special relations shaped by history, and Moscow consistently supports …

WASHINGTON,the United States | Xinhua | When U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping tariff package in 2025, he framed it as a cost to be borne by foreign exporters and governments. Ten months later, the tariffs remain in force. By September 2025, the trade-weighted statutory rate had climbed to …

  Prince Harry, Kim Kardashian, Kurt Cobain, and Bruce Springsteen are among the names mentioned NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | US Attorney General Pam Bondi has published a list of over 300 prominent figures mentioned in the files of US financier Jeffrey Epstein, Fox News reported citing her letter to …