WORLD

Paris, France | Xinhua | Two years after a ferocious blaze devastated Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday visited the site and reaffirmed that the 2024 deadline set for the renovation project will be met. Wearing overalls, boots and a hard hat, Macron inspected the site, …

The United States has for weeks raised the prospect of more sanctions against Russia, lead by President Vladimir Putin, for alleged election meddling and the hacking of federal agencies Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against Russia and expelled 10 diplomats in response to Moscow’s …

Tokyo, Japan |  XINHUA |  Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday that his government has decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea amid domestic and international opposition. Suga made the announcement after convening a meeting of relevant ministers to formalize plans to release …

Washington, USA |  XINHUA |  U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday called for a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after rare blood clotting cases emerged in six recipients. In a joint statement Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. …

Moscow, Russia |  XINHUA |  Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden exchanged views on bilateral ties and explored areas of possible cooperation during a phone conversation on Tuesday. Putin and Biden thoroughly discussed the current state of Russian-U.S. relations and some international issues during the phone call …

Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday the time has come for international forces to pull out from Afghanistan. “Together, we went into Afghanistan to deal with those who attacked us and to make sure that Afghanistan would not again become a haven for …

📌 Tokyo Olympics medal projections (Gold, Silver, Bronze)                                 G      S       B *⃣ Kenya                 6       5       4 *⃣ Ethiopia             1       3       3 *⃣ Ivory Coast        0       2       1 *⃣ Egypt                 0       1       2 *⃣ …

Jerusalem, Israel |  XINHUA |  U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin started a two-day visit to Israel on Sunday, in the first official visit by a U.S. official since President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January. The U.S. official’s visit comes amid indirect U.S. talks on the renewal of the 2015 nuclear …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA |  The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,330,666 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic …

London, UK | XINHUA | Despite COVID-19 restrictions, mourners have continued to travel to Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh who passed away on Friday at the age of 99. Britain’s Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, died at Windsor Castle on Friday …