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COMMENT | Xinhua |  The Israel-Hamas conflict, which has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, has lasted for half a year. Amidst this tragedy, the actions of the United States, Israel’s key ally, have sparked serious concerns and criticism among the international community. While Washington claims to …

MOSCOW | TASS | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to China on April 8-9, during which he will discuss a number of ‘hot topics,’ including Ukraine, with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “On April 8-9, top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua |  Israel withdrew all ground troops except for one brigade from southern Gaza on Sunday, local media reported. The one brigade, named Nahal, remains in central Gaza, splitting the strip in two and preventing the return of civilians from south to north of Gaza. In addition, the …

  BEIJING, China | Xinhua | A freight train loaded with containers of goods was departing from China’s northern city of Shijiazhuang to the European city of Belgrade, capital of Serbia, in late March. The train marks the launch of a new route of the China-Europe Railway Express, also the first …

KIEV, RUSSIA | Xinhua | At least 10 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine in the past 24 hours, local authorities said Saturday. Four people were killed and 23 injured in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia in missile strikes, said Zaporizhzhia Governor Ivan …

LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 23 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday. The satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, according to SpaceX. Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” …

NEW YORK | TASS  | Washington is alarmed by the possibility of a full-scale war between Iran and Israel following the deadly air strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria, US National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby told CNN. “Yes, we’re very concerned [about this scenario]. In fact, one …

MOSCOW | Xinhua |  Governor of Russia’s Murmansk region Andrei Chibis is in a serious condition and is being operated on in the intensive care unit, said Yuri Shiryaev, chief doctor of the Apatity-Kirov Hospital, on Friday. The 45-year-old Chibis was stabbed in the stomach after a meeting in the …

Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT |  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said a constitutional court decision to uphold Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act will damage the country’s international reputation. “The United States continues to be deeply concerned by reports of human rights abuses in Uganda, including against the LGBTQI+ community,” …

TAIPEI/BEIJING | Xinhua | The 7.3-magnitude quake in China’s Taiwan on Wednesday morning had left nine people dead and 1,011 people injured as of 10 p.m., according to the local emergency operation center. Meanwhile, more than 100 people were trapped following the earthquake that hit the sea area near Hualien …