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Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua |  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged early Monday to build the “Century of Türkiye” together with the nation and called for unity as he won the presidential runoff which would extend his tenure until 2028. “We should come together in unity and solidarity,” he addressed …

Ankara, Türkiye | Xinhua | Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won in Türkiye’s first-ever presidential runoff on Sunday, with 98.33 percent of ballots counted, according to unofficial results delivered by Anadolu Agency. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Share on:

New Delhi, India | Xinhua | India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by 6.05 billion U.S. dollars during the week ended May 19 to 593.48 billion U.S. dollars, showed the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India. This situation came after three consecutive weeks seeing the forex reserves rise. In …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) admitted on Saturday that it implemented “certain measures” linked to the explosion on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022. “According to our legislation, international legislation and the customs and traditions of warfare, taking into account the fact that it was …

New York, USA | Xinhua | As the United States is planning the biggest FIFA World Cup in history, scheduled for the summer of 2026, some nations are issuing warnings about traveling to the United States for the matches over its rampant gun violence, reported Spectrum News 1 on Thursday. Germany …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | The Japanese government on Friday announced further sanctions on Russia, including a ban on exports, more asset freezes as well as payment restrictions on Russian individuals and entities. The Japanese government will ban exports to 80 Russian entities including several military and tech-related companies, which will …

Washington, US | Xinhua |  Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng has urged the U.S. side to move in the same direction with China and jointly explore the right way to get along. During a meeting with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | A man was confirmed dead on Friday in a shooting incident in Japan’s Tokyo area, local media reported. The man in his 50s was severely wounded after being shot at a coffee shop in the western city of Machida of Tokyo Metropolis on Thursday evening, …

Washington, US | XINHUA |  The debate over the debt ceiling in the United States is creating rampant uncertainty and risks an immediate economic recession, financial crisis, and hardships for American families and businesses, according to U.S. experts. Despite reaching the 31.4 trillion U.S. dollar debt limit in January, discussions …

Houston, US | Xinhua | The south central U.S. state Texas on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Joe Biden administration over a newly-introduced asylum rule allowing migrants to set up appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border via a phone app so as to seek asylum in the United States. “The …