Washington, USA | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden reportedly will announce his decision to run for reelection as soon as next week. Multiple U.S. media outlets, including The Washington Post, The Associated Press and Bloomberg, reported the news on Thursday. Biden’s aides told the outlets that they were not aware …
Read More »Turkish president offers to mediate between warring parties in Sudan
Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday offered to mediate between the warring parties in Sudan to hold peace talks. Erdogan held separate phone talks with General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, deputy chairman of the …
Read More »Sudan’s paramilitary declares 72-hour truce despite continued fighting, UN raises humanitarian concerns
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) declared a 72-hour truce on Friday, despite continuous skirmishes with the Sudanese Army. “The truce coincides with the blessed Eid al-Fitr … to open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens and give them the opportunity to greet their families,” the …
Read More »Fox settles Dominion defamation lawsuit for 787.5 mln USD over election claims
New York, USA | Xinhua | Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached on Tuesday a 787.5 million U.S. dollars settlement in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, allowing Fox News to avoid a potential trial scheduled hours later. Dominion Voting Systems, one of the most widely used voting equipment companies …
Read More »People protest for ban on assault weapons in Washington
Washington, US | Xinhua | Hundreds marched to the Capitol to protest for a ban on assault weapons, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 17, 2023. Four people were killed and at least 28 others injured in a shooting at a birthday party on Saturday night in the …
Read More »Reform at the World Bank
What went right as the Inspection Panel at an institution that used to cause untold harm marks its 30th anniversary? Kampala, Uganda | Danny Bradlow | Development projects can have profound impacts on their societies. There are many benefits that flow from building new roads and power plants, and from modernising …
Read More »Biden to run for U.S. presidency again
Dublin, Ireland | Xinhua | Visiting U.S. President Joe Biden said he will run for the presidency again, the Irish national radio and television broadcaster RTE reported on Saturday. Before departing from Ireland at midnight Friday, Biden told reporters that he has made up his mind to run for a second term and …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Why more developing countries are saying no to U.S. hegemony
Beijing, China | Xinhua | Many recent media reports focus on one fact: The international community, especially developing countries, are more and more vocal in their criticism of the hegemonic and selfish behavior of the United States. A peaceful and stable international environment, the biggest aspiration for developing countries, is a …
Read More »UN holds interfaith moment of prayer for peace
United Nations, USA | Xinhua | The world body on Friday held an interfaith moment of prayer for peace at a special time on the spiritual calendar, when Christians are celebrating Easter, Jews are marking Passover, Muslims are observing the holy month of Ramadan, and Sikhs are celebrating Vaisakhi. In his opening …
Read More »Japan to launch new visa system next week to woo foreign talents
Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | Japan will launch a new and simplified system for granting highly skilled professional visas to foreign workers on April 21, the Immigration Services Agency said on Friday. Aimed at attracting more overseas talents to the country, the new system will give preferential treatment to foreign applicants who meet certain …
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