Earlier this year, the U.S. government changed how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity to more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African ...

U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law legislation sent to him by Congress that amends the United States Code to correct what had long gone unnoticed and designate the bald eagle -- familiar to many ...

A ceasefire, meant to halt nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, came into effect on Nov. 27. The agreement stipulated an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory within 60 days ...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A drone launched by Yemen's Houthi forces struck southern Israel on Wednesday, causing no casualties, Israeli military and rescue service said.

TRIPOLI, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Libya deported a group of migrants to Niger by land on Wednesday, the first such deportation in years, according to the Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department. The ...

BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has attached increasing importance to the mental health of children and adolescents, experts said at a press conference held by the National Health Commission (NHC) ...

GAZA, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian sources said. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Civil Defense in Gaza ...

Eighth, the two sides will conduct exchanges between women's groups and share experience on promoting the common development of men and women. China invites Japan to attend the Global Leaders' Meeting ...

BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday denounced the negative Taiwan-related content included in the recent U.S. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year ...

The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) said Wednesday that it had received 264 cargo wagons made by China's CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock Co., Ltd for the standard gauge railway (SGR) electric trains.

TOKYO, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held phone talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, local media reported. In their first talks since Ishiba ...

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's banking and financial institutions had reported slow growth in lending during the first 10 months of 2024, said a National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)'s news ...