ISTANBUL, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call on Saturday that Türkiye would not allow the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's intelligence forces have arrested an individual linked with the "terrorist group" Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in northwestern Iran's Ardabil province, the ...

ADEN, Yemen, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group announced Saturday that its air defenses have successfully downed a U.S. MQ-9 drone which was conducting "hostile missions" over central Yemen's ...

BAGHDAD, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi authorities said Saturday that over 6 tons of drugs have been seized and 14,438 individuals involved in drug crimes have been arrested in 2024. The Iraqi ...

On Friday, Gaza's health officials claimed that Israeli soldiers forcibly expelled patients and medical staff from the hospital buildings, and set fire to large portions of the hospital, including its ...

ISTANBUL, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were injured in an explosion on Saturday at a building in northwestern Türkiye's Kocaeli province, the state-run Anadolu agency reported. Preliminary ...

Thanks to a rural water supply project funded by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, Naing Win Soe can now access clean water from a tank installed in his yard. The project has eased his ...

VILNIUS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania ranks fifth in Europe for overweight individuals aged 16 and above, according to a recent Eurostat poll, prompting experts to call it a "new epidemic," local ...

ATHENS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Greece is modernizing its air force with upgraded Rafale jets, having received 23 of the Dassault-made 4.5-generation jets to date. The final jet is expected to arrive at ...

BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai Sharks extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 108-96 win at home to the Beijing Royal Fighters, while Dezmine Wells' 50 points powered the Liaoning ...

KHARTOUM, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- In 2024, violent conflict continued to devastate Sudan, deepening the humanitarian crisis that has afflicted millions since the brutal clashes between the Sudanese Armed ...

Actor Xiao Yang in a still image from "Octopus with Broken Arms." [Photo courtesy of As One Production] In one pivotal scene, ...