U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Thursday. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.63 percent to…
Belgium foils suspected terror cell targeting politicians
BRUSSELS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — A suspected terror cell was foiled Thursday in Antwerp, with three young adults arrested during police raids, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said. In a statement,…
Loud explosions heard in capital of Afghanistan
KABUL, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Two loud explosions were heard in downtown Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, at around 9:50 p.m. local time (1720 GMT) on Thursday. Shockwaves from the…
Israel to release about 2,000 Palestinians under Gaza ceasefire deal: official
JERUSALEM, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Israel will release about 2,000 Palestinians, including minors and convicted militants, as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Hamas, an Israeli official said on…
UN ready to scale up humanitarian relief to Gazans following ceasefire deal: Guterres
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the world body is ready to scale up humanitarian relief to Gazans following the announcement of a…
Kremlin says no substantive U.S. response to Russia’s arms control initiative
MOSCOW, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — The Kremlin said Thursday that there has been no substantive response from Washington to Russia’s initiative on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START).…
Czech election winner Babis holds phone talks with Zelensky
PRAGUE, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Czech ANO party leader Andrej Babis, whose party won the country’s parliamentary election earlier this month, spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on…
2nd LD Writethru: China ready to strengthen strategic communication with DPRK, says Premier Li
PYONGYANG, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday that China stands ready to strengthen high-level exchanges and strategic communication with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…
Egypt’s Sisi invites Trump to attend Gaza ceasefire deal signing in Egypt
CAIRO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday invited U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the signing of a Gaza ceasefire agreement in Egypt and urged…
Trump says he will «try» to attend Gaza ceasefire deal signing ceremony
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will try to attend a signing ceremony on the Gaza ceasefire deal in Egypt. «I’m going to…