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…
Zambia’s mining sector attracts over 12 bln USD investment in four years
LUSAKA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema announced Thursday that the country has attracted over 12 billion U.S. dollars in mining investment over the past four years. Speaking…
Zimbabwean VP hails Chinese-invested industrial park for boosting industrialization
HARARE, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga on Thursday commended a Chinese-invested industrial park for enhancing the country’s industrialization and modernization drive. Officially opening a conference on…