RAMALLAH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that the Palestinian leadership wants a demilitarized Palestinian state, including the Gaza Strip.

SARAJEVO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Appellate Division Panel of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Friday upheld a one-year prison sentence for Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted east of Kuril Islands at 1820 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

"The inflation rate is expected to be 3.5 percent in July 2025, up from 3.3 percent in June. This marks the highest level since April 2024," said Thomas Burg, director general of statistics at ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iran plans to establish a "defense council" as part of the country's new governance arrangement, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Friday.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the U.S. University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers rose to 61.7 in the July 2025 survey, up from 60.7 in June but below ...

TALLINN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The first Estonian rescue team was deployed to Spain to combat wildfires on Friday, with a second team scheduled to depart on Aug. 17. Each team consists of 20 rescuers.

According to a statement released by the presidency, South Africa will continue to negotiate with the United States regarding the 30 percent tariff, which is now expected to take effect at 12:01 a.m.

NAIROBI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday agreed to adopt a unified peace process to resolve the ongoing security crisis in the ...

The Kenyan official said a total of 222 cases have fully recovered, with five cases unfortunately succumbing to the disease, with the case fatality rate currently standing at 1.6 percent.

NAIROBI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenya said on Friday that it has heightened security with the Group A matches of the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 set to start on Sunday in the co-hosting ...

LONDON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Britain's manufacturing downturn showed signs of easing in July, with the seasonally adjusted Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rising to a six-month high of 48 ...