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 ...

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, ...

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.

BUCHAREST, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Families and individuals whose homes were damaged or destroyed by severe flooding in Romania will receive emergency financial aid, according to Raed Arafat, head of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Zhou said China is actively contributing to Zimbabwe's education and industrial transformation by energizing the southern African country's development through strategic infrastructure projects, ...