ROME, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Italy's upper house of parliament approved the 2025 budget law on Friday, marking the final step in passing the 30 billion euros (31.2 billion U.S. dollars) package. The ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's non-oil exports increased by 18 percent year-on-year in value between March 20 and December 20, covering the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, ...

KHARTOUM, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Sudan Certificate Examinations kicked off on Saturday against a backdrop of gunfire and smoke from ongoing battles. These critical exams, essential for university ...

ANKARA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Saturday that additional policy rate cuts are expected in 2025, following the central bank's recent decision to reduce ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

China will continue to see stable GDP growth in the coming years as the world's second-largest economy shows strong ...

Gao Xinyu came back from one set down and Zhang Zhizhen was almost flawless as China started the mixed team United Cup with a ...