International

Xinhua/APP Jakarta: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck off East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia on Tuesday, the country's meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency said. The earthquake rocked on Tuesday…

Iftikhar Ali United Nations: As the New Year dawned, Palestinians in Gaza, suffering under brutal Israel bombardments, were praying for a ceasefire but had little optimism that 2024 would be better, even though the UN and people around…

AFP/APP Japan: Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks on Tuesday to find survivors of a major earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, reportedly killing more than 20 people and leaving a trail of…

AFP/APP New York: Fireworks illuminated skies over Paris, Rio, and Sydney to celebrate the entry of 2024, while in Israel, Gaza, and Ukraine, rockets and strikes marked the year's earliest hours. Much of the world's population—now…

AFP/APP Beijing: China's President Xi Jinping said Monday he was willing to work with the United States to promote stable bilateral ties, exchanging congratulations with his US counterpart on the anniversary of diplomatic relations, state…

AFP/APP Sydney: Jubilant crowds will bid farewell to the hottest year on record on Sunday, closing a turbulent 12 months marked by clever chatbots, climate crises, and wrenching wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The world's population—now…

Xinhua/APP Shanghai: Shanghai has handled 100 China-Europe freight trains as of Saturday this year, according to Shanghai Customs. By Saturday, the freight trains had carried goods worth over 10,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs),…

Xinhua/APP Jakarta: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern province of Papua earlier Sunday, with no potential to cause a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency said. The weather…

AFP/APP London: Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, who starred in "The Full Monty," a film about a group of unemployed steel workers who launch new careers as strippers, died on Saturday, aged 75. The British actor's death was…

APP United Nations: South Africa has filed a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging that Israel has committed 'genocidal acts' in Gaza. South Africa has filed a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ),…