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, ...

ACCRA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Friday handed over 40 metric tonnes of relief items to the people of Palestine amid the crisis in Gaza. Mahama said the items, ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- NASA and SpaceX launched a new crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, marking the 11th commercial flight under NASA's Commercial Crew ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepali President Ram Chandra Poudel on Friday exchanged congratulations on the 70th ...

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 ...

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.

DAKAR, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Senegal launched a national economic and social recovery plan on Friday, aimed at addressing domestic structural challenges and responding to concerns from international ...

ALMATY, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's economy grew 5 percent in 2024, exceeding the preliminary estimate of 4.8 percent, driven by the expansion of the non-oil sector, Kazakhstan's Ministry of ...

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.

LISBON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Mainland Portugal recorded 264 excess deaths during the heat alert period that began a week ago, a 21.2 percent increase compared to the expected number, mainly among people ...