Russia, US to hold regular consultations on Ukraine -- Russian FM

First session of Russian-US talks in Riyadh concludes: Russian Foreign Ministry

Türkiye has intensified its crackdown on bootleg alcohol after at least 124 deaths in Istanbul and Ankara since the start of the year, reigniting concerns about counterfeit liquor in the country.

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday praised Prime Minister Hun Manet for his sound policies to ensure the kingdom's economic growth and social stability.

At least 31 people were killed and another 15 injured after a public transit bus plunged into a ravine along the highway connecting western Bolivia's departments of Potosi and Oruro, local authorities said Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the possibility of the Palestinian Authority (PA) governing post-war Gaza.

A Delta Air Lines plane arriving from Minneapolis Monday afternoon crashed and overturned at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada, injuring 15 passengers.

The needs in Gaza, where the ceasefire is holding, are overwhelming, humanitarians said on Monday, adding that continuing Israeli operations in the West Bank are still producing casualties.

Flood and storms induced by the latest round of harsh weather have lashed the mideastern parts of the United States, claiming at least nine lives, including eight in Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear said Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, said on Sunday Israel and the United States are working "in full cooperation" on issues concerning the Gaza Strip.

A 2-year-old child and her mother, a 37-year-old woman, died from injuries sustained after a 24-year-old Afghan man deliberately drove into a crowd of trade union demonstrators on Thursday, the Bavarian state office of criminal investigation confirmed on Saturday evening.

At least 48 people, most of them women, were killed on Saturday when an "illegally operated gold mining site" collapsed in western Mali, according to consistent eyewitness accounts from the area.

The Palestinian militant groups on Saturday released three more Israeli hostages held in Gaza, while Israeli authorities freed 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange.

The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of the Heads of State and Government opened Saturday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

At least 11 people were killed and six others injured on Friday in a bomb blast near a vehicle in Harnai district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, said an official.

Four people were killed and two others were left in cardiac arrest after fire broke out at a construction site in South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan on Friday, multiple media outlets said.

The United States will increase military sales to India starting this year, and will provide F-35 fighter jets, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday at a press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary-General of OPEC, said that investment needs in the oil sector will remain substantial to reliably meet the expected growth in oil demand, with cumulative investment requirements estimated at $17.4 trillion between 2024 and 2050, or approximately $640 billion annually.

The Russian government has approved the creation of a scientific and technological centre dedicated to advancing mRNA-based technologies, paving the way for the development of innovative medicines, including treatments for cancer.

Donald Trump discussed the conflict in Ukraine on Wednesday in phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump said later that Putin agreed that Washington and Moscow will immediately engage in direct negotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Six people went missing in a fishing boat fire that broke out in waters off southwestern South Korea on Thursday, according to Yonhap news agency.

MaltaPost unveiled its Year of the Snake zodiac postage stamps on Wednesday in Valletta, marking the second consecutive year the country has issued stamps celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year.

A US military aircraft crashed into the San Diego Bay on Wednesday, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue.

The United Nations welcomes all efforts to resolve the Ukraine-Russia conflict and sees the phone call between the U.S. and Russian leaders as a "positive thing," a UN spokesman said Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone conversation earlier in the day that Washington and Moscow will immediately engage in direct negotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Yemen's Houthi leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, warned on Tuesday that his group is prepared to resume military operations against Israel if it breaches the Gaza ceasefire.

Three suspects have been arrested after three Chinese nationals working at a Chinese-invested enterprise in Zimbabwe were robbed at gunpoint by multiple assailants in November 2024, the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe said in a post late Tuesday night, citing information from Zimbabwean police.

Jotham Napat, president of the Leaders Party of Vanuatu, was elected the country's new prime minister on Tuesday, Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation (VBTC) reported.

At least one person is dead after two jets collided on the runway Monday afternoon at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona state of the United States, local media reported.

An exemption for Australia from US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is under consideration, Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese said here on Tuesday.

The European Commission on Monday rejected the rationale for new U.S. tariffs on European exports, vowing to protect businesses, workers, and consumers across the bloc.

A United Nations (UN) envoy met separately with Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Monday, inviting them to an expanded meeting aimed at reviving stalled Cyprus peace negotiations in March.

At least 51 people were killed after a bus carrying 75 people plunged into a ravine in Guatemala City on Monday, the firefighters' spokesperson confirmed.

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed proclamations to raise tariffs on aluminum from 10 percent to 25 percent, and ended exclusions for steel and aluminum tariffs, US media reported.

Romania's President Klaus Iohannis announced on Monday that he is resigning from office.

Egypt announced on Sunday that Cairo will host an emergency Arab summit on Feb. 27 to address the latest developments concerning the Palestinian issue and the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon and reaffirmed his support for the country's territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence.

Chinese box office hit "Ne Zha 2" made its overseas premiere Saturday night in Hollywood, Los Angeles, drawing hundreds of fans and filmmakers from both China and the United States.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will announce new 25-percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, with the official statement to be made on Monday.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday night that France is set to receive a total investment of 109 billion euros (113 billion U.S. dollars) in artificial intelligence (AI) in the coming years.

Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from a key area in Gaza as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement that took effect last month, an Israeli government official said on Sunday.

Namibia's founding President Sam Nujoma died aged 95 on Saturday, the country's President Nangolo Mbumba announced in a statement on Sunday morning.

The Lebanese Presidency announced Saturday the formation of a new 24-member government headed by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

Israel and Hamas on Saturday completed the fifth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the first phase of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Canada "is a real thing," local media reported.

US President Donald Trump and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held their first official meeting in Washington DC on Friday. Ishiba became the first Asian leader to do so in Trump's second term, according to the Washington Post. He is also Trump's first meeting with the leader of a key US ally in Asia.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) stated on Thursday that as of Jan.1, 2025, the United States' term as a member had ended, making it ineligible to withdraw from an intergovernmental body it was no longer part of.

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru began his trip to the US on Thursday afternoon to hold his first summit with President Donald Trump, Japanese media NHK reported on Thursday.

A new method for protecting buildings from progressive collapse, based on a mathematical model, has been developed by scientists at VyatSU. According to the authors, the development is cost-effective and can be used in the reconstruction of industrial and public buildings, as reported by the university's press service to Sputnik.

Aircraft crashed in southern Philippines, civil aviation authority of Philippines says

A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday indefinitely blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants and foreign visitors with temporary visas.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will face trial in the Senate after she was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Eight people were killed and 11 others were injured in a traffic accident in Indonesia's West Java province on Tuesday night, a senior official confirmed on Wednesday morning.

US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday the permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, stating that the US “will take over” the Gaza Strip. Such remarks were described as “shock” by several Western media outlets, including The Guardian and Reuters.

US President Donald Trump took an executive action Tuesday to restore the so-called "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran aimed at preventing the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapon.

US President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order aimed at eventually closing the Education Department and, in the short term, dismantling it from within, The Washington Post has reported.

The school shooting in central Sweden's Orebro is the worst mass shooting in the country's history, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference late Tuesday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the European Union (EU) is prepared for tough negotiations with the United States (U.S.) to safeguard its economic interests.

The remains of all 67 individuals who died in the helicopter and passenger plane midair collision in Washington, D.C. last week have been recovered by rescue teams, U.S. media reported Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump agreed to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico after speaking with the leaders of the two countries on Monday. The pause introduces a game-like unpredictability designed to exert pressure on these two countries, according to an analyst.

Belgium's new government was sworn in on Monday, ending months of a political deadlock over forming a stable coalition government.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had "very friendly conversation" with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and the two sides agreed to "immediately pause" the anticipated tariffs for one month and continue negotiations.

Belarusian Central Election Commission on Monday officially declared Alexander Lukashenko's victory in the latest presidential elections with 86.82 percent of the votes.

US stocks ended lower on Monday, as investors reacted to the Donald Trump administration's planned tariff rollout.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) closed its headquarters to agency personnel on Monday following moves by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to exert control over the foreign-aid organization.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the tariffs on Canada announced on Saturday "will be paused for a 30 day period" to see whether or not a final economic deal with Canada can be structured.

A car bomb explosion on the outskirts of Manbij, in northern Aleppo province, killed at least 15 people, including 14 women and one man, and injured 15 others, according to Syria's Civil Defense on Monday.

In response to the US tariffs on Canadian products, Canadians have begun organizing efforts of their own to counteract US tariffs, with some heeding calls by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to prioritize buying Canadian-made products and boycott US goods as much as possible, local media reported.

The US' latest tariff moves against Canada, Mexico, and China have ignited a wave of opposition, retaliatory measures, and widespread concern among numerous countries, extending well beyond those directly affected so far.

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa reviewed in Riyadh on Sunday bilateral relations and the latest developments in Syria.

Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports late Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25-percent tariffs on most Canadian products.

Formal retailers and wholesalers in Zimbabwe are experiencing a decline in customer traffic as consumers increasingly prefer informal shops, which offer more affordable and convenient shopping options.

The European Commission on Sunday criticized US President Donald Trump's tariff imposed upon three countries, saying they disrupt global trade and are harmful to all, and vowing to hit back if targeted.

Hamas condemned on Saturday the remarks of US President Donald Trump on relocating Gazan residents to neighboring Egypt and Jordan.

A small plane crashed in a neighborhood of northeast Philadelphia on Friday, sparking a large fire, authorities said.

The cause of the midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight on US local time Wednesday night that killed all 67 people on board both aircraft remains unclear, the Associated Press (AP) reported Friday. The AP stated it marked "the country's deadliest aviation disaster since 2001."

Washington D.C. fire chief said Thursday that there are likely no survivors in the mid-air collision of a passenger plane and helicopter near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night.

The Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. will remain closed until at least 11:00 a.m. Thursday (1600 GMT) as the search and rescue operation continues through the night amid harsh conditions following the collision of the plane and an Army Blackhawk helicopter, officials said early Thursday at a press briefing.

A US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into Washington DC's Potomac River after colliding midair with a military helicopter on a nighttime training exercise Wednesday.

A passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, as it approached the runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and defense officials, CNN reported.

In a Tuesday night email, the US White House's Office of Personnel Management told federal workers that they return to the office full time, or resign and get paid for the next eight months, according to The Wall Street Journal.

NASA said on Wednesday it is working with SpaceX to safely return the agency's stranded astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore back home "as soon as practical."

Serbian PM Vucevic announces resignation

Amidst the ancient temples and tombs in Egypt's Luxor, skilled artisans continue to transform alabaster -- a luminous stone once cherished by pharaohs -- into breathtaking artworks, reviving the legacy of their ancestors.

Spring Festival celebration held in Toronto

South Korea's prosecution indicted arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol on an insurrection charge, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.

Editor's Note: To celebrate the 2025 Chinese New Year, foreign ambassadors to China and consuls general based in Shanghai shared their thoughts on the cultural significance of Spring Festival – inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2024, highlighted people-to-people exchanges between China and their home countries, and extended well wishes to the readers of the Global Times.

Peter Cirimwami, the military governor of North Kivu, a province under a state of siege in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), died amid violent hostilities and advances by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, authorities confirmed on Friday.

The Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), Mozambique's largest higher education institution, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Chinese company on supporting its academic initiatives in strategic fields.

South Korea's prosecution once again sought the extension of President Yoon Suk-yeol's detention until Feb. 6 for supplementary investigation, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.

The Hamas-Israel ceasefire that begins on January 19 must not lead to renewed hostilities; children must never again be placed in the line of fire; and the current ceasefire should serve as the foundation for a permanent ceasefire, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN said on Thursday at a UN Security Council's meeting about children in Gaza.

South Korea's anti-corruption agency said on Thursday it has decided to refer the arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol's "insurrection case" to the prosecution, according to multiple media outlets.

A fast-moving brush fire erupted in Los Angeles County Wednesday morning, expanding to 8,096 acres (32.76 square km) with zero containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).

A commemorative sheet of postage stamps celebrating the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, was unveiled on Tuesday at the China Cultural Center in Budapest, Hungary.

After US President Donald Trump confused Spain with a member of the BRICS bloc, a spokesperson for the Spanish government responded, saying she was unsure why Trump made the comment.

South Korean investigators on Wednesday were reportedly attempting to search the presidential office and residence as part of the probe into the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol's failed martial law imposition.

The death toll from the devastating fire at Türkiye's Kartalkaya ski resort in northwestern Bolu province has risen to 76, and nine people have been detained in connection with the incident, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol attended the constitutional court's hearing of his impeachment trial on Tuesday, denying all charges relevant to his martial law imposition. It marked the first time in the country's modern history that an impeached president attended the court hearing in person, Xinhua reported.

Dubai today hosted a closed meeting of the World Bank Cloud Computing Working Group in preparation for the launch of the Global Government Cloud Computing Forum 2025, organised by the Dubai Electronic Security Centre in collaboration with the World Bank Group.

A new pair of giant pandas made their debut on Tuesday in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia (SA), following their arrival from China last month.