NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 33 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands at 21:37:01 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

For residents like Fatima Abu Riash, a displaced mother of three from Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, the ceasefire brought a fragile sense of relief. "Thank God the war has ended. Now, we can sleep ...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- SpaceX is targeting Thursday to launch the seventh flight test of its giant Starship rocket. The 60-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. Thursday Central Time, ...

BEIRUT, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank approved on Wednesday a 257.8-million-U.S. dollar financing to improve water supply services in Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday it received 1.5 million U.S. dollars in funding from the Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies, to ...

JERUSALEM, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Security Cabinet and government are scheduled to convene on Thursday to approve the Gaza ceasefire agreement after the deal was reached between Hamas and Israel ...

Fierce wildfires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people and destroyed more than 12,300 structures. Local authorities confirmed that at least 26 people were still missing related to ...

DOHA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Hamas have agreed to a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal after intensive mediation efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, the Qatari prime minister ...

BEIRUT, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno announced here on Wednesday that Spain will donate 10 million euros to the Lebanese Armed Forces.

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas, urging all parties to ensure the full ...

RAMALLAH, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Five Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Damaj neighborhood of Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, according to the ...

In a press conference, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said the two conflicting parties in Gaza have reached an agreement regarding the ...