Hamas on Friday said it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the civil defence agency said Israel's ongoing offensive killed more than 50 people.

Rescue teams pulled more bodies from the rubble of a five-storey building collapse in Pakistan overnight, taking the toll on Saturday to 14 as the recovery operation continued for a second day.

Recently, the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong have witnessed a top-down initiative from the government ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets next week to continue debating rules for ocean floor mining in international waters, after the United States moved to unilaterally kick-start the ...

Russia's decision to formally recognise the Taliban government has been seen as an opening for a stronger economy by some Afghans, while others were sceptical that it would improve their lot.

Shipyards in south China's Guangzhou, one of the country's top shipbuilding bases, are operating at full capacity this summer as they secure surging orders for high-tech, low-carbon vessels aimed at ...

US President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill into law Friday, capping a grandiose White House Independence Day ceremony featuring a stealth bomber fly-by.

BEIJING, July 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Diplomats, scholars, and policymakers from more than 80 countries have gathered in ...

Indonesian rescue authorities said Friday that no new missing victims have been found in the ongoing search for those who disappeared after a ferry sank in the Bali Strait.

The Macao Book Carnival 2025 opened on Friday at the Macao Polytechnic University, bringing tens of thousands of Chinese, ...

Birmingham braced Saturday for wildman rocker Ozzy Osbourne's final ever gig as Black Sabbath's frontman, with thousands flocking to his UK hometown for a celebration of the heavy metal genre he ...

The Chinese Embassy in Japan on Friday issued a notice to remind Chinese citizens in the country to be vigilant against natural disasters as earthquakes have frequently jolted southwestern Japan.