GAZA -- Hamas affirmed on Saturday its refusal to disarm until the establishment of the State of Palestine, in response to statements by U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff.

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian government on Saturday urged the international community to increase pressure on Israel to reopen Gaza's border crossings fully, as Israel said ...

GAZA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Hamas affirmed on Saturday its refusal to disarm until the establishment of the State of Palestine, in response to statements by U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve ...

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Oaxaca, Mexico, at 17:58:45 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a ...

CAPE TOWN, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- A group of women under the banner of Mothers4Gaza held a silent protest on Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, to denounce what they described as ...

BAGHDAD, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday inaugurated the grease refinery unit in the country's largest refinery complex of Baiji Refinery in Salahuddin ...

ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's rial surged to 1,800 per U.S. dollar in government-held areas Saturday, rebounding from nearly 2,900 two weeks ago, prompting authorities to launch nationwide ...

The phased reopening of Iranian airspace began on June 26, with airports gradually resuming normal operations. On July 17, the CAO announced that all airports had returned to full service, except for ...

JERUSALEM, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Protesters gathered in Tel Aviv's "Hostage Square" on Saturday, urging the Israeli government to secure a ceasefire deal that would bring home the hostages held by Hamas ...

The nationwide average temperature was the highest for July since comparable records began in 1898, toppling the previous record set in 2024 by 2.16 degrees Celsius, the Japan Meteorological Agency ...

SYDNEY, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- More than 27,500 homes in the east coast Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) were without power because of damage from heavy rain, strong winds and snowfall, the ...

NAIROBI, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto on Saturday promised the country's soccer team Harambee Stars over 600 million shillings (4.6 million U.S. dollars) if they win the Africa ...