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 ...

Later in the evening, the United States quartet of Jack Alexy, Patrick Sammon, Kate Douglass and Torri Huske stormed to victory in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay, setting a new world record of ...

QUZHOU, China, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's Zhang Jiale threw 77.24-meter to win the women's hammer throw gold at the 2025 Chinese Athletics Championships here on Saturday, improving her own world U20 ...

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 cutting-edge robotics products will make their debuts at the upcoming 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, nearly twice as many as last year, highlighting ...

KABUL, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water has signed an agreement with an Afghan firm, Azizi Group, for the production, transmission, and distribution of 10,000 megawatts of ...

SHENZHEN, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The torch for China's 15th National Games and 12th National Paralympic Games, along with the 9th National Special Olympics, was officially unveiled on Saturday.