JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel early Friday morning. Sirens were activated in central Israel's ...

In its 2025 economic forecast published on Thursday, the World Trade Organization predicted a 0.2 percent decline in global trade, 2.9 percentage points less than the baseline, citing the impact of ...

The cuts have eliminated or severely reduced programs addressing HIV prevention, occupational safety, cancer clusters, asthma, tobacco use, violence prevention, lead poisoning, reproductive health, ...

BEIRUT, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Friday dismissed calls for the group to disarm, warning that any such effort was a "delusion" that would serve Israeli interests.

TUNIS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia and Egypt are experiencing an "exceptional phase" in their bilateral relations, marked by a push to strengthen trade and investment ties, Tunisian Foreign Minister ...

TRIPOLI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Aeneas Chuma, deputy special representative of the UN Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, stressed the need for continued demining and ...

CAIRO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a tomb dating back more than 4,000 years at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Even before the U.S. tariff policies were announced earlier this month, the Italian economy was struggling, according to Confindustria. This is due to slowing industrial demand, instability in ...

LONDON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said on Friday that it would be "very foolish" for the United Kingdom (UK) to disengage from China, emphasizing the ...

NEW YORK, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Komandorsky Islands region at 18:41:44 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, ...

QUITO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting Thursday night at a cockfighting arena in Ecuador's coastal province of Manabi, local media ...

BERLIN, April 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. tariffs could slash Germany's economic output by as much as 290 billion euros (330 billion U.S. dollars) over four years, the German Economic Institute (IW) has ...