Students from the Confucius Institute of the University of Abomey-Calavi wear traditional Chinese attire during the "China-Benin Fashion Show" in Cotonou, Benin, on Nov 8. SERAPHIN ZOUNYEKPEXINHUA In a significant expansion of the global Confucius Institute network, 15 new Confucius Institutes, a...
Sanae Takaichi 2nd R, front attends the extraordinary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo, Japan, Oct 21, 2025. [PhotoXinhua] A series of strong reactions and warnings from China sends a clear signal that Beijing is prepared for further countermeasures if Tokyo refuses to withdraw th...
The Department of Justice is suing California over two recently enacted laws that would prohibit federal agents from wearing facial coverings and require them to identify themselves while conducting their duties. The lawsuit filed Monday argues California's laws violate the Constitution's Supremacy...
UN ambassadors and representatives vote during a United Nations Security Council meeting on a US-drafted resolution on the Gaza plan in New York on Monday. Angela WeissAFPGetty Images The UN Security Council passed a US-drafted resolution Monday that aims to move beyond the fragile truce in Gaza ...
Judge ruled DoJ engaged in ‘profound investigative missteps’ on way to indicting the former FBI director James Comey speaks at 92NY in New York on 30 May 2023. Photograph: Dia DipasupilGetty Images A US judge on Monday found evidence of “government misconduct” in how a prosecutor aligned with Do...
President Donald Trump departs after signing an executive order in the White House on November 13, 2025. Demetrius FreemanThe Washington PostGetty Images The Jeffrey Epstein files saga is far from over, even after President Donald Trump suddenly reversed himself Sunday night and told Republicans ...
A visitor photographs an interactive Chinese display cabinet for cultural relics during the 27th General Conference of the International Council of Museums in Dubai on Wednesday. CUI HAIPEICHINA DAILY As vital carriers of civilization, museums must embrace new trends and engage more young people ...
Ahead of this year's G20 Summit in South Africa, officials and experts are calling for a renewed commitment to global cooperation and a stronger multilateral system. Alvin Botes, South Africa's deputy minister of international relations and cooperation, said the country is using its G20 presidency ...
WASHINGTON — The US administration has rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in the face of growing angst among US consumers about the high cost of groceries. The new exemptions mark a sharp reversal for US President Do...
The U.S. is set to designate Cartel de los Soles — a group that the Trump administration has claimed is headed by Venezuela's president — as a foreign terrorist organization, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday night, hours after the most advanced aircraft carrier in the nation crossed i...
In Atlanta, journalist Brian Goldstone introduces us to the intersection of Memorial Drive and Candler Road – the threshold of two neighborhoods. On one side: a liberal arts college and cafés. "And you cross over, and it's dialysis centers, it's liquor stores, it's payday lenders," he said. "Other a...
Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks at a press conference alongside alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein at the US Capitol in September Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is reiterating her calls for the release of all Epstein files, after US President Donald Trump called her a "traitor" and...
Airline disruptions continued across the U.S. on Thursday morning, with over 1,000 flights canceled, according to tracker FlightAware, as officials warned it may take days for airports to get back up to speed despite President Donald Trump signing a bill to end the government shutdown on Wednesday. ...
A death row inmate in Oklahoma was preparing for his scheduled execution Thursday when Gov. Kevin Sitt spared his life. The governor announced his decision to commute Tremane Wood's sentence from death to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Wood, 46, is the sixth condemned person to r...
SEOUL -- Two people were killed and 18 others were injured Thursday after a truck crashed into the sidewalk at a market in South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. The truck, driven by a man in his 60s, plowed into the sidewalk at the market in Bucheon, west of the capital Seoul, at about 10:5...