DAMASCUS, May 25 (Xinhua) — The Syrian army and its allies are making quick advance against the Islamic State (IS) group in the southeastern countryside of Homs province in central Syria, a military source told Xinhua on Thursday. On Thursday, the Syrian army and allied forces captured the town of Khnaifis in southern Homs after […]

TOKYO, May 25 (Xinhua) — A former education ministry official admitted Thursday documents existed which indicated Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s involvement in a government decision to approve the heavily-subsidized opening of a veterinary school in a university run by one of his friends. Kihei Maekawa, former vice minister of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, […]

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump presented a reversed Middle East policy during his maiden overseas trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel, by calling for an anti-Iran coalition, which may fuel the tension in the region and jeopardize efforts for reconciliation. The Obama administration sought to establish a delicate balance of power […]

BRUSSELS, May 25 (Xinhua) — European Council President Donald Tusk admitted on Thursday that the bloc is still at odds with the United States over issues like climate, trade and Russia. “My feeling is that we agreed on many areas. First and foremost, on counterterrorism… But some issues remain open, like climate and trade,” Tusk […]

MEXICO CITY, May 24 (Xinhua) — Countries across Latin America were united Tuesday in their condemnation of the terrorist attack in the city of Manchester in Britain, which left at least 22 people dead. A man detonated an improvised explosive device at a concert of the young American singer Ariana Grande on Monday. The Islamic […]

JERUSALEM, May 24 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump ended a short visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Tuesday, leaving several question unanswered regarding American policy in the region. The issues discussed included the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Iranian nuclear deal as well as the Syrian war. However, the outcome of talks between Trump […]

PARIS, May 24 (Xinhua) — Risks of terrorist attacks remained “at very high level” in France where Islamic State militants had struck the country several times since 2015, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday. “The terrorist threat carried by Daesh (Islamic State) remains at a very high level in France,” Philippe warned after a […]

JAKARTA, May 24 (Xinhua) — Indonesia and Switzerland plan to cooperate in manufacturing vaccines and drugs, a statement from Indonesia’s Health Ministry said here on Wednesday. Indonesian Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek met with her Swiss counterpart Alain Berset in Geneva on the sidelines of the 70th World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva. Both of […]