HERAT, Afghanistan, May 29 (Xinhua) — Commander of 207th Zafar Army Corps in west Afghanistan, General Nasir Hedayat on Monday termed Taliban spring offensive as failed one and said that the security forces had defeated Taliban militants in the western region. “The Taliban so-called annual spring offensive dubbed ‘Mansoori’ has been foiled as the armed […]

MOSUL, Iraq, May 29 (Xinhua) — Iraqi security forces freed most of al-Saha neighborhood from Islamic State (IS) militants in north of the old city center amid heavy clashes against the extremist militants, an Iraqi commander told Xinhua on Monday. “The commandos of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) are fighting fierce clashes in al-Saha neighborhood and […]

BERLIN, May 26 (Xinhua) — While meeting with European leaders in Brussels on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said “the Germans are bad, very bad” in a way to criticize the German trade surplus, according to the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel. Trump’s meeting with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the […]

TAORMINA, Italy, May 26 (Xinhua) — With an opening ceremony held in the ancient Greek theatre in Italian city of Taormina, the 2017 summit of the Group of Seven (G7) countries kicked off here on Friday. Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni welcomed the other six leaders of the world’s most industrialized economies, who gather here […]

BRUSSELS, May 26 (Xinhua) — NATO leaders have agreed to step up NATO’s role in the fight against terrorism and fairer burden sharing under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. The details were outlined after a one-day summit in Brussels which included Trump and leaders from the western alliance. Speaking at a news conference after […]

TOKYO, May 26 (Xinhua) — Japan’s opposition parties rallied together Friday to maintain pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following allegations he may have used his position to exert pressure on the government to approve the building of a new school at a university run by a close friend. The united incursion follows Kihei Maekawa, […]

SEOUL, May 26 (Xinhua) — South Korea on Friday approved the first civilian contact with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) under the new government of President Moon Jae-in, indicating a gradual resumption of inter-Korean exchanges. Seoul’s unification ministry vice spokesperson Lee Yoo-jin told a press briefing that the government gave a green light […]

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, […]