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BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia and its allies have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar in an escalation of power struggle in the Middle East which endangers the region’s political balance and hinders global efforts to end conflicts in the region. Observers said cracks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that dominates regional affairs […]
Read MoreBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) — The Islamic State militant group (IS) is fighting on every battlefield against those trying to defeat it, both on the ground and on social media. Its use of social media has drawn world attention after it said “a security unit of Islamic State fighters carried out the London attacks,” on […]
Read MoreLONDON, June 6 (Xinhua) — The third terrorist involved in the weekend attack on London Bridge was named Tuesday in Italian media. Reports have given his name as Moroccan-born Italian Youssef Zaghba. Media in Italy claim Zaghba was stopped by the authorities in Bologna last year when he was en route to Syria. The Italian […]
Read MoreKABUL, June 6 (Xinhua) — An international conference titled “Kabul Process” with the participation of 20 countries and international organizations including the United States, Russia, China, United Nations, NATO and European Union opened in Kabul on Tuesday. Aimed at enhancing cooperation in the war on terror and boosting peace and national reconciliation process in Afghanistan, […]
Read MoreBEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) — Responding to climate change, one of the biggest challenges facing the world today, requires not only ambitious initiatives, but also, more significantly, exertion of concerted efforts by the entire international community. More frequent forest fires, accelerated sea level rise, increased coastal flooding and longer, more intense heat waves… All of […]
Read MorePARIS, June 5 (Xinhua) — Romanian No. 3 seed Simona Halep faced little resistence from Carla Suarez Navarro as she won women’s singles fourth round 6-1, 6-1, while the fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina came back from the brink of an elimination to beat Petra Martic 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 at the 2017 French Open here on Monday. […]
Read MorePARIS, June 5 (Xinhua) — Men’s world No. 1 Andy Murray secured his place in the last eight at the French Open with a sweep over Karen Khachanov on Monday, setting up a quarter-final clash with Asian top-ranked Kei Nishikori. Murray beat the 21-year-old Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and four minutes to […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Xinhua) — Malaysia’s export for April grew within economists forecasts, expanding by 20.6 percent compared with the same period last year, underpinned by higher shipments of manufactured, mining and agricultural goods. Data from Malaysian International Trade and Industry Ministry showed on Monday that exports reached 73.97 billion ringgit (17.33 billion U.S. […]
Read MoreKABUL, June 5 (Xinhua) — Eleven Taliban militants were captured after Afghan Special Operation Forces carried out raids in two provinces within the last 24 hours, said a military statement on Monday. In one operation, 10 militants were arrested as the troops struck their hideout in Maywand District of southern Kandahar province, the command of […]
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