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Online shopping has become a daily routine for people across China, spanning generations from Gen Z to the elderly. Today, the country has 976 million online shoppers, reflecting the vast scale of its digital consumer base. According to…
One police officer was killed and three other police officers injured after unidentified militants opened fire on a police vehicle in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police sources said on Sunday. The attack occurred in…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday in a social media post that he and his wife, Cilia Flores, are “well, firm and calm,” two days after a court hearing in New York, USA. In a first-person message posted on his official…
Yemen’s Houthi armed forces said on Saturday that they had launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward southern Israel. This marked the group’s first such attack since Israel and the United States started massive attacks on Iran a…
Five people were crushed to death under the wheels of a train in Bangladesh’s Tangail district, some 97 km away from the capital Dhaka, on Friday night, a local police official said Saturday. Two others were seriously injured, said Mizanur…
Sudan’s army has denied it carried out a deadly attack on a major hospital on Friday night in a city in the west of the country held by its rivals, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The head of the World Health Organization…
The Kenya Model United Nations (KMUN) has launched its 25th anniversary conference at the Kenya School of Government in an effort to promote youth diplomacy and leadership. The three-day forum has brought together students from across the…
Afghan government forces targeted Pakistani military installations, killing 14 people, the Afghan Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The attack was in response to Pakistan’s recent airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, the…
Russian troops struck energy and transport infrastructure used to support the Ukrainian army’s operations and enemy deployment sites over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.…
Two sailors aboard USS Gerald R. Ford were injured when a fire broke out in the main laundry spaces of the aircraft carrier operating in the Red Sea, the U.S. Navy said Thursday. “On March 12, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) experienced a fire…
Kenya has urged the international community to adopt a balanced and urgent response to the escalating world drug problem, as the 69th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) got underway in Vienna. Delivering the national…
Kenya is participating in the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York that kicked-off on 9th and ending on 19th March 2026. As part of the global community committed to…
The ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran is creating increasingly widespread ripple effects across the Middle East. As a key hub of global energy supplies, escalating tensions in the region are forcing major oil…
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reaffirmed that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China and has cautioned that external interference in the matter poses a threat to regional stability. Speaking at a press conference at the Fourth…
Dozens more people have been killed in Lebanon in major Israeli air and ground operations, as the war with the Iran-backed group Hezbollah continues to escalate. Overnight, one Israeli operation in a town in the eastern Bekaa Valley – a…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday announced plans to expand trade access and strengthen political cooperation between China and Africa. The initiative marks the start of a “new chapter” in their 70-year partnership, with new goals…
Cambodia exported 247,822 tonnes of milled rice in the first two months of 2026, earning US$142.87 million in revenue, a report released by the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed on Mar. 5. The rice commodity was exported by 55…
At least seven people including children have been killed and several others injured after a Russian airstrike hit an apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Regional governor Oleg Synegubov said the…
China’s defense budget growth is expected to slow to 7 percent in 2026, according to a draft report submitted to the national legislature for review on Thursday, the Xinhua News Agency reported. It marks the 11th consecutive year of…
China’s top political and legislative leaders have convened in Beijing for the annual “Two Sessions,” a significant event on the country’s governance calendar that brings together the national legislature (NPC) and its highest political…
The National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s national legislature, will hold its annual session from March 5 to 12 in Beijing, a spokesperson for the session said on Wednesday. The fourth session of the 14th NPC is set to begin on…
This year’s “two sessions” — the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and top political advisory body — are set to open at a pivotal moment. As the world’s second-largest economy embarks on the inaugural year of its 15th Five-Year…
Iran’s state media confirmed Sunday that its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Saturday, prompting Iranian missile strikes on Israel and U.S. targets across the region.What happened in the…
China’s defense ministry on Saturday accused Japan of taking “reckless” steps toward neo-militarism and called on the international community to remain “highly vigilant.” The remarks were made by Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for China’s…
