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This video screenshot taken on Aug. 19, 2026 shows part of the collapsed ground at the Zamboye mining site, in the Central African Republic. More than 100 miners were killed Tuesday after a gold mine caved in at a border village between Cameroon and the Central African Republic (CAR), Cameroonian officials and local media have…
TOKYO (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is likely to carry out a cabinet reshuffle and revamp the executive lineup of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the latter half of September, Kyodo News reported Friday, citing sources close to the matter. A previous Kyodo News report said the reshuffle could bring a…
NEW YORK (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef imports without impacting tariff quotas. “For the next 90 days, the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported with no out of…
KIEV (Xinhua) — At least 14 people were killed and 121 others injured in a Russian drone strike on a shopping center in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine on Friday, local authorities said. The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration said 29 of the injured, including 5 children, were in serious condition. Ukrainian President…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during his visit to the headquarters of Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Shadati) TEHRAN (Xinhua) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that it is better to end the war now as Iran is in a position of “power and dignity.” Pezeshkian made…
High-rise condominium buildings in Tokyo, pictured in December 2025 (Jiji Press) TOKYO – The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo’s densely populated 23 special wards in July surged 96.0 percent from a year before to a record 265.2 million yen, a think tank said Thursday. The figure exceeded the previous record…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu South Korea on Friday called on North Korea to stop attacking its government after Pyongyang mocked Seoul over the early conclusion of joint military exercises with the United States. The South Korean presidential office said hostile rhetoric directed at President Lee Jae Myung and his administration could undermine efforts to rebuild…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Two Afghan employees of the United Nations were freed Thursday after spending more than a week in Taliban custody, with the reason for their detention still unclear. The personnel worked for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA, the UN’s political mission in the country. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric…
Photo courtesy of PNP China urged the United States to withdraw new tariffs of up to 100 percent on imported drones and related components, warning that the policy could disrupt international supply chains and hurt Chinese manufacturers. The Chinese Commerce Ministry criticized Washington’s decision to impose additional duties based on national security concerns, arguing that…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu The United States has formally declared that American academic Min Zin is being “wrongfully detained” in China, adding another source of friction between Washington and Beijing. The US State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the designation after reviewing the circumstances surrounding Min’s detention in Yunnan province. Min was…