By Cao Wenxuan, People’s Daily On Dec. 18, 2025, the Hainan Free Trade Port officially launched island-wide special customs operations. Since then, many businesses have shifted from a…
Saadia Zahidi, a Swiss-Pakistani economist and global executive, has been appointed as the next Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), becoming…
MOSCOW: Russia has criticised the European Union’s latest sanctions package, saying the new restrictions would deepen economic challenges within Europe while prompting a response…
MOSCOW: Russia has warned that intensifying conflict in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea could disrupt major shipping routes and create serious risks for…
Protests over alleged examination paper leaks and irregularities in India’s recruitment and testing system have expanded beyond the streets, with Generation Z increasingly using…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a proposed civilian nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia will move forward…
TEHRAN: Iran has insisted that its recently signed memorandum of understanding with the United States contains no ambiguity, as military tensions across the Gulf…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to deepen cooperation in technical and vocational education to develop a skilled workforce for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and…
Researchers in the United Kingdom estimate that around 2,700 people died during the May and June 2026 heatwaves in England and Wales, highlighting the…
DUBAI: Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest daily level in five weeks amid escalating tensions between the United…
WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department has subpoenaed four New York Times journalists following reports about alleged security concerns involving President Donald Trump’s new Air…
WASHINGTON: The United States has completed a third round of strikes against Iran, hitting about 140 military targets over the latest phase of operations,…
Iranian authorities say recent US strikes on Iran on July 8 and 9 killed at least 17 people and injured 115 others, while causing…
A team of students in Pisa, Italy, has built the world’s largest paper airplane, earning a new Guinness World Records title with a giant…
Iranian state media says the six-day ceremonies drew record crowds, but the attendance figures have not been independently verified. Tehran: Iranian state media has…
Police in Japan have arrested a woman accused of sewing her housemate’s lips shut with a needle and thread following an alleged dispute. The…
Iran warns Washington of a strong response after US attacks; Kuwait intercepts missiles and drones while Qatar raises security alert Tehran: Tensions between Iran…