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Actor Will Smith apologized on China's Twitter-like platform social media Weibo for slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars 94th Academy Awards, saying "violence in all of its forms is…

Unmasking the superpower: Warfare-addicted Illustration: Xu Zihe/GT

Indian coal state seeks greener energy from dung One of India's biggest coal mining hubs, also home to dense forests and a large indigenous population, will soon start using piles…

Iran’s FM shows flexibility on an issue, a leading sticking point in the talks Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday Iran and world powers were "very close" to…

Iraqi lawmakers failed again on Saturday to elect a new president due to the lack of a quorum in parliament, keeping the country mired in political paralysis. Parliament had issued…

Heavily armed gunmen attacked the airport in a major northwestern Nigerian city on Saturday, battling with troops, killing a security guard and temporarily disrupting flights, authorities and a security source…

Thousands forced to flee after ash, debris hurtle into sky Thousands of people fled their homes near a Philippine volcano Saturday after an eruption sent ash and steam hundreds of…

Turkish people on Saturday turned off their lights on the occasion of the global Earth Hour event to bring broader public attention to the climate change issue. From 8:30 pm…

Three-day initiative could become ‘lasting commitment’ Yemen's Houthi group said on Saturday it was suspending missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia for three days, in a peace initiative it…

Egypt's foreign minister will join groundbreaking talks in Israel from Sunday alongside counterparts from the US and three other Arab countries with ties with Israel, an Israeli official said. Sameh…