CANBERRA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese has called a general election, putting the country's democratic system in the spotlight.

As Eid al-Fitr approaches, bakeries across Damascus are busy preparing maamoul and other confections made with wheat flour ...

SINGAPORE, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Singapore has launched an unmanned aircraft pilot training program for maritime operations, aiming to train over 20 drone pilots annually for the Maritime and Port ...

HONG KONG, March 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 jolted Myanmar at 06:20:54 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 ...

"Australia is engaging diplomatically as part of the international call for all parties to return to the ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza. We continue to press for the protection of civilians, the ...

HONG KONG, March 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 jolted 16 km NNW of Sagaing, Myanmar at 06:20:54 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 ...

Chinese physicist Xue Qikun, winner of the country's top sci-tech award for the year 2023, delivers a speech during a plenary ...

Canada will respond to the U.S. auto tariffs with retaliatory trade actions, and the response will "have maximum impacts in the United States" and minimum impacts in Canada, he said, adding that ...

BRUSSELS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Sunlight bathed the Schuman roundabout in Brussels, the symbolic heart of the European Union, ...

Hailiutu National Wetland Park in China's Hebei has become a paradise for migratory birds in spring as flocks rest and forage here during their northward journey. #NatureLovers #BirdWatching ...

Wangchen (7th L) sings during a ritual marking the start of spring farming in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's ...

A tailor is pictured at a tailor shop ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Fitr in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 26, 2025. (Photo by ...