ANKARA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here Thursday that security risks targeting the country have been remarkably reduced due to measures taken within and beyond the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Russia's nuclear-powered icebreaker Sibir arrived in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday and has started escorting vessels navigating to and from the port of Primorsk, ...

LISBON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro announced on Thursday that the government has increased the value of its disaster relief plan to 3.5 billion euros (4.13 billion U ...

ATHENS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Flight operations at Athens International Airport were temporarily disrupted Thursday due to a technical fault affecting a key air-surveillance and data transmission system ...

Reigning world champion Cardona Coll powered to the men's victory in 2:34.03, capturing Spain's first Winter Olympic gold medal since 1972. Individual neutral athlete Nikita Filippov claimed silver, ...

MILAN, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's Ning Zhongyan upset title favorite Jordan Stolz of the United States to win the men's 1,500m speed skating at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games here on Thursday ...

KIGALI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has increased its benchmark central bank rate by 50 basis points to 7.25 percent, as policymakers move to contain rising inflation while ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday the outcome of the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks will be decided over the next 10 days amid high tensions and increased U.S.

OTTAWA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Canada's annual merchandise trade deficit widened significantly to 31.3 billion Canadian dollars (about 22.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, the largest deficit since 2020, ...

GAZA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Hamas-run Gaza media office said on Thursday that 1,148 Palestinians have crossed the Rafah border crossing in both directions since its reopening earlier this month.

The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza is recruiting "qualified candidates for a professional, accountable, transparent, and merit-based transitional police force in Gaza," it said in a ...