RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced that Brazil will grant exemptions from certain categories of short-term visas to Chinese citizens, in ...

BOGOTA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's Foreign Ministry said Friday that Colombian President Gustavo Petro and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 3. The announcement was ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers stood at 56.4 in the January 2026 survey, up from 52.9 in ...

MOSCOW, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Russia is strengthening its capabilities in building nuclear-powered icebreakers, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday. Putin noted that Russia has been a leader in ...

THE HAGUE, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Dutch flag carrier KLM has temporarily suspended flights to the Middle East, Dutch media reported Friday.

OTTAWA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Friday the federal government will continue to pursue its objectives for peace in Gaza "regardless" of exclusion from a U.S.-led ...

BEIRUT, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and French President Emmanuel Macron held talks in Paris on Friday, focusing on supporting Lebanon's armed forces, advancing government ...

NICOSIA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Evidence of continuous human activity dating back about 4,000 years has been discovered in the mountainous western Paphos district of Cyprus, the Department of Antiquities ...

LONDON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said here on Friday that China is an active member of the organization and that its ...

The loss of Venezuelan oil shipments -- and the resale of some of those cargoes that Havana used to obtain foreign currency -- has already throttled Cuba's economy, said the report, adding that a ...

Britain's retail sales volumes fell by 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 compared with the third quarter despite a rise in December, estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS ...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Approximately 100 clergy members were arrested at the U.S. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Friday during a protest against U.S. immigration enforcement, ...