CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Britain, Sweden, Canada and Switzerland secured opening victories as mixed doubles curling competition got underway on Wednesday, two days ahead of the ...

A shortlist of 40 individuals with deep expertise across disciplines was formed following an open global call that drew more than 2,600 applications. All members will serve in their personal capacity, ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that California can use its new congressional map, amid an ongoing fight between Democrats and Republicans for control of the ...

MILAN, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Speed skater Ning Zhongyan and short track speed skater Zhang Chutong will serve as China's flagbearers at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games ...

China and Russia should work together to maintain global strategic stability as the international situation has become increasingly turbulent since the beginning of the year, Xi said.

Iran's nuclear talks with the United States will be held in Oman's Muscat on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday. He said on social media platform X that the talks ...

MOSCOW, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Foreign policy coordination between Russia and China acts as a stabilizing factor in global and regional affairs, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said ...

The anticipated talks on Friday have revisited a diplomatic track that collapsed violently last June, leading to U.S. airstrikes on Iran. Past negotiations between the two sides faltered over ...

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the impact of the new U.S. oil embargo against Cuba, his spokesperson said Wednesday.

TEHRAN, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday unveiled a new underground missile base amid tensions with the United States, the semi-official Fars news agency ...

GAZA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian resistance factions have agreed to hold on to their weapons, a senior official of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said Wednesday.

According to a flash estimate by Statistics Austria, the inflation rate in January is estimated at 2 percent, down from 3.8 percent in December. "Following the high inflation rates of 2025, inflation ...