This photo taken on Aug. 22, 2026 shows rickshaws on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2023, UNESCO announced the inclusion ...

People visit the China Film Music Exhibition Hall on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 22, ...

The Macao media delegation is on a visit to Kunming, Dali, and Lijiang in Yunnan Province from Aug. 21 to 27. The visit aims ...

A vintage cyclist is seen at the Harvest Festival in Provins, France, Aug. 23, 2026. The medieval town of Provins celebrated ...

MOSCOW, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Russian air defense system intercepted and shot down 269 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions in 12 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "During ...

OSLO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Norway's King Harald V's health deteriorated over the weekend during his hospital stay, but his condition remained stable, the Royal House of Norway said on Sunday. The royal ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian security official warned on Sunday that the country will consider any state's participation in or support for the U.S. anti-Iran economic operation as an ...

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Santa Cruz Islands Region at 2132 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), the body responsible for maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, announced on Sunday that vessels violating Iranian protocols ...

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Beijing on Sunday. Wang told Safadi, who is accompanying ...

TIANJIN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japan became the first team to reach the quarterfinals of the 2026 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship after beating South Korea 3-0 on Sunday for its second straight ...

NEW DELHI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Australia beat China 89-79 in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday to claim the FIBA U18 Asia Cup title. Jai Fa'ale had 19 points and Bailey Hanson added 17 points to lead ...