NEW YORK, July 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, as a rebound in semiconductor equities and a wave of upbeat corporate earnings updates lifted market sentiment, overriding fresh geo ...

KUWAIT CITY, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait said on Wednesday that its air defense systems were intercepting drones after explosions were heard in parts of the country. In a statement posted on X, the Gen ...

TEHRAN, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran's top joint military command warned late Tuesday night that if the United States attacks Iran's nuclear sites, Tehran will expand its strikes and target U.S. and its a ...

TEHRAN, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned early Wednesday that if the United States attacks Iran's nuclear and other sensitive sites, Tehr ...

ALGIERS, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Six people have been killed in wildfires sweeping across northern Algeria as a prolonged heat wave continues to fuel forest and vegetation fires in several provinces, the ...

TEHRAN -- Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned early Wednesday that if the United States attacks Iran's nuclear and other sensitive sites, Tehran will expand its ...

MOSCOW, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Russia has placed Mykhailo Drapatyi, the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on its wanted list, according to the Russian Interior Ministry's database, wh ...

HELSINKI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Finland's coalition government led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo survived a parliamentary confidence vote on Tuesday amid controversy over a proposed state subsidy for a ...

BAGHDAD, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Air defense systems at the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, shot down four drones targeting the facility Tuesday evening, a ...

YEREVAN, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Armenia's newly elected National Assembly will convene its first session on Aug. 2, Armenpress quoted Central Electoral Commission (CEC) Chairman Vahagn Hovakimyan as sayi ...

SANAA/CAIRO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said on Tuesday that six commercial vessels had "turned back over the past 24 hours" after receiving warnings issued under its newly announced ...

KIEV, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday that he has decided to replace the country's top military commander. In a post on Telegram, Zelensky said Mykhailo ...