THE HAGUE, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch government plans to issue new guidelines discouraging social media use for children under 15 and recommending that smartphones be introduced only in the final ...

TOKYO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Monday told his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi that all parties must exercise "utmost restraint" amid an escalating ...

ADEN, Yemen, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday ramped up a large-scale dengue fever control campaign in Yemen's southern Aden and Lahj provinces, where a surge in ...

The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) opened in Shanghai on Saturday with a glittering ceremony and red-carpet ...

HELSINKI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The multinational air force exercise Atlantic Trident 25, hosted by Finland, began on Monday, according to Finnish national broadcaster Yle.

TEHRAN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Iran's state broadcaster IRIB said one of its buildings was hit on Monday in a "brutal aggression" by Israel, but added that live broadcasts continued without major ...

The campaign is part of a broader initiative to tackle the capital's worsening air quality, curb harmful vehicular emissions and ensure cleaner air for the residents, a statement from the climate ...

As a key part of the ongoing 17th Straits Forum, the gathering was held under the theme "Youth Creates the Future" on Sunday in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, bringing together around 470 young ...

JAKARTA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's central bank said on Monday that as of April this year, the country's foreign debt reached 431.5 billion U.S. dollars, growing 8.2 percent year-on-year.

JERUSALEM, June 16 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian missile struck Israel's largest oil refinery complex in the northern port city of Haifa early on Monday, killing three workers and sparking a fire at the faci ...

COLOMBO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's economy grew 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2025, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) said on Monday. The first quarter GDP increased to over ...

TEHRAN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Monday accused the United States of being "complicit" in recent Israeli airstrikes on its territory, alleging that the attacks were carried out with ...