RIGA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have begun to evacuate their citizens from the crisis-hit Middle East, according to radio broadcaster LRT on Tuesday. Citizens from Lithuania, L ...

ASTANA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on China and Central Asian countries to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and forge ahead toward the goal of ...

MADRID, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has called on the European Union (EU) to impose an arms embargo on Israel as a means to end the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

NEW YORK, June 17 (Xinhua) -- New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while escorting a ...

ABU DHABI, June 17 (Xinhua) -- President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke by phone Tuesday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, reaffirming UAE's ...

Meanwhile, Iranian authorities have reportedly signaled a desire to halt the fighting. Citing Israeli officials, state-owned Kan television reported that Israel received an official message from ...

CAIRO, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday called for halting the ongoing military escalation between Israel and Iran during two separate phone conversations with U ...

ASTANA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- China and five Central Asian countries reaffirmed on Tuesday their firm support for each country's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity as well as the ...