A helicopter drops water on the wildfire in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, on June 12, 2025. Wildfire in Squamish has spread to 54 hectares in size, prompting an evacuation of the nearby area, ...

FLORENCE, Italy, June 12 (Xinhua) -- A sculpture of Yuan Longping, the renowned Chinese scientist known as the "father of hybrid rice," was unveiled on Thursday at the Georgofili Academy in Florence, ...

An immediate and permanent ceasefire is the right way to save lives and to get the hostages home. China urges Israel to immediately stop all its military operations in Gaza. The country with ...

PYONGYANG, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday held a launching ceremony for its second Choe Hyon-class destroyer at the Rajin shipyard, the official ...

LA PAZ, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Four police officers and a civilian died due to road blockades promoted by supporters of former President Evo Morales (2006-2019), which have blocked passage in key regions ...

GENEVA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of people forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution worldwide has risen to 122.1 million as of the end of April this year, marking the tenth ...

LOS ANGELES, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The office of Alex Padilla, a U.S. Senator from California, confirmed that the Democrat was forcibly removed from a press conference on Thursday in Los Angeles after ...

UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The General Assembly, at an Emergency Special Session, adopted a resolution on Thursday that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and immediate access to ...

HOUSTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Overall ratings of the United States have declined in 15 nations since last spring, including drops of 20 percentage points or more in Mexico, Sweden, Poland and Canada, ...

HOUSTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that an Israeli strike on Iran "could very well happen," warning of a possible "massive conflict" in the Middle East. "I don't ...

CAPE TOWN, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the devastating floods in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa has risen to 78, with only 21 bodies identified so far, a senior government ...

UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and immediate access to humanitarian assistance at scale. ■ ...