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BEIRUT, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Israeli warplanes raided on Thursday afternoon several areas deep in southern Lebanon, according to official and military sources in Lebanon.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 63 km NNE of Āwash, Ethiopia at 21:18:26 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Ethiopia at 21:17:43 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 ...

GAZA/CAIRO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A Hamas delegation has visited Egypt's capital Cairo to address challenges surrounding a Gaza ceasefire agreement, Hamas spokesperson Jihad Taha said on Thursday.

ROME, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- More than 2,000 refugees died in 2024 while attempting to reach Europe, according to recent data from the United Nations and Italian sources. At least 2,200 refugees and ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 83 km N of Calama, Chile at 20:43:35 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 104.6 km ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Northern Chile at 20:43:35 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

The fire destroyed large portions of the Kantamanto Market, home to secondhand clothing, building materials, chemicals, paint, and furniture, among other things. Desperate traders were seen wailing at ...

He said Slovakia stands to lose 500 million euros (513 million U.S. dollars) annually in transit fees after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky decided to stop Russian gas transit through Ukraine.

The Las Vegas suspect has been identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, according to sources familiar with the probe. Livelsberger, who reportedly served in the U.S. Army, rented the Cybertruck ...

BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Thursday condemned Taiwan authorities led by Lai Ching-te for deliberately obstructing media exchanges between the two ...