WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Amid widespread opposition, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order on the so-called "reciprocal tariffs," imposing a 10-percent "minimum ...

OTTAWA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday Canada will fight U.S. tariffs with counter measures. Carney promised to act with purpose and with force to counter ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 235.36 points, or 0.56 percent, to 42,225.32. The S&P 500 added 37.90 points, or 0.67 percent, to 5,670.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 151.15 points, ...

DAMASCUS, April 3 (Xinhua) -- At least four members of Syria's Ministry of Defense were killed and 12 others wounded in a wave of Israeli airstrikes that targeted several military sites across Syria ...

The Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI) on Thursday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 17-percent tariff on Israeli imports, calling it a concerning move for the ...

GENEVA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a budget gap of 1.9 billion U.S. dollars for 2026 and 2027, along with a 600-million-dollar deficit through 2025, according to ...

This first session of consultations, which brings together the foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger and their Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, is part of the desire of the heads of ...

NEW YORK, April 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia, at 21:03:39 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

ABIDJAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The purchase price of cocoa beans for farmers in Cote d'Ivoire will increase to 2,200 CFA francs (3.63 U.S. dollars) per kilogram for the mid-season this year which ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "is deeply alarmed" by the human toll of the intensified hostilities in Gaza and calls for the immediate restoration of the ceasefire, his spokesman said on ...

BRATISLAVA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Slovak government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in several districts and approved the culling of 350 brown bears, citing the danger to humans after a ...