SYDNEY, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A female has died after being shot by police in Melbourne, the capital city of southeast Australia's state of Victoria, on Saturday evening. The Victorian Police said in a ...

BEIRUT, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon is moving forward with municipal elections in its conflict-ravaged south on Saturday, pressing ahead despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes, widespread displacement, and ...

MOSCOW, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged 307 prisoners each under an agreement reached during recent talks in Istanbul, said the Russian Defense Ministry. The ministry said ...

Volunteer service is one of the key ways for elderly people in China to participate in social activities. In 2003, China launched "Silver Age Action," an initiative encouraging seniors to participate ...

KABUL, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities have started constructing a 400-bed children's specialized hospital in western Afghanistan's Herat province, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on ...

Wang Chuqin reacts during the men's singles semifinal match between Wang Chuqin of China and Truls Moregard of Sweden at ITTF ...

NEW DELHI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Indian police on Saturday killed two top Naxal commanders in a fierce gunfight in the eastern state of Jharkhand, officials said. A police official was also wounded ...

BERLIN, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The knife attack at Hamburg Central Station that left 18 people injured was not politically motivated, and the suspect likely suffers from a mental illness, German news ...

LONDON, May 24 (Xinhua) -- European travellers are reducing trip plans to the United States during this year's summer season by 10 percent amid sentiment headwinds against U.S. President Donald ...

The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia deployed 14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 250 drones in the overnight attack on Ukraine, and Kiev was the primary target. The air defense intercepted six ...

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov welcomes the released Ukrainians back to Ukraine, May 23, 2025. Ukrainian President ...

LONDON, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Three boys and a woman have died in a house fire in northwest London, police said on Saturday. Police officers are investigating the cause of the fire in Tillett Close near ...