<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-02-09/UN-concerned-by-destruction-of-civilian-infrastructure-in-Gaza-1r2NMh8VJWE/img/597aa32d58614f948b7f5894b92068bd/597aa32d58614f948b7f5894b92068bd.png' alt='UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk addresses a press conference in Geneva, December 6, 2023. /CFP' The widespread destruction by Israeli forces of civilian infrastructure in Gaza to create a “buffer zone” for general security purposes does not appear consistent with the narrow “military operations” exception…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-02-09/UN-chief-calls-for-efforts-to-unite-for-peace-in-2024-priorities-1r2PvlCT9iU/img/3b169622d584416397fbd2b89b3d7777/3b169622d584416397fbd2b89b3d7777.png' alt='UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the General Assembly to present priorities for 2024 at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., February 7, 2024. /CFP' UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for efforts to unite for peace. “It is essential that we work for a just and…

Repeated U.S. strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq are pushing the Baghdad government to end the mission of the U.S.-led coalition in the country, the prime minister’s military spokesperson said on Thursday. The U.S. military said a strike on Wednesday killed a commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed…

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s Southern Theater Command will participate in a multinational exercise in Thailand from February 10 to March 7 in an effort to promote exchanges and cooperation with other parties, according to the Chinese Defense Ministry on Friday. The exercise includes engineering assistance, tabletop exercises of…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-02-09/Trump-wins-Republican-caucus-in-U-S-state-of-Nevada-1r36HZscmOc/img/4ee54152ab65482c969c359859bd9cb8/4ee54152ab65482c969c359859bd9cb8.jpeg' alt='The stage is set before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, the U.S., February 8, 2024. /CFP' Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday won the U.S. state of Nevada caucuses, according to multiple U.S. media projections, marking his…

World leaders, officials and heads of international agencies have been sending letters or messages to Chinese President Xi Jinping, extending New Year greetings to the Chinese people as they celebrate the Year of the Dragon. Noting his belief that relations between Indonesia and China will be stronger, Indonesian President Joko…

Hungarian President Katalin Novak announced her resignation on Saturday following outrage sparked in the central European country by a decision to pardon a man implicated in child sexual abuse case.  “I am resigning my post,” said the close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, acknowledging that she had made “a…

Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned from office on Saturday, following a child abuse pardon scandal. “I am addressing you as President for the last time, I resign from the position of President of the Republic,” Novak said on national television channel M1. “I apologize to those I have offended and…

Israeli air strikes killed 17 people in Rafah on the Gaza border overnight, medics said on Saturday, as over a million Palestinians crammed into the city awaited a full-scale offensive with the rest of the enclave in ruins and nowhere left to run. Four months into the conflict, Israeli Prime…

Iran and the United States have exchanged messages throughout Israel’s military action against Hamas in Gaza, including about Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, the Iranian foreign minister said on Saturday. “During this war and in the recent weeks, there was an exchange of messages between Iran and America,” Hossein Amirabdollahian said…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-02-11/Chinese-consulate-in-Chicago-hosts-luncheon-to-celebrate-Year-of-Dragon-1r6KA6w4QBq/img/6145efa3f66248cea75fceee72312af8/6145efa3f66248cea75fceee72312af8.png' alt='The Chinese Consulate General in Chicago hosts a luncheon to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Muscatine, Iowa, U.S., February 9, 2024. /Chinese Consulate General in Chicago' The Chinese Consulate General in Chicago on Friday hosted a luncheon in Muscatine in the midwestern state of Iowa in the…

Teachers and students of Lincoln High School from the U.S. state of Washington expressed thanks to Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan through China Media Group (CMG) on Monday, saying they are looking forward to the upcoming exchange activities in China. Xi and Peng recently replied to…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-02-13/Ukraine-crisis-Chinese-envoy-calls-to-reflect-on-Minsk-agreement-1r9EGzjn9u0/img/42ea4a495c694e4abef373079efcb1d8/42ea4a495c694e4abef373079efcb1d8.png' alt='Ukrainian border guards conduct training on patrolling the borderline, searching for and detaining enemy sabotage groups in a forest near the border with Belarus in Chernihiv, Ukraine, February 10, 2024. /CFP' China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, on Monday, called on all parties concerned to…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-02-13/Trump-defiant-after-backlash-over-NATO-remarks-1r9W5nLzgDm/img/d03a408a4a454cb6b3cc80e04b2c9492/d03a408a4a454cb6b3cc80e04b2c9492.jpeg' alt='Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, U.S., February 10, 2024. /CFP' Former U.S. President Donald Trump defended his North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) record on Monday, saying he had made it “strong” after sparking a firestorm of…

Sri Lanka’s presidential election will be held within the mandated period and according to the current timeline, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said in a statement on Tuesday. The PMD added that the country’s parliamentary election will be held in 2025 and that necessary funding will be allocated in the…