Chinese CS2 team Lynn Vision has voluntarily withdrawn from the PGL Astana Chinese closed qualifier, citing serious flaws in the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) system. The strategic forfeit aimed to protect China's chances of earning a second Major (...)
Judges at the International Criminal Court want Hungary to explain why it failed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest earlier this month.
In a filing released late on Wednesday, The Hague-based court initiated (...)
Less than a year into Donald Trump's first trade war with China, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a high-profile visit to an unassuming factory in Ganzhou, an industrial city nestled among rolling hills in the country's southeast.
Touring its (...)
Hundreds of flights were cancelled and rail services suspended on Saturday as Beijing and parts of northern China were hit by the strongest winds in more than 50 years, prompting authorities to warn millions to stay indoors.
By midday, more than 830 (...)
Workers have been told to hurry home, classes have been suspended and outdoor events have been canceled as northern China braces for extreme winds this weekend.
Millions have been urged to stay indoors, with some state media outlets warning that (...)
The dramatic arrest of the Philippines' controversial former president in March sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Former Philippine (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to hand over the two captured North Korean soldiers back to Pyongyang in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia.
"For those North Korean soldiers who do not wish to return, there (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and President of the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) Eng. Abdulrahman Alfadley stressed that investing in (...)
The reach and credibility of international law is at its lowest in years as governments dismiss arrest warrants in some of the most high-profile cases to come before the International Criminal Court.
In the past 18 months, the Hague-based court has (...)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he would ignore an arrest warrant issued by the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Hungarian leader added that not only would he (...)
Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his pledge to achieve "reunification" with Taiwan on the eve of Communist China's 75th birthday, as Beijing flexed its military might in the run-up to the national holiday.
At a state banquet celebrating the (...)
China's Chang'e-6 lunar module returned to Earth Tuesday, completing its historic mission to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon in a major step forward for the country's ambitious space program.
The reentry module (...)
China says its lunar probe has successfully taken off from the far side of the moon to begin its journey back to Earth carrying the first samples ever collected from the region.
State media says the collecting module of the Chang'e-6 craft lifted (...)
JEDDAH — On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received the credentials of a number of ambassadors of friendly countries accredited to the Kingdom in a ceremony held at (...)
Mongolia's former prime minister bought two luxury apartments in New York City with the proceeds of a corrupt scheme, US authorities have alleged. Prosecutors are seeking to seize the prime real estate in midtown Manhattan, worth a total of $14m (...)
Chinese companies are doing something rarely seen since the 1970s: setting up their own volunteer armies. At least 16 major Chinese firms, including a privately-owned dairy giant, have established fighting forces over the past year, according to a (...)
The ongoing "white and iron" dzud in Mongolia has reached a "critical" level, with over 90 percent of the country facing high levels of risk from the unique weather phenomenon, UN agencies have reported.
About 190,000 herder households are (...)
MADINAH — The first batch of Umrah pilgrims, as part of the Guests of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit, arrived in Madinah on Thursday. This initial group, under the initiative led by the Ministry of Islamic (...)
Authorities on Wednesday said they were wrapping up operations and would now focus on treating the injured and helping those who lost their homes.
The 6.2 magnitude quake hit Gansu province Monday night, injuring nearly 1,000 in the mountainous (...)
A fire that ripped through a train as it travelled along a strategic rail tunnel in eastern Russia was the work of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), a Ukrainian defense source has claimed.
"Four explosive devices were detonated while the freight (...)
Unusually early heavy snowfall blanketed swaths of northeastern China this week, forcing airlines to cancel flights, halting trains and shutting schools and roads in the country's first major blizzard of the season.
The first snowfall in northeast (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday in Riyadh, approved a model of a memorandum of understanding between Saudi Arabia and the governments of countries and international organizations to cooperate in (...)
HANGZHOU — Two second half goals by Saudi Arabia's striker Mohammed Khalil Maran saw India get knocked out of the Asian Games 2023 in the pre-quarter final match held at the Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou, China on Thursday.
The Saudi (...)
HANGZHOU — The Saudi U-23 national football team secured a spot in the Round of 16 at the Asian Games after defeating Vietnam with a score of 3-1 in the third-round match of Group B.
The match took place at the Linping Sports Center in Hangzhou, (...)
HANGZHOU —The Saudi Olympic team secured their first victory in the 19th Asian Games held in China on Thursday, defeating Mongolia with a clean 3-0 score in the second round of group-stage matches.
Despite resting several key players to manage the (...)
