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BERLIN, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone on Friday afternoon, according to a statement issued by the German federal government. During the call, Scholz urged Putin to withdraw Russian…

BEIRUT, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — The death toll in explosions of wireless communication devices across Lebanon on Wednesday rose to 25, with injuries up to 608, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad on Thursday. ■

The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to eight on Sunday as thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in the Czech Republic following days of torrential rain that caused rivers to burst their banks in several…

BRUSSELS, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature from 1991 to…

BEIRUT, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Abdallah Bou Habib on Monday called for the comprehensive implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to avoid further escalation in the region. “Implementing all UN resolutions in…