A drone photo shows harvesters reaping wheat in the fields in Pantang Village of Lizhuang Town, Shangqiu City, central China’s Henan Province, June 4, 2025. Photographer Li Heng By Xinhua News Agency Beneath the blazing midday sun in Zhangzhuangli Village, Qingfeng County, in central China’s Henan Province, an intelligent patrol drone soared into the sky,

By Anadolu Agency The US Justice Department announced criminal charges Monday against 324 defendants, including 96 medical professionals, in connection with alleged health care fraud schemes totalling more than $14.6 billion in intended losses. The 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown involved federal and state law enforcement agencies across 50 federal districts and 12 state

By Reuters Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni has confirmed he intends to contest in next year’s presidential election, potentially extending his rule in the east African country to nearly half a century. In a post on the X platform late on Saturday Museveni said he had “expressed my interest in running for… the position of presidential

Students attend a Chinese language class at the Penuel International School in Kasoa in the Central Region, Ghana, June 25, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency As China-Ghana relations continue to deepen, the enthusiasm for learning Chinese is rapidly spreading across Ghanaian schools, reflecting a broader cultural and educational engagement between the two sides. At the

Mourners gather in Islamic Revolution Square (Enghelab Square) to attend the funeral ceremony. Photographer Vahid Salemi/AP By Al Jazeera A state funeral service is under way in Iran for about 60 people, including military commanders, killed in Israeli attacks, with thousands joining the ceremony in the capital, Tehran. State TV showed footage of people donning

By Kenyans Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has advised President William Ruto to resign from the presidency or wait for the ballot and stop taking Kenyans around. Gachagua, who spoke on Friday evening during an interview on NTV, responded to Ruto’s earlier remarks, in which he declared that he was ready to step down but

By Anadolu Agency Iran has not made any decision to initiate nuclear talks with the US, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday in an interview with Iranian state television. Araghchi noted that Tehran was engaged in negotiations with the US when Washington backed an Israeli attack on Iran and then eventually launched its own direct

People run away from a vehicle using a water cannon at a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the 2024 anti-government protests that drew widespread condemnation over the use of force by security agencies, in Nairobi, Kenya June 25, 2025. Photographer Thomas Mukoya By Reuters Sixteen people died during nationwide anti-government protests in Kenya

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Tuesday with US President Donald Trump at the NATO Summit in The Hague, where they discussed regional and global issues as well as bilateral ties. President Erdogan welcomed an Israel-Iran ceasefire “achieved through US President Trump’s efforts” and called for lasting peace, an end to the

U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward the South Lawn to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 20, 2025. Photographer Hu Yousong By Xinhua News Agency U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran have reached a formal agreement to implement a complete and total