By Xinhua News Agency An ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations Express train set off for Poland’s Malaszewicze via southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on Friday morning, marking the opening of a fast-track route for Asia-Europe trade. The train, loaded with automotive electronic components and other goods, left Chongqing’s Tuanjiecun Station at about 5:00 a.m. and

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, October 19, 2024. Photographer Dilara Senkaya/File Photo By Reuters Turkey’s foreign minister will travel to Djibouti next week to attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting and discuss improving cooperation between Ankara and the continent, officials from his ministry said. NATO member Turkey has

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, October 23, 2024. /Xinhua By CGTN The BRICS countries now account for about 30 percent of the global GDP, nearly half the global population, and one-fifth of global trade after the group’s expansion from five members to 10 in January. The enlargement of

By Anadolu Agency A terrorist attack struck the facilities of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in the Turkish capital Ankara, a top official announced Wednesday. The attack killed and wounded people, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X. He called on the public to rely on statements from official sources for the latest developments. Turkey’s Industry

IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas speaks at a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 22, 2024. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday maintained its global growth forecast in 2024 at 3.2 percent, consistent with its projection in July, according to its newly released World Economic Outlook. Photographer Hu Yousong By

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo attends the sentencing hearing of the Odebrecht case on October 21, 2024 in Lima, Peru By Anadolu Agency A court in Peru has sentenced the country’s former President Alejandro Toledo to 20 years and six months in prison in a corruption case involving the Brazilian company Odebrecht. Toledo, 78, who

Photo/Somali Times A delegation led by the corrupt President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, arrived today in Bujumbura, Burundi, after receiving an official invitation from the President of Burundi, Évariste Ndayishimiye. Read: Former Somalia President Farmajo revealed the cause of Hassan Sheikh’s failure Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Read: Why is

By Anadolu Agency The citizens of Moldova are heading to the polls Sunday for presidential election and a referendum on EU membership. Voting begins at 7 a.m. local time and will end at 7 p.m. (0400-1600GMT). The process is being monitored by more than 1,100 local and 280 foreign observers. The presidential election and referendum

By Xinhua News Agency A forum on green industry cooperation between China, the European Union (EU), and Africa has underscored opportunities for technological collaboration and sustainable practices, particularly the use of bamboo as an alternative to plastic. The forum, co-hosted on Thursday by the Chinese Mission to the EU and the International Bamboo and Rattan

By Anadolu Agency Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi cautioned the US that it would be held accountable for any losses Iran might suffer if it supports an anticipated Israeli attack. Araghchi’s remarks came after US President Joe Biden acknowledged he was aware of Israel’s plans on the timing and nature of possible retaliation against Iran