BUCHAREST, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Nicusor Dan is leading in Romania's presidential runoff election, according to exit polls released after voting closed on Sunday.

DAMASCUS, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb exploded near a police station in the eastern Syrian city of al-Mayadeen on Sunday, killing at least three security personnel and injuring others, according to ...

JERUSALEM, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Israeli military Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that the army would continue its newly launched ground operation in Gaza until it "breaks" Hamas's militant ...

KHARTOUM, May 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 civilians were killed on Sunday when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched artillery strikes in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur in western ...

HANOI -- Torrential rain and flooding have left four people dead and three others injured in northern Vietnam's Bac Kan province, according to the latest update from the Vietnam News Agency on Sunday.

KAMPALA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Uganda Airlines, the East African country's national passenger carrier, on Sunday launched direct flights from Entebbe International Airport to London Gatwick Airport as ...

The Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) jointly issued a yellow alert for potential mountain torrents. Parts of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi face a ...

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Max Verstappen claimed his second victory of the 2025 Formula One season on Sunday, passing Oscar Piastri on the opening lap and withstanding late pressure to win an ...

MOGADISHU, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Edward Banda, newly appointed commander of the Kenyan troops serving with the African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), has pledged to ...

NEW YORK -- A massive Mexican navy sailing ship making a festive visit to New York hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening, killing two people and injuring 19 others, New York City Mayor Eric ...

DHAKA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Recycled plastic products are playing a growing role in curbing environmental degradation in Bangladesh, particularly in parts of the capital, Dhaka.

BEIRUT, May 18 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli drone strike wounded a Lebanese soldier and another individual on Sunday when it targeted a vehicle in the southern village of Beit Yahoun, Lebanon's Health Minis ...