TRIPOLI, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Newly-appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, on Thursday pledged to lead “UN mediation...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — With just over five years left before the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola on Thursday emphasized...

LA PAZ, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Former Bolivian President Evo Morales announced on Thursday that he will run in the country’s Aug. 17 general election after forming an alliance with the Frente Para la...

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Argentine President Javier Milei issued an executive order turning the state-owned Banco de la Nación Argentina into a public limited company, an official confirmed on Thursday. Widely viewed...

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Thursday as “abhorrent and appalling” the parading in Gaza of coffins bearing the remains of four hostages during a transfer to Israel....

KHARTOUM, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Thursday announced that its forces have made military advancement on several battlefronts against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “Units from the army’s...

BUJUMBURA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Burundi has received between 20,000 and 35,000 asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since February 2025, the country’s home affairs minister said. Burundian Minister of...

KHARTOUM, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Sudan recalled its ambassador from Kenya on Thursday in protest against Nairobi’s hosting of meetings that involved the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied political forces, Sudan’s official...

KIEV, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that he held a “productive meeting” with Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, in Kiev. “We had a detailed...

PARIS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday evening urged Europeans to increase defense spending to ensure their own security and bolster collective European efforts for a solid and lasting peace....