Category: 3. Middle East

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned the Israeli strikes on Doha, saying it firmly opposes Israel’s violation of Qatar’s territorial sovereignty.

China is deeply worried about the possible escalation the strikes could…

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said Tuesday the country had come under a treacherous Israeli attack which he described as ‘state terrorism’, stressing that…

Obesity has outpaced undernourishment to become the leading form of malnutrition worldwide for the first time among children and teenagers, according to UNICEF.

The United Nations children’s agency stated in a…

US President Donald Trump said he’s “not thrilled” about Israel’s deadly attack on Hamas in Qatar that targeted a residential compound in Doha, where a delegation was meeting to discuss the US’s ceasefire proposal for Gaza.

Portugal earned a 3-2 victory at Hungary in their UEFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, with Joao Cancelo scoring a late winner, two minutes after the hosts had equalised, to put them in control at the top of…

Here are the key events on day 1,294 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Wednesday, September 10:

Fighting

• A Russian air strike killed 24 elderly Ukrainians who were collecting pensions in…

Bolivia pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the South American qualifiers to reach the World Cup playoff round.

Bolivia shocked Brazil 1-0 to secure a spot in the intercontinental playoffs for next year’s…

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles says large underwater attack drones have ‘very long range’ of operations.

Australia will spend 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.1bn) on a fleet of extra-large…

Just 41 percent of US firms optimistic about the five-year business outlook in China, American Chamber of Commerce says.

US businesses in China are less optimistic about conditions in the country than at any…