The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 408.34 points, or 0.92 percent, to 44,565.07. The S&P 500 added 32.34 points, or 0.53 percent, to 6,118.71, hitting a record high. The Nasdaq Composite Index ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm former director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe as the next Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director under President ...

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- UN Humanitarians said on Thursday they are concerned by insecurity in Syria's north and northeast, including attacks near a Euphrates River dam, and nationwide ...

NIAMEY, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Assimi Goita, president of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), announced in a statement on Thursday the launch of the AES confederation passport, set to be issued in ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Former New York mayor and media mogul Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that his philanthropy will offer funding to help cover the U.S. contribution to the UN climate ...

Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for Gaza's Civil Defense, said Israeli forces targeted a group of Palestinians in the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood west of Rafah. He confirmed two deaths and several ...

ALGIERS, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Algerian artists on Thursday celebrated the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year with a special exhibition at the Palace of Culture in Algiers. Officials, artists, and ...

ABU DHABI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to maintain an economic growth of around 4 percent in 2025.

DAMASCUS, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb exploded Thursday in the city of Manbij in Aleppo province in northern Syria, killing three people and wounding five others, a war monitor reported. The car ...

ABU DHABI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday strongly condemned an attack by the Israeli military on the city of Jenin in the West Bank, calling for international action ...

SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 12th session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was held in Pyongyang on Jan. 22 and 23, the official Korean ...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A photo exhibition was launched in Southern California on Thursday to showcase Chinese culture through the creative lens of award-winning American photographers. Four ...