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An aerial drone photo taken on April 26, 2026 shows the landscape of earth forest in Zanda County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)This photo...

ISLAMABAD, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Hopes for reviving Iran-U.S. peace efforts through Pakistan dimmed again on Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump canceled the planned Islamabad visit of his envoys...

Tourists spend their time at the ancient city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, on April 24, 2026.Bukhara was long an important economic and cultural center in Central Asia and served as a...

TOKYO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government has decided on a plan to revise the rank titles of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and intends to submit a draft bill...

Local enthusiasts perform Taiji at the "All Things in Harmony Taiji Promotion Event" in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)COLOMBO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A promotional...

John Menadue, founder of the online journal Pearls and Irritations, is interviewed by Xinhua in Canberra, Australia, April 9, 2026.(Xinhua/Qi Zijian)by Qi Zijian, Liang YouchangSYDNEY, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Stronger...

Flash: 6 passengers injured after engine failure forces evacuation of SWISS flight from Delhi to Zurich: media

NEW DELHI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Six passengers were injured on Sunday after a SWISS flight from Delhi to Zurich aborted takeoff due to engine failure at Indira Gandhi International...

BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Mongolia on Sunday afternoon, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth...

PYONGYANG, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),...