900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks
© UNFPA Palestine A woman and two children walk near the city of Jenin in the West Bank. 14 August 2026 Humanitarian Aid Humanitarians continue to provide life-saving assistance to…
Industrial tourism redefines China’s summer family getaways
On a sweltering summer day, Zhao Mingyu stepped into the air-conditioned workshop of BMW Brilliance’s production base in northeast China’s Shenyang, where yellow robotic arms moved in rhythmic motion, flipping…
Pakistan: Islamabad set to become medical tourism hub
Summary AI Generated Summary The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is accelerating plans to establish Pakistan’s first luxury medical tourism model centre in Islamabad, with the aim of capturing a…
China lodges protests against Japan’s negative moves related to Yasukuni Shrine
China strongly deplores Japan’s negative moves related to the Yasukuni war shrine and has lodged serious protests against Japan, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday. The spokesperson made…
Benjamin Netanyahu describes the UK as the ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’
Israeli PM criticised by political rival for attacking an international ally and overseeing ‘horrific diplomatic failure’ The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called the UK “the Islamic republic of Britain”…
Xinhua Commentary: 81 years on, Japan must not turn back the clock
On the 81st anniversary of Japan’s unconditional surrender in World War II, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine. So did a group of the ruling…