The Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision 2027 over concerns about Gaza
Dutch broadcaster cites Gaza suffering, press restrictions as factors contributing to deepening Eurovision divisions. The Netherlands will not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027, Dutch public broadcaster…
Xinhua News Agency: Iran’s president says the U.S. will achieve nothing through economic pressure
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that the United States will not achieve anything through its economic pressure against Iran. He made the remarks at a meeting in the…
GB to auction hunting permits for 3 markhors, 14 blue sheep, 100 ibexes
Gilgit-Baltistan’s Parks and Wildlife Department will auction hunting permits for three Astore markhor, 14 blue sheep and 100 ibexes for the GB Trophy Hunting programme 2026-27. The highest permit base…
Profits of China’s major industrial firms up 17.6 pct in first seven months
Profits of China’s industrial firms above a designated size increased 17.6 percent year on year during the first seven months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed…
Gaza truce and two-state prospects at risk as settlement plan advances, France warns
France’s UN Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont speaks as the United Nations Security Council. (File/UN photo) France warned the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the “untenable” situation in Gaza and the…
Xi to attend SCO summit, pay state visits to Kyrgyzstan, Egypt
From Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2026 in Bishkek and pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt…