China Spring Festival travel rush: 362 mln trips recorded on final holiday day
Chinese travellers made an estimated 362.58 million cross-regional passenger trips on Monday, the final day of the Spring Festival holiday, according ...
Argentine President Javier Milei on Wednesday reaffirmed his government’s new economic policy during a speech at the United Nations, stating that “the only way to achieve this is to do the opposite of what was done in the past.”
He emphasised that his country has chosen the most difficult path, but the prosperity and progress of the Argentine people can no longer be postponed.
Milei also reiterated Argentina’s sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the surrounding maritime areas, inviting the United Kingdom to resume bilateral negotiations. He further called for the immediate release of hostages held in Gaza.
Following remarks from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Argentine assets surged sharply. Bessent stated that the US is prepared to support the country with a $20 billion swap line. Argentina is set to hold legislative midterm elections on 26 October, with Milei’s right-wing party aiming to strengthen its minority position.
Pakistan said it carried out cross-border strikes on militant targets inside Afghanistan after blaming a series of recent suicide bombings, including attacks during the holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it said were operating from Afghan territory.
Italy said a fond farewell to the Winter Olympics on Sunday with an open-air ceremony in the ancient Verona Arena that celebrated art and sporting achievement at a Games lauded as a model for how to stage such events.
The United States and Iran will hold a new round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva on Thursday as part of renewed diplomatic efforts to reach a potential agreement, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi announced on Sunday.
Islamic State claimed two attacks on Syrian army personnel on Saturday (22 February), saying they marked the start of a new phase of operations against the country’s leadership under President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Further Iran-U.S. nuclear talks are scheduled in Geneva on Thursday (26 February) as diplomacy resumes over Tehran’s nuclear programme following earlier mediation efforts. But will the talks move Iran-U.S. negotiations closer to a deal, and what should be expected from the meeting?
Chinese travellers made an estimated 362.58 million cross-regional passenger trips on Monday, the final day of the Spring Festival holiday, according to official data.
Thousands of people gathered across Europe and beyond over the weekend in solidarity with Ukraine, as the war with Russia entered its fifth year.
A powerful winter storm has brought large parts of the U.S. Northeast to a standstill, dumping more than a foot of snow across several states and severely disrupting transport and daily life.
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said on Monday it had received “credible reports” that at least 13 civilians were killed and seven others injured in overnight Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan.
The former British ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has been arrested by police in London on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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