The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 49.23 points, or 0.11 percent, to 45,883.45. The S&P 500 rose 30.99 points, or 0.47 percent, to 6,615.28, its first-ever close above 6,600. The Nasdaq Composite ...

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Closing the gender digital divide alone could benefit 343.5 million women and girls worldwide, lift 30 million women out of poverty by 2050, and generate an ...

JERUSALEM -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on a visit to Israel on Monday, vowed Washington's "unwavering support" to Israel in its offensive in Gaza and called for Hamas' eradication. "The peo ...

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The latest Israeli attacks in northern Gaza, reportedly killing or injuring dozens, are having "an appalling impact on civilians enduring suffering and starvation, ...

CARACAS, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that channels of communication between the United States and Venezuela have been severed by Washington amid "persistent ...

VIENNA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) opened Monday in Vienna, focusing on the peaceful use of nuclear energy and technology and the ...

HELSINKI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) will step up financial and operational support for Finland's eastern border security, including plans to establish a "drone wall" along the ...

WELLINGTON, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand has imposed an emergency ban on set net fishing around Otago Peninsula to protect the endangered yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho.

JERUSALEM, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Health Ministry on Monday reported 481 new measles cases, bringing the total to 1,251 since the outbreak started in early April. The ministry estimates that be ...

OSLO, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Denmark will invest 157 million Danish kroner (24.75 million U.S. dollars) to improve safety at four railway stations in southern Jutland by removing or redesigning ...

HELSINKI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Sweden will raise its defense budget by 26.6 billion kronor (2.87 billion U.S. dollars) in 2026, an 18-percent increase from 2025, the government said in a press release ...

JAKARTA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has sealed PT Peter Metal Technology (PMT)'s factory in Cikande industrial area in Banten province, after it was suspected as the source of ...