DUSHANBE, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tajikistan's GDP has grown 8.4 percent to reach 173 billion somoni (around 18.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not release the full, unedited video of the Sept. 2 air raid by the U.S. military on an alleged ...

KIEV, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- More than 162 million tonnes of cargo have been transported through the Ukrainian Black Sea corridor over more than two years of its operation, the Interfax-Ukraine news ...

HELSINKI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from eight European Union (EU) member states met in Helsinki on Tuesday to discuss security issues along the bloc's eastern flank, according to a press release ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iran has arrested a dual national holding Swedish citizenship on charges of spying during the 12-day war with Israel in June, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday.

DAMASCUS, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Syrian security forces have dismantled an Islamic State (IS) cell responsible for a series of deadly attacks on security and military patrols in the country's northwest, ...

PARIS, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- French lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to the country's 2026 social security budget, with 247 votes in favor and 232 against in the National Assembly. The social ...