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Senior African policymakers and scientists have agreed on a new roadmap to promote the sustainable management of forests and other biodiversity hotspots to advance the green transition, climate resilience and inclusive development.At the conclusion of a virtual forum convened on Friday by the African Forest Forum (AFF), a Nairobi-based non-profit conservation organization, participants underscored the role of healthy forests, peatlands, mangroves and drylands in sustaining livelihoods for local

China has strengthened the scientific, systematic and holistic protection of its world natural heritage, with notable improvements in conservation conditions, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said Saturday, which marks this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day.

Stories of daily life show how government policies play out in people's real world experience. Professor Alexander Semenov and Professor Tatyana Semenova, who translated Narrating China's Governance: Stories in Xi Jinping's Speeches, share how these stories help the international community understand the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s philosophy of serving the people.That focus on lived experience is what makes the Semenovs' current mission so natural. Having trained their lens on how Chi

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States to end the war will not be signed on Sunday due to "the other side's hesitation," Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Saturday, citing Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei.Earlier in the day, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote on social media platform X that a peace deal between the United States and Iran is expected to be finalized within the next 24 hours and that Pakistan is prep

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday categorically denied media reports alleging that funds had been transferred to Iran as part of an agreement to unlock frozen assets, including claims involving $3 billion.In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the allegations were "entirely false and unfounded," adding that no frozen Iranian funds had been released, transferred or facilitated through the UAE.The denial came after international media outlets, citing unnamed sources, rep

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Saturday that a peace deal between the United States and Iran is likely to be reached in the next 24 hours."We are closer to a peace deal than ever before," he wrote in a post on X. "With finalization likely expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week.""We are confident that this historic peace deal will form a strong foundation for las

Iran has announced funeral dates for Supreme Leader ⁠Ali Khamenei, killed in US-Israeli strikes ⁠in February. The ceremony will begin in ‌Tehran ‌on July 4 ‌and end with ‌burial in the northeastern city ⁠of ‌Mashhad on July 9, state media reported Saturday. 

At least four people were killed and 16 others injured after heavy rain and a windstorm caused widespread damage in Bannu district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, local authorities said Saturday.