An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft has acquired imagery data covering all of Mars, including visuals of its south pole.

Beijing warns the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) against attempts to destabilize Asia and spread false information about China, as the Western alliance is preparing a new strategic concept to designate the Asian country as a challenge to its interests.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called on the international community to take “serious action” to stop crimes perpetrated by the Israeli regime against Palestinians.

Fishing boats parade in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor ahead of Friday's 25th anniversary of the city's handover to China.

China has called on the United States to immediately release Afghanistan's frozen assets following an earthquake that killed at least 1,150 people.

The US, the UK, Japan, Australia and New Zealand have launched an informal group aimed at expanding economic and diplomatic ties with tiny Pacific island nations in a move to challenge China’s regional influence.

China's military says the recent flight of a US maritime plane over the Taiwan Strait posed a threat to regional security.