MINSK, May 29. /TASS/: President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko stated that Eurasian integration is a powerful factor of economic growth and stability in times of turbulence, the Belarusian leader's press service said on Monday.

MANILA, May 29 (NNN-PNA) – Typhoon Mawar slightly weakened, as it moved towards the Philippines, but heavy rain will still threaten some parts of the country in the next three days, the state weather bureau warned.

In its latest advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, Mawar will dump rain in the provinces on the northern Luzon Island and the central Philippine regions.

BEIJING, May 29 (Reuters) - Shanghai saw its hottest day in May for more than 100 years on Monday with temperatures hitting 36.1 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit), continuing a brutal trend of unusually hot weather in the country since March.

Several southern Chinese provinces are expected to swelter under extreme heat over the next few days and weather experts have already predicted another blistering summer, a repeat of last year's record-breaking more than two-month stretch.

BEIJING, May 29 (APP): Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque has congratulated China on the successful inaugural flight of C919, the country’s first domestically-made large passenger aircraft.

C919, China’s self-developed large passenger aircraft, completed its inaugural commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, creating a milestone in China’s aviation industry, which aims to compete with global players such as Boeing.

ISLAMABAD, May 28 (Xinhua) -- A compassionate home formed by Chinese and Pakistani charity organizations was formally inaugurated here on Sunday to provide temporary accommodation for the relatives of children treated in hospitals for serious diseases.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Islamabad China-Pakistan Youth One Heart Step and Cure Home (ICOSH), the charitarians and officials said that Pakistan and China have joined hands to serve the ailing humanity in Pakistan and bring ease to their lives.

NAIROBI, /KENYA/, MAY 29. /TASS/: The process of using national currencies in mutual settlements between Russia and its partner countries will only gain momentum, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Monday.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan turned away a challenger who sought to reverse his authoritarian-leaning changes, securing five more years to oversee the country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia that plays a key role in NATO.

BEIJING, May 29 (APP): China on Monday felicitated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following his victory in a historic runoff vote.

“China expresses its congratulations to President Erdogan on his re-election and attaches great importance to its relations with Turkiye,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said during her regular briefing held at IPC.

BELGRADE, May 29. /TASS/: KFOR (a NATO-led international security force in Kosovo) officers attacked Serbs who were protesting in front of the administrative building in the Zvecan municipality in Kosovo and Metohija, the Vecernje Novosti newspaper reported on Monday.

DAMASCUS, May 29 (NNN-SANA) – Israeli war jets launched an overnight attack on military sites in the Syrian capital, Damascus, last night, causing damage only, the Syrian military said, in a statement.

The Israeli strike was made from over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which has triggered the Syrian air defences, said the statement.

It added that, some of the missiles had been intercepted.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said, Israel launched two waves of missile attacks on military sites in the vicinity of Damascus.

28 May 2023; MEMO: Around 14 million Syrians face significant obstacles preventing their return to their homes in Syria due to the regime's seizure of land and property over the past decade, a new report has revealed.

VATICAN CITY, May 29 (Reuters) - The Vatican urged bishops and high-profile lay Catholic leaders on Monday to tone down their comments on social media, saying some were causing division and stoking polemics that harmed the entire Church.

The appeal was part of a 20-page document by the Vatican's communications department titled, "Towards Full Presence. A Pastoral Reflection on Engagement with Social Media."