A swimmer finishes a winter swimming race in the Vltava River in Prague, the Czech Republic, Dec. 26, 2024. More than 360 ...

People attend a commemoration event for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 26, 2024.

The restored statues of a pair of fossil human skulls dating back to one million years ago are unveiled at the Hubei ...

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's local governments issued new bonds worth 4.67 trillion yuan (about 650 billion U.S. dollars) in the first 11 months of this year, data from the Ministry of Finance ...

Tourists visit Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on Dec. 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, ...

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua met with Ian Marshall, Grenadian ambassador to China, in Beijing on Friday. The two sides exchanged views on enhancing communication ...

MOSCOW, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Russian navy has received its newest Yasen-M class nuclear submarine Arkhangelsk, local media reported Friday, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. The submarine was ...

CHENGDU, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- A group of seven humanoid robots made an official debut in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, on Friday, which are said to be in service for the World Games 2025 ...

ANKARA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet ...

ISTANBUL, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's two largest international airports, located on different continents in Istanbul, will be connected by a high-speed train, announced Transport and Infrastructure ...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- An 83-year-old woman was killed in a stabbing attack in the central city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv on Friday, according to an Israeli hospital. Police have arrested the ...

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- A meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership has stressed strengthening Party discipline and urged senior leaders to set an exemplary and leading role in ...