US-British navy coalition launches airstrike on Houthi site in Yemen
SANAA – The US-British navy coalition launched a new airstrike on a Houthi site in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Sunday before dawn, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV…
Russia’s Tatarstan declares emergency after Ukrainian drone attacks
A view shows a damaged multi-storey residential building following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kazan, Russia December 21, 2024. MOSCOW – Russia’s Tatarstan…
Shanghai Port sees annual container throughput exceed 50 million TEUs
SHANGHAI – Shanghai Port became the first in the world to see the annual container throughput exceed 50 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on Sunday. The port has ranked first…
A transformative year for Chinese basketball amid challenges and changes
BEIJING – The year 2024 marked a watershed for Chinese basketball, as leadership changes within the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) placed one of the nation’s most cherished sports at a…
Envoy: Inject more certainties into China-US relations
When China and the United States treat each other as partners and friends, seek common ground while reserving differences, and help each other succeed, they will make considerable progress in…
Japanese, Chinese youths share exchanges
An exchange event for young Japanese and Chinese was held at the Chinese Embassy in Japan on Saturday. The attendees made dumplings together, performed, and shared their experiences from their…
Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to 5 and more than 200 injured
People ride bicycles on the street where the house of the suspect, who rammed a car into a crowd of Magdeburg Christmas market, is located in the town where he…
Church stampede in Nigeria’s capital leaves at least 10 killed
ABUJA – At least 10 people, including children, were killed in a stampede during a relief item distribution at a local church in the Maitama district of Abuja, the Nigerian…
Chinese scientists pioneer climate-smart crop breeding to combat global warming
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — As the cultivation of crops capable of adapting to climate change is becoming increasingly important, Chinese scientists have identified, in a breakthrough study, a novel…
Car hits Christmas market in Germany, killing at least 2
A police officer walks at the site where a car drove into a crowd at a Magdeburg Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany Dec 21, 2024. BERLIN – A car plowed…