People gather to celebrate the new year in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Dec. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri) People gather to ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 122 km ESE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea at 20:09:41 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a ...

Set to fully complete its 14th Five-Year Plan in 2025, China will implement more proactive and effective policies, prioritize ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- A 29-year-old man was shot and killed across the street from the Harvard Market in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood early Tuesday. Police responded to sounds of ...

TASHKENT, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced 2025 as the year of environmental protection and green economy for the country, according to the president's press service ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- An Hawaiian Airlines flight headed toward Honolulu from Seattle turned around shortly after takeoff on Monday because the crew reported smoke in the cockpit of the ...

Six nations -- El Salvador, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Venezuela, and Uruguay -- held elections. The ruling parties triumphed in four countries, while Panama and Uruguay saw power shifts.

BAKU, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev delivered his New Year address to the nation on Tuesday, celebrating the country's achievements in 2024 and reaffirming the government's ...

BERLIN, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Several people were injured, including two hospitalized, in a random knife attack in western Berlin on New Year's Eve, German police reported Tuesday. The incident took ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion on New Year's Day, according to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates released ...

Trial production was launched just seven months after construction began, setting a new record for "Tesla speed" in China, with the Shanghai Gigafactory -- Tesla's first plant in the country's eastern ...

LUANDA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Angola's average daily oil production reached 1.134 million barrels in the first three quarters of 2024, increasing by 4 percent compared to the same period last year, ...