A five-hour meeting between Russia and US that ended after midnight on Wednesday failed to produce a compromise plan for settling the Ukraine crisis, the Xinhua News Agency reported. The stark differences in the US and Russian expressions cast fresh shadow of uncertainty over the resolution of the crisis, some Chinese analysts reached by the Global Times on Thursday noted.

A five-hour meeting between Russia and US that ended after midnight on Wednesday failed to produce a compromise plan for settling the Ukraine crisis, the Xinhua News Agency reported. The stark differences in the US and Russian expressions cast fresh shadow of uncertainty over the resolution of the crisis, some Chinese analysts reached by the Global Times on Thursday noted.

Türkiye's annual inflation was recorded at 31.65 percent in November, down from 32.87 percent in October, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Wednesday, marking a further easing in underlying price pressures.

Japan's former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been criticizing current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan question and emphasizing the importance of building a stable Japan-China relationship, but had thus been attacked by some in Japan for "shooting from behind." In response to such attacks, Ishiba said in a Nippon Broadcasting System program on Tuesday, "When everyone remained silent, what kind of history did Japan follow?"

"Taking sides would only escalate the conflict. This applies to both personal relationships and international relations. Rather than taking sides, it's better to seek ways to coexist," Lee said. "Where possible, it is desirable to minimize the conflict and play a role in mediating and coordination," he noted.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has halted applications for green cards and U.S. citizenship for immigrants from 19 countries listed in a travel ban earlier this year, the New York Times reported Tuesday.

The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume on Dec. 30, the Transport Ministry said on Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will announce his selection for the next chairperson of the Federal Reserve in early 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump said at a White House cabinet meeting on Tuesday that his administration will start strikes on land targeting drug traffickers in the Caribbean "very soon."

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the U.S. military has "had a bit of a pause because it's hard to find boats to strike right now" in the Caribbean Sea.

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin was "productive," Kirill Dmitriev, Russia's top economic envoy, said Wednesday on social media.

There is no compromise plan for the Ukraine crisis settlement yet after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff, TASS reported Wednesday, citing Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

US President Donald Trump reportedly gave Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro an ultimatum to relinquish power immediately during their recent call, but Venezuela's leader declined, demanding a “global amnesty” for himself and allies, according to The Guardian.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday dismissed calls for South Korea's own nuclear armament, saying it would be "impossible" to gain the international community's approval, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.

Leaders from several Japanese opposition parties have sharply criticized Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her recent erroneous remarks on Taiwan, urging her to withdraw the remarks to prevent further damage to Japan-China relations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed on Sunday evening that the Russian forces had taken control of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk region and Volchansk in the Kharkov region, the Kremlin said in a statement on Monday.

U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on the closure of Venezuelan airspace have sparked condemnation wide for endangering global air travel security, regional stability and peace.

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other European leaders on Monday rejected any Ukraine peace deal negotiated "without Ukrainians and Europeans."

Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed on Sunday evening that Russian forces had taken control of Krasnoarmeysk (also known as Pokrovsk) in the Donetsk region, a key strategic city in eastern Ukraine, TASS news agency reported on Monday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said roughly four-hour talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida on Sunday made "additional" progress on a revised peace plan to end the Ukraine crisis, but "there is more work to be done." Meanwhile, top US envoys will head to Moscow on Monday for further discussions, media reported.

US media Stars and Stripes recently revealed the composition of a US military task force in the Philippines, with a core element of approximately 60 personnel serving as primary staff. Experts told the Global Times that the US task force stationed in the Philippines may appear to give the Philippine military reassurance and play a placating role, but Manila's attempt to rely on external powers to provoke China's sovereignty is doomed to fail.

As massive anti-corruption protests erupted in the Philippine capital of Manila on Sunday, with thousands calling for prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a flood-control project corruption scandal, the Chinese embassy and consulates in the Philippines urged Chinese nationals in the country to strengthen security precautions.

Venezuela denounced and condemned the US' "colonialist threat" that seeks to affect the sovereignty of its airspace after US President's assertion that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela be considered closed on his social media account, according to a statement issued by the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday.

At least four people were killed and ten others injured in a shooting on Saturday night during a family gathering in Stockton, a city in northern California, authorities said.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed "in its entirety."

South Korean President Lee Jae-myun and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Friday voiced profound sorrow and solidarity in Korean, Chinese and English in response to the fatal high-rise apartment fire that struck Hong Kong's Tai Po district this week, causing heavy casualties.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier acknowledged Germany's guilt for a Nazi's air raid on Guernica in 1937 during a visit to Spain on Friday, becoming the first German leader to visit the Spanish town where hundreds of civilians were killed, according to several media reports.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks concerning the Taiwan question have triggered strong protests from Beijing and sparked a broad debate within Japan over the country's foreign policy direction amid rising tensions with China. In a recent television program, former prime minister Shigeru Ishiba once again referred to Japan's decision to go to war with the US during WWII, invoking the lessons of history, warning that emotional decision-making by political leaders can carry the risk of steering the nation down a misguided path.

Passengers across Australian airports were thrown into chaos on Saturday after plane maker Airbus issued an urgent software update affecting one of the world's most popular aircraft.

The United States has paused Afghan visas, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, two days after a man from Afghanistan shot and killed one National Guard soldier and critically injured another near the White House.

The International Criminal Court rejected an appeal on Friday to release the former Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte on grounds of age and declining health.

Researchers at Southern Federal University (SFedU) have grown the first barley sprouts from soil that replicates the Martian regolith.

After Wall Street Journal reported that US President Trump had advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a Tuesday call not to provoke Beijing over Taiwan's sovereignty, Japan flip-flopped its response in a single day, first offering "no comment" and then saying a denial. On the same day, Reuters published a story, saying that Trump asked Takaichi to “avoid escalating disputes with China,” citing sources.

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday his intention to permanently pause immigration from what he described as "Third World countries."

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that one of the two U.S. National Guard soldiers who were shot near the White House one day earlier has died.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) shakes hands with visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Nov. 27, 2025.

The Chinese Embassy in Tajikistan strongly condemned an armed attack on Wednesday evening in the border district of Shamsiddin-Shohin in Khatlon region near Afghanistan, leaving three Chinese nationals dead and one injured, the embassy said on Friday.

Multiple Japanese media outlets reported that when asked whether she had discussed the Taiwan question with US President Donald Trump during their recent call, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dodged the question. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that after a China–US phone call initiated by Washington on Monday evening, Trump soon phoned Takaichi and, days after she “outraged China,” advised her not to provoke Beijing over Taiwan's sovereignty.

Former Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison for taking bribes, according to local authorities.

Ukraine will not amend its Constitution as part of any potential peace deal, Interfax-Ukraine reported Wednesday, citing a member of the Ukrainian delegation involved in talks with the United States, other partners and Russia.

The Security Council and the General Assembly on Wednesday adopted twin resolutions on the 2025 review of the UN peacebuilding architecture.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that the peace plan negotiated by Ukraine and the United States in Geneva could be developed into "deeper agreements," as U.S. President Donald Trump is sending his special envoy to Moscow next week.

Two U.S. National Guard members were shot near the White House on Wednesday and a suspect is in custody, according to local authorities.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, was reported by media to have questioned Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a parliamentary debate on Wednesday: “Regarding the deterioration of Japan–China ties, what responsibility do you think you yourself should bear?” — as Takaichi's erroneous remarks on the Taiwan Straits in the Diet triggered widespread and strong criticism.

The first Spain-China Forum on Green Energy was held Monday in the Spanish capital Madrid, bringing together around 300 representatives from government departments, industry associations, and leading energy companies from both countries to discuss deepening cooperation on the green transition.

The United Nations formally started the selection and appointment process for the next UN secretary-general on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has directed his special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in hope of finalizing a peace deal on the Ukraine crisis.

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul declared a state of emergency in Songkhla province on Tuesday as severe flooding ravaged the southern region.

Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal with only "minor details" yet to resolved, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing a US official.

Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal with only "minor details" yet to resolved, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing a US official.

The US-proposed 28-point peace plan aimed at ending the Ukraine crisis has been trimmed to a 19-point framework drafted by the US and Ukraine over the weekend in Geneva. However the most politically sensitive elements remain for the two presidents to negotiate, multiple media outlets reported Monday.

Germany's first major winter storm of the season left at least four people dead and many others injured on Monday, as snow and icy roads caused widespread accidents and travel disruptions.

The U.S.-proposed 28-point peace plan aiming to end the Ukraine crisis has been trimmed to a 19-point framework drafted by the United States and Ukraine over the weekend in Geneva, multiple media outlets reported Monday.

Two people went into cardiac arrest in South Korea's car accident on Monday afternoon, according to Yonhap news agency.

At least three security personnel were killed and five others injured on Monday morning in an attack at the Federal Constabulary's headquarters in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial capital of Peshawar, police said.

U.S. and Ukrainian representatives said on Sunday that their talks in Geneva on the 28-point plan to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict had "made progress," but details are unsettled as differences need to be narrowed down.

After further talks with the Ukrainian delegation, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday evening declined to reveal any details of the day's discussions in Geneva between the United States, Ukraine, and European partners on a 28-point peace plan.

An Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs killed senior Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali Al-Tabtabi on Sunday, the Israeli military and the Lebanese group said, a high-profile assassination that further strains a year-old ceasefire.

Israeli warplanes on Sunday struck a residential apartment in Haret Hreik, Beirut's southern suburbs, resulting in casualties, Lebanon's al-Manar TV channel reported.

Delegations from Ukraine and the United States will hold consultations in Switzerland in the coming days on the possible parameters of a future peace agreement with Russia, Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said Saturday.

Civilian and military air traffic at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands has been suspended due to drones, Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans said on social media platform X late Saturday.

The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) on Saturday approved a document titled "Global Mutirao: Uniting humanity in a global mobilization against climate change" during its closing session.

World leaders at the 20th Group of 20 (G20) Summit reached broad consensus on disaster resilience, debt sustainability, just energy transitions and critical minerals as they adopted the G20 South Africa Summit's Leaders' Declaration on Saturday.

The 20th Group of 20 (G20) Summit opened Saturday, adopting a declaration calling for more equitable global governance.

During her visit to Malaysia in late October this year to attend the ASEAN Summit, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited the Japanese Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur where Japanese soldiers in World War II were buried, and laid flowers at the Memorial Monument, which is to commemorate the Japanese soldiers. However, she made no mention of the atrocities committed by the Japanese military during its invasion of Malaysia, which sparked strong criticism in Malaysia, according to recent reports by media in Malaysia.

Zaw Min Tun, leader of the Information Team of Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council, responded to media questions on Friday regarding the recent erroneous remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Taiwan-related issues.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday set Nov. 27 as the deadline for accepting a 28-point peace plan proposed by his administration to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Russia is ready for a substantive discussion of the details of a new U.S.-proposed 28-point peace plan on Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday.

Scientists at Tomsk State University (TSU) have developed composite materials capable of rapidly neutralising toxic chemical compounds in the air following industrial accidents and man-made disasters. The information was published on the official website of the university.

The Indian HAL Tejas crashed around 2:10 pm on Friday during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show while performing a flight for the crowd. The Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed the crash in a statement and said "the pilot sustained fatal injuries in the accident," the Associated Press News reported.

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday once again slammed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan-related remarks, saying Japan has not yet acknowledged its mistakes 80 years after World War II.

The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities on Thursday agreed to work toward reviving long-stalled reunification talks, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) said.

Israel expects Washington to preserve its access to more advanced U.S. weaponry, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday, commenting on US plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.

China's Consulate General in Düsseldorf said it has moved swiftly to assist Chinese exhibitors and press for accountability after a collective food poisoning incident occurred during the MEDICA 2025 – an international medical equipment exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany, urging local authorities to strengthen protections and calling for tighter self-regulation across the Chinese restaurant industry in North Rhine–Westphalia, according to a statement on Friday from the Consulate General.

The Chinese pavilion at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), which is being held in the Brazilian city of Belem, was not affected by the fire that broke out at the conference on Thursday, the Chinese delegation confirmed.

A fire broke out on Thursday in a pavilion at the ongoing 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in the Brazilian city of Belem, prompting evacuations by the fire department, according to local authorities.

A fire broke out at an apartment building in South Korea's capital Seoul at about 5:33 a.m. local time on Friday, with fire authorities working to suppress the blaze, Yonhap News Agency said.

A passenger ferry carrying 267 people on Wednesday ran aground in waters off western South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday night that he just signed a bill that requires the Department of Justice to release files related to late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday local time during the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin, Germany that Europe that must avoid becoming a tech "vassal" of the US and China, urging a "European preference," as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz echoed calls at the same event for the bloc to secure its digital future and reduce dependence on foreign tech powers, France 24, AFP and Reuters reported.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a House-passed bill that requires the Justice Department to release files related to late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for regional unity to fight terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel.

The UK intelligence services have reportedly issued a so-called “espionage alert”, claiming that Chinese intelligence personnel, disguised as “headhunters”, have approached UK parliamentarians and figures from various sectors in order to “collect information”. The Commons Speaker has also written to MPs about this. What is your comment?

Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan are extremely erroneous and dangerous, a Chinese envoy said Tuesday.

With just five days to go before the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit, South Africa is fully prepared to welcome world leaders to Johannesburg, South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola said Monday.

The European Commission's autumn 2025 economic forecast shows that driven by a surge in exports in anticipation of U.S. tariff increases, the European Union's (EU) economy maintained growth, and it is expected to continue expanding at a moderate pace over the forecast horizon.

The UN Security Council passed a US-drafted resolution Monday that aims to move beyond the fragile truce in Gaza to a more sustainable peace and the reconstruction of the devastated enclave. The 15-member council voted 13 to 0 in favor of the resolution, with abstentions by Russia and China, which declined to use their veto power to block the measure, according to media reports.

South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has raised concerns about Japan's perception of history.

UN humanitarians said Monday that over the weekend, they started collecting supplies that had been offloaded at the newly reopened Zikim crossing in northern Gaza.

A Bangladeshi court has sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity during July uprising last year, Bangladeshi media reported Monday. The Daily Star wrote that Hasina in a statement said the verdict announced against her today was "biased and politically motivated".

The US chief of naval operations' recent remarks suggesting that South Korea's future nuclear-powered submarine "is a natural expectation" to be used to counter China have raised concerns, with experts warning that the claim reveals Washington's intention to draw Seoul deeper into its Indo-Pacific strategy — a move that could place South Korea in an increasingly dangerous position.

More than 70 schools in the Australian capital of Canberra were ordered to close on Monday due to growing concerns about possible asbestos contamination from decorative sand products.

Japan's economy contracted an annualized real 1.8 percent in the third quarter of 2025, marking the first contraction in six quarters, preliminary government data showed Monday.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was considering reviewing the country's long-standing Three Non-Nuclear Principles, which is certain to draw backlash, according to Kyodo News.

At least nine people were killed and 32 others injured after a pile of recovered explosives exploded at a police station in the Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Saturday.

South Korea President Lee Jae-myung said on Friday that the South Korean government will steadfastly continue dialogue with China to advance bilateral relations, while announcing a joint factsheet detailing the outcome of the South Korea-US trade negotiations, according to the Chosun Daily.

In the world of Chinese consumption, Italian food and wine have played and continue to play a leading role among foreign cuisines, with all the lights and shadows that characterize this position. Indeed, while Italian food, one of the most famous in the world with its equally varied wine pairings, arrived in this land relatively late, there was an undeniable surge in past decades, especially around the time of the Shanghai Expo in 2010.

Israel said on Wednesday it has reopened the Zikim crossing to allow humanitarian aid trucks into northern Gaza.

The BBC has issued an apology on Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that stitched together separate parts of his Jan. 6, 2021 speech, but refused Trump's demand for financial compensation.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pursues historical revisionist policies, and Tokyo's extensive anti-Russian rhetoric contradicts its claimed intention to normalize relations with Russia, Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, told Russia's RIA Novosti on Thursday.