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CARACAS | Xinhua | Venezuelan lawmaker Nicolas Maduro Guerra said on Saturday that his father, President Nicolas Maduro, sent a message through his lawyers saying he is in good condition and remains resolute while being held in the United States. “The lawyers told us they are strong and that we …

Today, confronted with deepening domestic strains and an increasingly contested global position, Washington has shed its veneer of moralism and is resorting more openly to naked force to impose its will on other countries. COMMENT | XINHUA |  Far from a triumphant display of strength and Western Hemisphere dominance as …

LAS VEGAS, United States | Xinhua |  The transition of artificial intelligence from a theoretical concept to widespread industrial application took center stage at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026, with the emergence of physical AI marking a new phase of technological evolution. During the event, executives from leading global …

NEW YORK | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday promoted his plan of securing investment of at least 100 billion U.S. dollars to rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry in a meeting with U.S. oil company executives at the White House. Trump urged major U.S. oil companies to participate in …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | U.S. forces last Saturday launched an attack on Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, before transferring them to the United States. Washington later claimed it would “run” Venezuela, compelling Maduro to appear before a U.S. court. The blatant use of force against a …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  China announced on Friday that it will change export tax rebates for a range of products, including photovoltaic and battery products. The announcement, jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration, said that export tax rebates for the value added tax of …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | “We do need Greenland, absolutely.” U.S. President Donald Trump returned to his long-standing fixation on the world’s largest island days after an audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela — one that ended with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife captured and taken …

CARACAS, VENEZUELA | Xinhua | After explosions rocked Venezuela’s capital, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of their country by the U.S. military on early Saturday to New York, leaving the country in a state of emergency. U.S. President Donald Trump insisted Sunday the …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The United States is to withdraw from 66 international organizations, according to a presidential memorandum signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday. According to the memorandum, which applies to 31 United Nations (UN) entities and 35 non-UN entities, Trump said the organizations …

From trade tensions and high debt burdens to fears of an AI stocks bubble, the global economy will face an array of risks that could dampen growth in the new year ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The global economy weathered a whirlwind of challenges in 2025, including sharp trade tensions, uneven yet moderate …