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BERLIN, Germany | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday concluded lengthy talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Berlin, describing the talks as “productive.” The talks, which also brought together several European leaders, underscored a shared view that diplomatic efforts …

BRUSSELS | Xinhua |  Guarantees proposed by the European Union (EU) for using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine were “still insufficient,” said Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Thursday, warning that Belgium would not bear the risks alone. Addressing the Belgian parliament ahead of an EU summit, De …

COMMENT | DANIEL FOUBERT | China accomplished the ultimate alchemy of statecraft: compressing the vast, chaotic distinctness of an empire into the singular identity of a nation. The wisdom of the Chinese elite has been the realization that a landmass the size of Europe, containing a linguistic and climatic diversity …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Two deadly attacks over the past weekend have again shocked the West and the world. One was a shooting at Brown University in the United States, and another was a mass killing at a Hanukkah gathering in Australia. Neither incident stands alone. They reflect the …

BEIJING | Xinhua | China’s southernmost island province of Hainan is poised to gain a more diversified and higher-quality economic structure following the launch of island-wide special customs operations on Thursday, said Huang Hanquan, a Chinese economist. Huang, head of the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, made the remarks in …

NEW YORK | Xinhua | The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Tuesday threatened to take countermeasures against the EU over what it described as the bloc’s controversial regulations on service providers. “If the EU and EU Member States insist on continuing to restrict, limit, and deter …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Following the launch of island-wide special customs operations on Thursday, the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) will establish a policy and institutional framework compatible with a high-level free trade port in a phased manner, which will further accelerate its opening-up, according to a Hainan FTP official. …

BEIJING | Xinhua | China’s Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is set to officially launch island-wide special customs operations on Thursday, a landmark step underscoring the country’s unwavering commitment to expanding high-standard opening up and advancing an open world economy. In the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a proclamation expanding the list of countries subject to full or partial entry restrictions to cover around 40 countries, effective on Jan. 1, 2026. Trump “signed a Proclamation expanding and strengthening entry restrictions on nationals from countries with demonstrated, …

SYDNEY | Xinhua | A mass shooting took place on Sunday evening at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens of others. This marks the deadliest shooting incident in the country since 1996. Here’s what we know so far about the shooting. WHAT HAPPENED? …