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JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump is expected to push for progress in the stalled ceasefire in Gaza when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday for talks that will include Israel’s concerns over Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran. Netanyahu said this month that Trump had invited him for talks, as Washington pushes to establish transitional governance and an international security force for the Palestinian enclave. Trump has said he could meet with the Israeli leader soon, but the White House has not confirmed details. The White House did not respond to a request for comment about the meeting. Netanyahu, who is expected to visit Trump’s…

KATHMANDU: Two popular leaders have formed an alliance ahead of March parliamentary elections in Nepal that will challenge the older parties which have dominated the Himalayan nation’s politics for over three decades, party officials and analysts said on Monday. Rapper turned-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, a popular elected official, joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) or national independent party, led by a former TV host-turned politician Rabi Lamichhane on Sunday, party officials said. They said under the agreement with RSP, 35-year old Balen will become the prime minister if the RSP wins the March 5 elections while Lamichhane, 48, will…

NEW YORK: New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to become the US city’s first Muslim mayor, and the youthful optimism of his Democratic Socialist platform will be put to the test as he takes office Thursday for a four-year term that faces high expectations. Festive swearing in Just after the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, New York Attorney General Letitia James – friend to Mamdani, foe to President Donald Trump – will swear in the new mayor. In a high-stakes tit-for-tat, James recently sued Trump, and he tried to have her indicted in return. At midday, left-wing icon and Vermont…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : In 2025, the world is undergoing accelerated transformation amid rising turbulence and uncertainty. The interconnectedness between China’s development and the global landscape continues to grow, with China exerting increasingly profound and positive influence on global growth, technological transformation, and global governance. To continuously observe how China is perceived by the world, the Global Times once again launched the “Global Survey on Impression and Understanding of China,” covering 46 countries and about 51,700 respondents, to objectively, comprehensively, and accurately understand how foreign public perceives, understands, and evaluates China. About the survey This global survey was conducted by…

The annual solar power generation at PetroChina Tarim Oilfield, China’s third-largest onshore oil and gas field, has surpassed 2 billion kWh. To date, Tarim Oilfield has completed five centralized solar power projects with a total installed capacity of 2.6 million kilowatts. There are also 239 distributed photovoltaic projects at production stations and individual oil and gas wells, which accumulated 63,000 kilowatts. “Based on the national residential electricity consumption in 2024, the 2 billion kWh of green electricity generated here can meet the annual electricity needs of more than 1.8 million people,” said Liang Yulei, head of the new energy department…

China on Monday released a survey report on the coral reef ecosystem of Huangyan Dao, which is located in Sansha City of the southernmost Hainan Province. The survey report showed that the average coverage rate of hermatypic corals within the Huangyan Dao National Nature Reserve has reached 38.8 percent, and the coral reef ecosystem of Huangyan Dao is generally in good condition. The report is based on underwater diving surveys, satellite and aerial remote sensing, combined with analyses of historical data, to assess the status of the coral reef ecosystem of Huangyan Dao. It shows that 135 species of reef-building…

China is willing to provide humanitarian supplies to Cambodia for the settlement of displaced people in border areas, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Yuxi City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Sunday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Prak Sokhonn, Cambodian deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation. Following the signing of a joint statement agreeing to a ceasefire, Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers are leading delegations to meet in Yunnan from December 28 to 29 at the invitation…

Multiple forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) started drills code-named “Justice Mission 2025” around Taiwan Island Monday, said Shi Yi, spokesperson for the theater command. The PLA Eastern Theater Command is dispatching its Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force troops to conduct drills in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, southwest, southeast and east of Taiwan Island, Shi said. The drills will focus on subjects of sea-air combat readiness patrol, joint seizure of comprehensive superiority, blockade on key ports and areas, as well as all-dimensional deterrence outside the island chain,…

China will continue to implement a more proactive fiscal policy in 2026, according to the national fiscal work conference held in Beijing on Saturday and Sunday. The meeting highlighted five key fiscal priorities, including expanding the scale of fiscal spending, optimizing the use of government bond instruments, and improving the efficiency of transfer payments to enhance the fiscal capacity of local governments. At the same time, the authorities will continue to optimize the spending structure with greater emphasis on key areas while enhancing coordination between fiscal and financial policies to maximize policy effectiveness. Shoppers browse products at a cosmetics counter in…

The esports industry in China continued to experience steady development in 2025. CGTN Sports Scene’s detailed review highlights the changes and growth in the sector over the past 12 months via data and charts. The program’s esports account, “Esports Scene,” gained 60,000 followers and surpassed 11 million views in the previous two months, underscoring how much esports has been thriving in China. Tickets sold out in just 12 seconds for the King Pro League (KPL) Grand Finals at the National Stadium on November 8. A total of 62,196 spectators filed into the stands in Beijing, the largest live audience ever…