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The 12th edition of The World Games closed on Sunday night in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The Games, featuring 34 sports, 60 disciplines and 256 events, ran from August 7 to 17 under the slogan “Boundless Sports, Countless Wonders.” China sent a 489-member delegation, its largest in the event’s history. China has achieved its best-ever performance at the Games, topping both the gold and overall medal tables for the first time. The Games drew unprecedented participation, with 6,679 athletes, team officials and technical officials from 116 countries and regions. Operations were supported by a 4,600-member competition management team, 1,133…

The first and second volumes of a compilation of discourses by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on adhering to deepening reform comprehensively have been published. Compiled by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, the two volumes published by the Central Party Literature Press are available nationwide. The first volume features a collection of 73 important works by Xi expounding on deepening reform comprehensively between December 2012 and December 2018. The second volume contains a compilation of 92 pieces from January 2019 to April 2025, some of…

Chinese officials from different governmental departments on Monday told reporters about the achievements of socialist democracy during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). Song Rui, deputy secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), said that the people’s congress system has further matured during the period. Since March 2021, the NPC and its Standing Committee have enacted 35 laws, amended 62 laws and passed 34 decisions and resolutions, strengthening the legal framework to meet urgent governance needs, improve people’s livelihoods and safeguard national security, Song said. Hu Henglu, deputy secretary-general of the National Committee of the Chinese…

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lieutenant General Inam Haider said Saturday that this year’s monsoon has been 50 percent more intense, with three more spells expected until September. Addressing a press briefing in Islamabad, he said climate change has severely affected Pakistan, causing widespread destruction in Buner, Bajaur, and Battagram. He noted that Babusar in Gilgit-Baltistan was among the worst-hit areas, while losses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are still being assessed. “A cloudburst was recorded in Islamabad today,” he added. NDMA chief announced that flood-hit areas will be fully surveyed and relief including food supplies will be delivered. He said…

The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China on Sunday released a report on human rights violations in the United States in 2024. The following is an abstract of the Report. See full text attached. The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2024 Abstract 2024, as an election year in the United States, was a year of special concern that featured aggravating political strife and social division. Such a landscape offers an opportunity to review the state of human rights in the country in an intensive manner. Money controls U.S. politics, with partisan…

The second comprehensive rehearsal for the upcoming grand gathering to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War concluded in Beijing early Sunday, according to the event’s media center. The rehearsal, held from 5:30 p.m. Saturday to 3:30 a.m. Sunday in Tian’anmen Square, involved about 40,000 participants, including those taking part in the rehearsal and personnel providing on-site support. Organizers said the second rehearsal, building on the first one, incorporated more elements and segments, with all processes organized in an orderly and well-coordinated manner, achieving the…

The seventh spell of monsoon rains has wreaked havoc in the upper regions of the country, with cloudbursts, landslides, and flash floods in various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claiming over 300 lives. “The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Pakistan has crossed 300,” local officials were quoted as saying by Reuters on Saturday. Hundreds have been killed in recent weeks as Pakistan experienced more rain than usual during the current monsoon season, washing away roads and buildings. According to a report by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) KP, 307 people have died and 23 have been injured…

Former Australia test captain Bob Simpson, who ushered in the country’s modern-day golden era of cricket as its coach, has died aged 89, Cricket Australia said on Saturday. Simpson played 62 tests between 1957 and 1978, scoring 4,869 runs, including 10 hundreds, and claimed 71 wickets with his leg spin following his debut on a tour of South Africa. Simpson, one of the greatest slip fielders the game has ever seen, initially retired from the game in 1968 before returning as test captain at the age of 41 after several front-line Australian players had joined the World Series Cricket in…

South Sudan and Israel are discussing a deal to resettle Palestinians from war-torn Gaza in the troubled African nation, three sources told Reuters – a plan quickly dismissed as unacceptable by Palestinian leaders. The sources, who have knowledge of the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity, said no agreement had been reached but talks between South Sudan and Israel were ongoing. The plan, if carried further, would envisage people moving from an enclave shattered by almost two years of war with Israel to a nation in the heart of Africa riven by years of political and ethnically-driven violence. Israeli…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary leader in the Senate Ali Zafar said on Saturday that negotiations with the government are not possible at this stage, citing clear instructions from the party founder. However, he stressed that the “doors to dialogue should not be closed” in the long run. PTI founder rules out negotiations Senator Ali Zafar confirmed that the PTI founder has directed the party not to engage in talks with the government. He added that no discussions will be held unless the former prime minister’s overall strategy changes. By-election decision still pending Commenting on the upcoming by-elections, Zafar clarified that…