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Israeli settler activists march on the Israeli side near the separation barrier with the Gaza Strip, calling for the reestablishment of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, on July 19, 2026.

On a summer weekend, laughter filled the air as a cultural performance took place on a square in Beiyuanercun residential community in Xuanwu district, Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province.

Singapore on Monday encouraged providers of generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to present key information in plain language through a "chatbot info card," the centerpiece of its new voluntary Transparency Guidelines for Generative AI Chatbots.The guidelines, launched at the Singapore

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday held talks with visiting Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Choe Son Hui, the Kremlin said."Putin spoke highly of bilateral ties between Russia and the DPRK," said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, adding that the

China's intelligent computing capacity reached 2,185 EFLOPS by the end of June this year, reflecting the country's rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure, official data showed Monday.The overall utilization rate of computing facilities nationwide stood at 71.4 percent, according

China has developed more than 400 complete humanoid robot products, accounting for over half of the world's total, highlighting the country's rapidly expanding presence in the robotics sector, official data showed Monday.

Strong global demand for artificial intelligence has boosted China's integrated circuit exports, with the export value of integrated circuit products denominated in yuan increasing 88.7 percent year on year in the first half of the year, official data showed Monday.

A June 2026 Pew Research Center survey across 36 countries reveals a notable shift: In 25 nations, more respondents held favorable views of China than of the United States — the first time Pew has recorded this outcome in roughly two decades of tracking. China's favorability reached a median of arou