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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

Lionel Messi could conjure no more magic.Twenty years after his World Cup debut and a career that lifted him above Pelé and Diego Maradona as soccer's greatest player, at 39 he could not will Argentina to become the first repeat champion in more than a half-century.Spain outplayed the Albiceleste

Iran has launched a new wave of missiles from Iran's western province of Lorestan toward "enemy targets," the official news agency IRNA reported on Monday.The semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday that several explosions were heard in southern Iran's Hormozgan and Bushehr.

U.S. forces launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday evening for the ninth consecutive night, according to the U.S. Central Command.The latest strikes began at 7 p.m. ET (2300 GMT) on Sunday, the command said on X."The strikes will continue degrading Iranian military capabilities used

Kimi K3, a large artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Chinese company Moonshot AI, was launched on Friday, marking a new milestone in open-source AI development and highlighting efforts to foster more inclusive and collaborative innovation.

Substitute Ferran Torres scored in extra time as Spain beat 10-man Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup final on Sunday.Torres, a 62nd-minute replacement for Mikel Oyarzabal, put Spain ahead in the 106th minute, finishing a swift attacking move with a powerful shot into the roof of the net.Argentina