Farmers harvest poinsettia plants in Mexico City

In pics: Quinta Crespo Market in Venezuela

U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators held the second day of talks in Miami, the U.S. state of Florida, continuing discussions on the U.S.-proposed peace plan for the Ukraine crisis, U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Friday, according to a report from U.S. online media outlet Axios.

China will work with the United States on salient global narcotics issues based on the principles of equality and mutual respect, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also Chinese lead person for China-US economic and trade affairs, held a video call on Friday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

After a 26-hour, over-20,000-kilometer journey with a stop in Auckland, New Zealand, flight MU745 arrived in Buenos Aires on Thursday afternoon local time, marking the launch of the world's longest commercial route -- between Shanghai in China and Buenos Aires in Argentina.It is also the first

A garbage truck works near a supermarket in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 5, 2025. (Photo by Vu Trung Kien/Xinhua)Vietnam aims to ensure that all household waste nationwide is sorted by 2030 as part of efforts to protect the environment, under a government resolution issued Wednesday, Vietnam News Agency

Olives harvested in Tarhuna, Libya

Israel's defense budget for 2026 is set at 112 billion shekels (about 34.7 billion U.S. dollars), according to statements issued by the finance and defense ministries on Friday.The figure, agreed upon by the two ministries, represents a decrease from the 117.5 billion shekels allocated in 2024 and

California will face continued economic pressure into 2026, with federal tariffs and stepped-up immigration enforcement keeping unemployment elevated, according to a major economic outlook released Wednesday.The December 2025 UCLA Anderson Forecast projected the state's jobless rate will hold at

The militaries of China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hold the "Falcon Shield 2025" joint air force training in the UAE from Dec. 9 to 22, Chinese military spokesperson Jiang Bin announced on Friday.This is the third time for the two militaries to conduct the series of training, Jiang

Germany's industrial orders rose by 1.5 percent in October from the previous months, driven by defense-related demand, data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) showed Friday. But officials and industry groups warned that Europe's largest economy continues to face a deepening industrial

Two years after returning to his original hometown in southwest China's Sichuan Province, giant panda Yuan Meng, born at France's Beauval Zoo, has become a local celebrity, earning the nickname "Director Sheep" for his distinctive bleating sounds.Giant panda Yuan Meng frolics at the Chengdu

India and Russia on Friday inked several agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in such fields as migration and mobility, health and food safety, maritime cooperation, and commerce.The bilateral agreements were signed here in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian

Russian air defense systems shot down five long-range "Neptune" cruise missiles, one U.S.-made HIMARS rocket, and 1,120 Ukrainian drones, Russian authorities said Friday.Forces of Russia's Black Sea Fleet also destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned boats in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, said

Streaming giant Netflix has agreed to acquire film and television studio Warner Bros. Discovery for nearly $83 billion, the two US companies announced Friday.The acquisition, which gives Netflix access to a vast film catalog as well as the prestigious streaming service HBO Max, is the largest