Xi hails “unstoppable” national rejuvenation at V-Day commemorations BEIJING | Xinhua | The rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday as the country marked the 80th anniversary of the victory in its war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | When China marks the 80th anniversary of its victory in WWII on Wednesday, the gathering in Tian’anmen Square will not be about swagger, but a moment of reflection on the challenges facing the world today. The occasion is meant to commemorate the immense human cost of …
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LONDON | Xinhua | The summer of 2025 is officially confirmed as the warmest summer on record for Britain, according to provisional statistics from Britain’s Met Office released on Monday. From June 1 to Aug. 31, Britain’s mean temperature stood at 16.10 degrees Celsius, 1.51 degrees above the long-term meteorological …
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TIANJIN | Xinhua | The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has drawn a development blueprint at its Tianjin Summit that concluded Monday, which will lead it to play a greater role in maintaining regional peace and stability, and in promoting shared prosperity. The summit saw the signing and adoption of …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | The upcoming V-Day military parade in Beijing will be a significant occasion to demonstrate China’s determination, will and capacity to resolutely safeguard its national sovereignty, security and development interests, and to firmly uphold world peace. The parade on Sept. 3 will highlight the Chinese military’s recent …
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What does Museveni’s government stand to gain from the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda? NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When U.S. immigration officials recently detained Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an asylum seeker from El Salvador, his fate took a startling turn. Rather than send him back to his homeland …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda remains committed to an agreement it signed with the United States to receive deportees, despite criticism at home and abroad, a senior government official said on Monday. Charles Ouma, deputy solicitor general, told reporters here that it is common practice for countries to enter …
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CAIRO | Xinhua writer Wang Hao | Back in the summer of 2005, I was a Xinhua reporter commissioned into the Gaza Strip to cover the implementation of a unilateral disengagement plan by then Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Settlements were seen dismantled, and thousands of Israelis repatriated from Gaza. …
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TEHRAN, IRAN | Xinhua | Britain, France and Germany on Thursday notified the United Nations (UN) Security Council that they had triggered the “snapback” mechanism under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, raising the possibility of reinstating UN sanctions on Iran in 30 days. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemned …
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TIANJIN | Xinhua | China will always be a trustworthy partner of the United Nations (UN), Chinese President Xi Jinping said when meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the port city of Tianjin on Saturday. China is willing to deepen cooperation with the UN, support the UN in playing …
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