U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 245.96 points, or 0.51 percent, to 48,458.05. The ...

Children attending the Quanzhou International Puppet Festival prepare for a puppet show in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian ...

A drone photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows the Ice and Snow World under construction in Harbin, northeast China's ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025 shows a view of the Dongfang Lingang Industrial Park in south China's Hainan ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution on youth, peace and security. Resolution 2807 called on all relevant actors to consider ways to ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is his top choice to lead the U.S. central bank, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell's leadership term ...

A Chinese envoy on Friday called on the March 23 Movement (M23) to immediately cease hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The current situation in eastern DRC remains ...

Around 1,092 patients in the Gaza Strip died while awaiting medical evacuation between July 2024 and Nov. 28, 2025, Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s representative in the occupied ...

Sun Yingsha hits a return during the women's singles quarterfinal match between Sun Yingsha of China and Nagasaki Miyu of Japan at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 12, ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply alarmed by a reported drone strike that killed at least 30 civilians in Sudan's South Darfur state, his deputy ...

Staff members take part in a procedure rehearsal at a customs clearance center of Xinhai Port and Nangang Port for trucks departing from Hainan in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 10, 2025.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 245.96 points, or 0.51 percent, to 48,458.05. The S&P 500 sank 73.59 points, or 1.07 percent, to 6,827.41, while the Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled 398.69 ...