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Yearender: Norris crowned champion as McLaren sweeps both F1 titles

In U.S. motorsport, Alex Palou shrugged off a contract dispute with McLaren to dominate the 2025 IndyCar championship, taking his fourth title in five years. The Spaniard also won the Indy 500 for the ...
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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 21

According to the ministry in Ramallah, a 16-year-old, Rayan Mohammed Abdel Qader Abu Mualla, was killed in Qabatiya. His body is being withheld by Israeli forces, the statement added. Earlier, a ...
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U.S. forces seize 2nd oil tanker off coast of Venezuela

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Saturday that the U.S. forces seized another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela earlier in the day.
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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Dec. 20

According to the ministry in Ramallah, a 16-year-old, Rayan Mohammed Abdel Qader Abu Mualla, was killed in Qabatiya. His body is being withheld by Israeli forces, the statement added. Earlier, a ...
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Cuba refutes U.S. designation of Venezuela as "foreign terrorist organization"

HAVANA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said Saturday that the U.S. government's designation of the legitimate government of Venezuela as a "foreign terrorist ...
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U.S. presidential envoy says parties involved support establishment of transitional administration in Gaza

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye have expressed support for the near-term establishment and operationalization of the Board of Peace as a ...
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Iraq's judicial chief says some local militias agree to disarm, transition to politics

BAGHDAD, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Head of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Faiq Zidan said Saturday that several armed factions have agreed to surrender their weapons to the state and transition into ...
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Israel kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank, 2 others in Gaza: officials

According to the ministry in Ramallah, a 16-year-old, Rayan Mohammed Abdel Qader Abu Mualla, was killed in Qabatiya. His body is being withheld by Israeli forces, the statement added. Earlier, a ...
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1 killed, 2 injured in explosion in Khimki city of Moscow region

MOSCOW, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and two others injured in an explosion in Khimki city in the Moscow region, local authorities said Saturday. According to the regional health ministry ...
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Egypt, Russia vow to boost strategic cooperation

CAIRO, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met here on Saturday, during which they emphasized their shared commitment to enhancing ...
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Turkish intelligence chief meets Hamas delegation in Istanbul

ANKARA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalin met with Hamas Political Bureau member and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya in Istanbul on Saturday to ...
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Zelensky expresses cautious optimism about proposed trilateral meeting of Ukrainian, U.S., Russian security advisors

KIEV, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he generally supports the idea of a trilateral meeting involving the national security advisors of Ukraine, the United ...