US military says 8 dead in strikes on vessels in eastern Pacific

The freight volume of China-Europe freight trains passing through the largest land port between China and Mongolia has exceeded 5 million metric tons this year.

China's railway operator says the country's rail network handled nearly 4.3 billion passenger trips nationwide during the first 11 months of the year, up 6.6 percent.

The U.S. military claims the three vessels were transiting along drug-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific.

U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators say there is progress in reaching a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Europe has welcomed the outcomes of the talks in Berlin.

China says all countries have the obligation to urge Japan to eradicate the vestiges of militarism. The remarks came after China received Russian-provided evidence related to a Japanese germ-warfare unit.

China's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent in November from a year earlier. In the first 11 months, the country's industrial output increased by 6 percent.

Seventy-eight-year-old Jimmy Lai faced charges of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiracy to print seditious publications.

Australian police say the alleged offenders of a shooting that has killed 16 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach were a father and son duo. The 50-year-old father was killed at the scene while his 24-year-old son was in critical condition.

At least 12 people have died after a shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach. One shooter was among the dead while another is in custody. New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon declared the attack to be "a terrorist incident."

Economic officials and experts in China have signaled confidence in the country's growth. Top officials also reiterated their commitment to policy support at the 2025–2026 China Economic Annual Conference.