Chinese mainland reaches 2.29 mln high-value invention patents

Preliminary findings show a fractured rail is likely to have caused the train crash that killed 45 people in southern Spain last Sunday.

The UN says nearly 35 million Nigerians, including three million severely malnourished children, face hunger this year as aid cuts and worsening violence deepen the crisis.

China is shifting its innovation focus to quality, with high-value patents—mostly in IT, AI, medical, and computer technologies—growing faster than overall patents and averaging 16 per 10,000 people.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken on the phone with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and urged both sides to safeguard the central role of the United Nations, as well as international fairness and justice.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet has adopted a decision to dissolve the House of Representatives.

Jens-Frederik Nielsen also stressed that Greenland demands future talks be conducted with full respect for its sovereignty.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that Denmark's sovereignty is non-negotiable, while stressing that Arctic security concerns all NATO members and dialogue is welcome if territorial integrity is respected.

Three people were killed and another seriously injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon in Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, prompting Australian police to establish a crime scene and urge residents to stay indoors.

China's grain output reached a record of about 715 million metric tons last year, despite bouts of drought, flooding and prolonged rainfall in parts of the country.

The U.S. president also said talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte produced "the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland" and announced he would not move forward with tariffs on eight European countries.