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Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency, and Andrey Kondrashov, director general of TASS news agency, jointly inaugurate a photo exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2025. Titled “Immortal Merits, Eternal Memory”, the exhibition was co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency and TASS news agency. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)ST. PETERSBURG, June 19 (Xinhua) — A photo exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War was held here on Thursday.Titled “Immortal Merits, Eternal Memory”, the exhibition was co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency and TASS news agency.…

Chinese citizens evacuated from Israel board a bus to leave, at the Taba border crossing in Egypt’s South Sinai province, June 19, 2025. One hundred and nineteen Chinese citizens were evacuated from Israel to Egypt on Thursday through the Taba border crossing in Egypt’s South Sinai province. After completing the necessary procedures, the evacuees entered Egypt from the crossing around 15:30 local time (12:30 GMT) and were then guided onto buses. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)TABA, Egypt, June 19 (Xinhua) — One hundred and nineteen Chinese citizens were evacuated from Israel to Egypt on Thursday through the Taba border crossing in Egypt’s South…

Listen to article During his two-hour meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir discussed a wide range of issues, focusing on expanding bilateral cooperation in trade, artificial intelligence, energy, cryptocurrency, and emerging technologies, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The two leaders also exchanged views on regional security matters, including counter-terrorism efforts, the recent ceasefire between Pakistan and India, and rising tensions in the Middle East. Also read: Trump claims credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire despite Modi’s denial President Trump was accompanied by Secretary of State Senator Marco…

Listen to article Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Thursday said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‘cannot continue to exist’, following a wave of Iranian missile strikes including one that struck near the Soroka Medical Centre in Beersheba. Touring the impact site in Holon, Katz declared, “A dictator like Khamenei, who has made the destruction of Israel his mission, cannot continue to exist.” Katz said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had been instructed accordingly and drew parallels between the current situation and the Holocaust. “If the State of Israel and the IDF had existed during the Holocaust, we would have gone…

*As the global economy becomes increasingly integrated and the Belt and Road Initiative continues to advance, cross-border railway construction between China and its neighboring countries is ushering in new development opportunities.*Recently, multiple cross-border railway projects, including the Ganqmod-Gashuun Sukhait Railway, have achieved significant milestones.*China is steadily building a modern railway network that connects it with neighboring countries such as Mongolia, Russia, Vietnam and Laos, boosting regional links, economic cooperation and cultural exchanges.BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) — The railway linking Ganqmod Port in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Mongolia’s Gashuun Sukhait started construction in mid-June, marking the second cross-border…

Listen to article Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has termed Civil–military unity behind improved US engagement as he described the meeting between Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and US President Donald Trump as a “milestone” in the history of Pakistan–US relations. Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir held a one-on-one meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House over lunch on Wednesday. During the two-hour meeting, the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues, focusing on expanding bilateral cooperation in trade, artificial intelligence, energy, cryptocurrency, and emerging technologies. They also exchanged views on regional security…

When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg poached Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang last week as part of a $14.3 billion investment in the artificial intelligence startup, he was apparently just getting started.Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar AI hiring spree has now turned to Daniel Gross, the CEO of Ilya Sutskever’s startup Safe Superintelligence, and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.It’s not how Zuckerberg planned for a deal to go down.Earlier this year, sources said, Meta tried to acquire Safe Superintelligence, which was reportedly valued at $32 billion in a fundraising round in April. Sutskever, who just launched…

Listen to article The United Nations informed on Wednesday that more than 680,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced across Gaza in the past three months as Israeli military operations continue to intensify. At a press briefing, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric cited the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), revealing that on Tuesday, Israeli authorities issued a new displacement order affecting hundreds of families in the Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah areas. Dujarric highlighted that five primary healthcare centres and three medical points are located within 1,000 metres of the newly designated evacuation zones. OCHA further noted that the expanded displacement…

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as workers install a large flag pole on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on June 18, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesA federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from forcing 20 Democratic-led states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive billions of dollars in transportation grant funding. Chief U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, granted the states’ request for an injunction barring the Department of Transportation’s policy, saying the states were likely to succeed on the merits of…

The design of the medals of Chengdu 2025 World Games has been unveiled on June 19, 2025. (Photo courtesy of IWGA)CHENGDU, China, June 19 (Xinhua) — The design of the medals for the 12th World Games, which will be held in Chengdu in August, was unveiled here on Thursday. The medal is named “Zhuguang,” which literally translates to “bamboo light,” and also sounds like “chasing the light” in Chinese.Inspired by local culture and rooted in a philosophy of sharing, the medal design features elements including the Golden Sun Bird motif and the iconic panda, symbols closely associated with Chengdu.The medal also…