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The Michigan Supreme Court rejected an effort to boot former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot in 2024 under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

Israel launched heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza overnight and into Wednesday after broadening its offensive against Hamas to more areas.

Fresh Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea and U.S. strikes against targets in Iraq come against fears that the war in the Gaza Strip could be spreading.

Chinese analysts predicted Thursday that China-US relations will continue to be bumpy in 2024 despite signs of stabilization, as the US will continue its US-centric and hegemonic planning of an international order and deal with China accordingly.

With the death toll in the Gaza Strip reportedly surpassing a staggering 20,000, calls are mounting for the US, a veto-wielding permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC), to avoid further isolating itself from the international community and undermining the global efforts aimed at achieving a cease-fire of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as the UNSC was scheduled to vote on another resolution on the issue, after it was postponed multiple times this week.

Chinese mainland authorities announced on Thursday that preferential tariffs on a dozen chemical products from the island of Taiwan will be scrapped starting on January 1, 2024, in response to Taiwan authorities’ unilateral, discriminatory restrictions and bans against mainland exports.

China firmly opposes protectionist practices through the abuse of trade remedies, and will “closely watch” the EU's investigation of Chinese biodiesel dumping allegations, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday that France’s new cash incentives for electric vehicle (EV) purchases that exclude models manufactured in China amount to discrimination against EVs made outside of the EU, urging Paris to follow WTO rules and provide a fair market environment for Chinese and other firms.

During a five-day on-site visit to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 15 representatives from media and think tanks in Pakistan witnessed the development situation in the region. One of the most impressive aspects for them was the development of Muslims in Xinjiang and the religious freedom they enjoy, according to journalists and scholars who spoke to the Global Times. They called for more people who have misunderstandings about Xinjiang to visit the region.

A car covered in snow makes its way down the road in Yantai, East China’s Shandong Province, on December 21, 2023. According to local meteorological observatory, ?a maximum accumulated snow depth of 52 centimeter was recorded. The city is expected to see low temperature weather till December 24, with lows reaching -13 C in inland areas. Photo: VCG

Journalists listen during a press conference by the police on December 22, 2023 in Prague on a deadly mass shooting at a university the day before. The gunman who opened fire at Prague’s Charles University killed 13 people and then himself, Czech authorities said. Czech police are probing into the gunman's motive as the government declared a national day of mourning. Photo: VCG

A spokesperson for the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday that he is

The firearm marked the 39th confiscated from Reagan National Airport in 2023 — the most guns caught in a single year, beating a previously held 2021 record of 30 firearms.

A federal appeals court determined that he was tried in the wrong place.

The Alabama ban makes it a felony for doctors to treat people under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm a new gender identity

Don’t tread on me is a historic expression of American patriotism, now associated with various libertarian and far-right groups.

Concern was rising because the imprisoned leading Kremlin opposition leader hadn't been heard from in more than two weeks.

Authorities in Gaza said one attack alone killed scores of people at a refugee camp. Pope Francis called for the release of hostages, freeing up of humanitarian aid and an end to the war in his Christmas remarks.

In spite of its broken command infrastructure, a result of three months of airstrikes and two months of ground operations, Hamas is still able to mount effective guerrilla attacks, the WSJ reported.

The boy reportedly returned home thereafter with his service dog's equipment bag torn up and a swastika carved into his back.