China had a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025, as exports rose 6.6% in December
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1. 2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the United States. China's exports rose 5. 5% for the whole of last year to $3. 77 trillion, customs data showed, while imports flatlined at $2. 58 trillion. The 2024 trade surplus was $992 billion. In December, China’s exports climbed 6. 6% from the year before in dollar terms, better than economists’...
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- China had a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025, as exports rose 6.6% in December
- Hundreds more in Venezuela say their loved ones are political prisoners
- The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran jumps to at least 2,571, activists say
- Activists say Iran has aired at least 97 coerced confessions from protesters, often after torture
- Leaders of South Korea and Japan agree to improve cooperation
- China urges Canada to break from US influence as Carney visits Beijing
- Trump calls on Tehran to show protesters humanity amid reports of rising death toll in crackdown
- Denmark, Greenland leaders stand united against Trump's Greenland takeover call ahead of key meeting
- Trump administration says it is ending deportation protections for some Somali migrants
- Plane used in boat strike off Venezuela was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, AP sources say
- Marine Le Pen's appeal trial opens in Paris, with far-right leader's 2027 presidential bid at stake
- Gaza's living conditions worsen as strong winds and hypothermia kill 5
- South Korean prosecutor seeks death sentence for ex-leader Yoon over martial law decree
- Uganda's military deployed in national capital before presidential election
- Russia launches another major strike on Ukraine's power grid in freezing temperatures
- Lebanon ex-central bank chief's corruption case being sent to top court, officials say
- Hong Kong court moves closer to sentencing activist Jimmy Lai after hearing lighter penalty pleas
- Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer
Mon, 12 Jan 2026
- Trump holds off on military action against Iran's protest crackdown as he 'explores' Tehran messages
- How NATO works at a time when Trump is threatening to seize Greenland
- Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committee
- Colombian rebels call for a 'national accord' after the US intervention in Venezuela
- US accuses Russia of 'dangerous and inexplicable escalation' of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace
- Families of prisoners in Venezuela wait in anguish as promised releases trickle
- The Latest: Trump says Iran proposed negotiations as hundreds killed in protests
- Trump says Iran trade partners will face 25% tariffs from US as he looks to pressure Tehran
- US lawmakers to visit Denmark as Trump continues to threaten Greenland
- Carney visits China this week in a bid to rebuild ties and reduce Canadian dependence on US
- Cyprus president's top aide quits after online video alleging government corruption
- Cuba's president says no current talks with the US following Trump's threats
- Swiss court orders 3 months of pretrial detention for bar manager over fatal fire
- Londons homicide rate is at a record low as mayor says it disproves Trump's 'dystopian' claims
- 'Hamnet' and 'One Battle After Another' take top honors at Golden Globes
- Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musks Grok over sexualized AI images
- Hong Kong court hears arguments on sentencing of former publisher Jimmy Lai; no decision yet
- Hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya opens at top UN court
Sun, 11 Jan 2026
- Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election
- Death toll from protests in Iran hits at least 544, activists say, as Trump says Iran wants to talk
- Human heads found hanging on a beach in southwestern Ecuador
- First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting
- Britain is in talks with NATO to counter Russia and China in the Arctic
- Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over
- Thousands of tourists stranded in northern Finland as deep freeze halts flights
- Myanmar holds second round of voting in first general election since military takeover
- Settler violence in the Jordan Valley expels Palestinians from one of the few towns left standing
- Iranian protests are growing. Israel is watching closely
- Retouched images of Netanyahu's wife, distributed by the state, ignite a fiery ethics debate
- Germany sharply rejects RFK Jr.'s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions
- US launches new retaliatory strikes against IS in Syria after deadly ambush
- Ukrainian drone attack in Russia kills 1 following Moscow's intense bombardment
Sat, 10 Jan 2026
- Death toll in violence surrounding protests challenging Iran's theocracy reaches 116, activists say
- Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day after government announces goodwill effort
- Nicaraguas government says its freeing detainees after pressure from the US
- As protests rage, Iran pulls the plug on contact with the world
- Filipino rescuers detect 'signs of life' in garbage avalanche that killed 4 and left dozens missing
- Video shows armed men beating a Palestinian in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
- Brazil soy industrys exit from moratorium on using Amazon land could spur deforestation
- Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile
- Greenland's party leaders firmly reject Trump's push for US control of the island
Fri, 09 Jan 2026
- Russia uses its new ballistic missile in a major attack on Ukraine and a warning to West
- US and Venezuela take first steps toward restoring relations after Maduro's ouster
- Trump promises oil executives 'total safety' if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster
- Officials say a shark killed an American woman along a beach in the US Virgin Islands
- Iran's exiled crown prince rises as a figure in protests, decades after leaving his homeland
- A timeline of how the protests in Iran unfolded and grew
- Iran supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown on protesters 'ruining their own streets' for Trump
- Winter storm slams UK and France as cold snap spreads across Europe
- Why boosting production of Venezuela's 'very dense, very sloppy' oil could harm the environment
- Russia just used its new hypersonic missile again in Ukraine. Here's what to know about the Oreshnik
- As Trump promises Venezuelan renaissance, locals struggle with crumbling economy
- UN rights office cites 'widespread repression' in Uganda before next week's presidential election
- Yemens Southern Transitional Council announces dissolution after its leader flees to the UAE
- Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships arrive in South Africa for naval drills as tensions run high
- Mound of garbage collapses at Philippine landfill, killing 2 and leaving 36 others missing
- The pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert dominion
- Switzerland honors the victims of the deadly Alpine bar fire in a national day of mourning
- US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia in a bid to ensure regional stability
- David Bowie's childhood home in London is set to open to the public next year
- Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace
- Hundreds in Somalia's capital protest Israel's recognition of breakaway territory of Somaliland
- Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures and activists, which Trump says US requested
- More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends
- Trump pick for Gaza board Nickolay Mladenov frequently worked to ease Mideast tensions
- Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo
Thu, 08 Jan 2026
- An Argentine court offers hope for Venezuelans seeking justice for abuses under Maduro
- Internet and phones cut in Iran as protesters heed exiled prince's call for mass demonstration
- House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders
- Somalia denies US allegation that it destroyed food aid warehouse
- Mexico boasts sharp decline in homicides, but analysts urge caution
- UN says the US has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump withdraws from several
- Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza
- Gang violence forces medical nonprofit Doctors Without Borders to suspend services at Haiti clinic
- Russian drone strikes cause major blackouts in two regions of Ukraine
- Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player
- Tens of thousands flee Aleppo neighborhoods as Syrian government clashes with Kurds intensify
- US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation
- Britain says tanker seizure is a win for trans-Atlantic security but tensions loom over Greenland
- China and Japan, uneasy neighbors in East Asia, are at odds again
- Businessman extradited from Cambodia to China suspected of running vast online criminal empire
- UK braced for heavy snow as cold weather snap in Europe persists
- Lebanese military moves to new phase of disarming non-state groups like Hezbollah
- Saudi Arabia alleges UAE smuggled wanted Yemen separatist leader out of the country
- US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide
- Australia's leader announces a royal commission into antisemitism after Bondi mass shooting
- President Petro's clash with Trump over Venezuela backs Colombia into a corner
Wed, 07 Jan 2026
- Snow and ice ground flights and choke highways in parts of Europe
- Somalia's fight against extremist militants shows signs of success on the streets of Mogadishu
- Gen Z activists who toppled Nepal's government are frustrated with the leaders they brought to power
- Trump threats against Greenland pose new, potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO
- Trump invites Colombian president to White House after threatening his country with military strike
- US to withdraw from over 65 international organizations as Trump administration further retreats from global cooperation
- US suspends assistance to Somalias federal government, alleging it seized food aid
- Bolsonaro briefly leaves Brazilian prison for medical tests after a fall from his bed
- Separatist group in Yemen loses contact with delegation that went to Riyadh for talks
- Venezuela's military buries soldiers slain in US operation to capture Maduro
- Mexico becomes crucial fuel supplier to Cuba but pledges no extra shipments after Maduro toppled
- Rubio plans to meet with Danish officials next week to talk about US interest in Greenland
- Civilians flee Aleppo as clashes between Syrian government and Kurdish forces escalate
- US military action in Venezuela is seen as both a blessing and a curse for Russia's Putin
- Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox teen
- China announces another new trade measure against Japan as tensions rise
- Iran army chief threatens preemptive attack over 'rhetoric' targeting country after Trump's comments
- Trump leaves Venezuela's opposition sidelined and Maduro's party in power
- New deadly clashes between Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters erupt in Aleppo
- Protest-hit Iran warily watches the US after its raid on Venezuela
- Ahead of election, Uganda's security forces are accused of using violence against the opposition
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