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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Traffic Controllers Strike - France

Illustration - Air traffic at Roissy CDG. Paris airport. Roissy, France on June 7, 2023. The air traffic controllers' strike on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 July is disrupting the start of the summer holidays. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) announced that 933 flights departing from or arriving in France, i.e. around 10% of scheduled flights, had been cancelled in France on Thursday. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

A Peshmerga recruit takes a selfie while sitting on a rock in Erbil, Iraq, on June 10, 2023. A significant number of Kurdish women have joined the Peshmerga, viewing exile and armed resistance as their only means of challenging the Iranian regime and asserting their rights. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Trudeau Resigns as PM and Liberal Leader

File photo - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hugs Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, June 10, 2023. On January 6, 2025, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation. Photo by Frank Gunn/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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"Muscle train" with on-board bodybuilding performance in western Japan

A bodybuilder performs in front of 35 passengers inside a JR Sanin Line train in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2024, to promote the western Japan railway line, which partially resumed service in June after being severely damaged by torrential rain in the summer of 2023.

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"Muscle train" with on-board bodybuilding performance in western Japan

A bodybuilder performs in front of 35 passengers inside a JR Sanin Line train in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2024, to promote the western Japan railway line, which partially resumed service in June after being severely damaged by torrential rain in the summer of 2023.

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SUDAN-OMDURMAN-GRAVES

(240707) -- OMDURMAN, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken by a mobile phone on July 6, 2024 shows graves of citizens buried near walls of a school in Omdurman city, Sudan. Sudan has been embroiled in a deadly conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since mid-April 2023. The conflict had claimed at least 16,650 lives by May 10, 2024, according to a watchdog update cited by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in late June. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SUDAN-OMDURMAN-GRAVES

(240707) -- OMDURMAN, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken by a mobile phone on July 6, 2024 shows graves of citizens buried near walls of a school in Omdurman city, Sudan. Sudan has been embroiled in a deadly conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since mid-April 2023. The conflict had claimed at least 16,650 lives by May 10, 2024, according to a watchdog update cited by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in late June. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning cross-border tourism shows China's vitality in opening-up

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Riders compete during an international cycling race along a route crossing the border area between China's Hekou County and Vietnam's Lao Cai Province on Dec. 10, 2023. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning cross-border tourism shows China's vitality in opening-up

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Riders compete during an international cycling race along a route crossing the border area between China's Hekou County and Vietnam's Lao Cai Province on Dec. 10, 2023. (Xinhua)

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Türkiye fines Google nearly 15 mln USD over hotel searches

STORY: Türkiye fines Google nearly 15 mln USD over hotel searches SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Google 2. various of people using Google 3. various of Google STORYLINE: Türkiye's Competition Board fined U.S. tech giant Google 482 million liras (around 14.88 million U.S. dollars) on Monday for failing to comply with an injunction related to hotel search queries. The regulatory body said in a statement that Google had not implemented "precautionary measures suggested for hotel searches," blocking competing local search engines on its platform and undermining fair competition. The fine comes after the competition board launched an investigation into Google in March and imposed a daily fine of 0.05 percent of its 2023 revenue starting from mid-April until it complied with the injunction. The move follows a similar decision by the watchdog in March, when it issued an interim injunction against social m

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHATIAN-WOMEN'S DRAGON BOAT TEAM (CN)

(240610) -- GUANGZHOU, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shatian women's dragon boat team competes in a race in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 10, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: "Moms' dragon boat team" paddles toward victory, locally and internationally" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHATIAN-WOMEN'S DRAGON BOAT TEAM (CN)

(240610) -- GUANGZHOU, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shatian women's dragon boat team competes in a race in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 10, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: "Moms' dragon boat team" paddles toward victory, locally and internationally" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of the apron at the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province. The Ezhou Huahu Airport, an all-cargo hub airport, saw its accumulated international throughput exceeding 100,000 tonnes on Saturday. Starting international operation in April 2023, the airport is now running 18 international routes in addition to 50 domestic routes. It owns a 750,000-square meter cargo transfer center with parcel sorting lines adding up to 52 kilometers. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xiao Yijiu)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of the apron at the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province. The Ezhou Huahu Airport, an all-cargo hub airport, saw its accumulated international throughput exceeding 100,000 tonnes on Saturday. Starting international operation in April 2023, the airport is now running 18 international routes in addition to 50 domestic routes. It owns a 750,000-square meter cargo transfer center with parcel sorting lines adding up to 52 kilometers. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Italy experiences over decade of growth marred by growing inequality

STORY: Italy experiences over decade of growth marred by growing inequality SHOOTING TIME: June 3, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Italy 2. various of streets in Rome STORYLINE: While wealth in Italy grew over the last 15 years, the economic gap between high-income and medium-income families has also widened, a national report recently showed. Italy is the third largest economy in the European Union (EU) after Germany and France, and its total net wealth increased by about 14 percent between 2010 and 2023, according to the latest Bank of Italy's annual report. However, the distribution of wealth was increasingly uneven and mostly benefitted the wealthiest 10 percent of households, while middle-class families saw their relative share of wealth decrease. In terms of wealth distribution, Italy's population can be divided into three groups (top, medium, and bottom group), the central bank said. The top 10 percent of households

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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran - Erbil

Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) stand outside their tent in an outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades. The group has found itself in the spotlight of the recent tensions inside Iran after the women-led protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, as Tehran has repeated blamed what it calls the “separatist” Kurdish group behind the protests, and since has targeted the group with drones and missile strikes inside Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran - Erbil

Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) walk back to their outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades. The group has found itself in the spotlight of the recent tensions inside Iran after the women-led protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, as Tehran has repeated blamed what it calls the “separatist” Kurdish group behind the protests, and since has targeted the group with drones and missile strikes inside Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran - Erbil

Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) drink tea in the afternoon in an outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades. The group has found itself in the spotlight of the recent tensions inside Iran after the women-led protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, as Tehran has repeated blamed what it calls the “separatist” Kurdish group behind the protests, and since has targeted the group with drones and missile strikes inside Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran - Erbil

Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) walk back to their outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades. The group has found itself in the spotlight of the recent tensions inside Iran after the women-led protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, as Tehran has repeated blamed what it calls the “separatist” Kurdish group behind the protests, and since has targeted the group with drones and missile strikes inside Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran - Erbil

Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) walk back to their outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades. The group has found itself in the spotlight of the recent tensions inside Iran after the women-led protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, as Tehran has repeated blamed what it calls the “separatist” Kurdish group behind the protests, and since has targeted the group with drones and missile strikes inside Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran - Erbil

Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) walk back to their outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades. The group has found itself in the spotlight of the recent tensions inside Iran after the women-led protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, as Tehran has repeated blamed what it calls the “separatist” Kurdish group behind the protests, and since has targeted the group with drones and missile strikes inside Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crown Prince Hussein And Princess Rajwa Expecting Their First Child

Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan are going to be parents! The Royal Hashemite Court announced on April 10 that Queen Rania and King Abdullah II’s firstborn and his wife are expecting their first child this summer - FILE - Kings and Queens and Princes pose with Jordan’s Royal Family just before banquet dinner held for Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and his bride Rajwa Al Hussein’s wedding at Al Husseiniya Palace, in Amman, Jordan, on June 1st, 2023. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crown Prince Hussein And Princess Rajwa Expecting Their First Child

Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan are going to be parents! The Royal Hashemite Court announced on April 10 that Queen Rania and King Abdullah II’s firstborn and his wife are expecting their first child this summer - FILE - Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and his bride Princess Rajwa Al Hussein : ‘ring moment’ at Zahran Palace in Amman, Jordan, on June 1st, 2023. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crown Prince Hussein And Princess Rajwa Expecting Their First Child

Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan are going to be parents! The Royal Hashemite Court announced on April 10 that Queen Rania and King Abdullah II’s firstborn and his wife are expecting their first child this summer - FILE - Jordan’s Queen Rania with her son Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and his bride Princess Rajwa al Hussein and her parents (Al Seif family) seen at Al Husseinieh Palace in Amman, Jordan, on June 1st, 2023. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crown Prince Hussein And Princess Rajwa Expecting Their First Child

Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan are going to be parents! The Royal Hashemite Court announced on April 10 that Queen Rania and King Abdullah II’s firstborn and his wife are expecting their first child this summer - FILE - Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and his bride Princess Rajwa Al Hussein pose at Zahran Palace in Amman, Jordan, on June 1st, 2023. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crown Prince Hussein And Princess Rajwa Expecting Their First Child

Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan are going to be parents! The Royal Hashemite Court announced on April 10 that Queen Rania and King Abdullah II’s firstborn and his wife are expecting their first child this summer - FILE - Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and his bride Princess Rajwa al Hussein parade in a motorcade in the streets of Amman, Jordan, on June 1st, 2023. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crown Prince Hussein And Princess Rajwa Expecting Their First Child

Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan are going to be parents! The Royal Hashemite Court announced on April 10 that Queen Rania and King Abdullah II’s firstborn and his wife are expecting their first child this summer - FILE - Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and his bride Princess Rajwa al Hussein parade in a motorcade in the streets of Amman, Jordan, on June 1st, 2023. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crown Prince Hussein And Princess Rajwa Expecting Their First Child

Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan are going to be parents! The Royal Hashemite Court announced on April 10 that Queen Rania and King Abdullah II’s firstborn and his wife are expecting their first child this summer - FILE - Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and his bride Rajwa al Saif leave Zahran Palace during their wedding in Amman, Jordan, on June 1st, 2023 . Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xinhua Headlines: One year after Saudi-Iranian reconciliation, China's dedication to peace still resonates in Middle East

(240310) -- CAIRO, March 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli (Front) and Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs Ali Al-Yousef (C) attend a ribbon cutting at the opening ceremony of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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Will energy-strapped Türkiye attain energy independence?

STORY: Will energy-strapped Türkiye attain energy independence? SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024, FILE DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:32 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish drilling ships in Black Sea (date: June 12, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of natural gas facilities of Türkiye (date: June 26, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of Turkish oil wells in Türkiye (date: Jan. 01, 2024) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of Akkuyu nuclear power plant of Türkiye (date: July 06, 2023) 5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ALI ARIF AKTURK, Ankara-based independent energy policies expert STORYLINE: Türkiye is seeking to attain energy independence in the upcoming 30 years with its newly found underground gas deposits and renewables, but this plan may be too ambitious, experts said. Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a public speech on Feb. 10 in the northern Zonguldak province that the country's main goal is to attain "complete energy

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TRADITIONAL VILLAGES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230427) -- HANGZHOU, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2021 shows the view of the Xumin Village in Ninghai County, east China's Zhejiang Province. China has inscribed a total of 8,155 traditional villages to its state protection list in an effort to conserve the country's millennia-old agricultural civilization, official data showed. Zhejiang is among the leaders in the country's rural vitalization drive, with great efforts being made to protect the natural environment and traditional culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-SPORTS NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iga Swiatek of Poland looks at the falling top of Suzanne Lenglen trophy during the awarding ceremony after winning the women's singles final against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2023

(231230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli (Front) and Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs Ali Al-Yousef (C) attend a ribbon cutting at the opening ceremony of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2023. Top 10 world news events in 2023 3. Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China spurs reconciliation wave in the Middle East With China's mediation, Saudi Arabia and Iran reached a groundbreaking agreement in Beijing on March 10 to resume diplomatic relations that had been severed for seven years. In April, the two countries formally resumed diplomatic ties. The two countries shook hands and made peace, catalysing reconciliation among many countries in the Middle East. In the following months, Syria has rejoined the Arab League, and Egypt and Türkiye have restored ambassador-level diplomatic relations. Additionally, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and other countries have taken steps towards normalizing thei