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Riga, December 28 (Xinhua) — Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania on Saturday formally withdrew from the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty banning the use of anti-personnel mines.

Diana Eglite, a spokesperson for the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that Latvia submitted documents to the UN Secretary-General regarding its withdrawal from the Mine Ban Convention six months ago.

Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas stated: “The decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention was dictated by the need to strengthen deterrence and defence capabilities.”

On June 27, the three Baltic countries formally submitted notifications to the UN Secretary-General regarding their withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention. They cited changing national security needs as the primary reason for their coordinated decision.

According to the rules of the convention, withdrawal from it takes effect six months after the UN Secretary-General receives official notification from each country.

The Ottawa Convention was signed in 1997 and entered into force in 1999. Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia acceded to the convention in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. –0–

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SAO PAULO, December 27 (Xinhua) — At least 10 people were killed on Saturday in a head-on collision between two vehicles on a highway in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, the Federal Highway Police said.

The accident occurred on the BR-101 federal highway, the country's largest highway, near the town of Mukuri in the southern part of the state.

According to local media, both vehicles caught fire after the impact, forcing authorities to close the highway to investigate the cause of the accident.

The identities of the victims have not yet been released. –0–

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Bishkek, December 27 /Xinhua/ — The commissioning ceremony for a Chinese plant to generate electricity from municipal solid waste recycling took place on Saturday in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. More than 200 representatives from both countries attended the event.

Speaking at the ceremony, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov noted that this plant, while addressing waste recycling, generates electricity and creates new jobs. "The construction of this plant will significantly improve the environmental situation in the capital and contribute to providing electricity to the population," the head of state stated.

In an interview with journalists, Bishkek Deputy Mayor Ramiz Aliyev said that the environment is one of the most important factors for people. This large and significant project will contribute to the city's fight against smog by converting waste into resources and clean energy.

The construction and operation of the plant are being financed by the Chinese high-tech company Junxin. According to Junxin Chairman Dai Daoguo, the company is committed to ensuring the safe, stable, and environmentally friendly operation of the project and will actively fulfill its social responsibilities to ensure that the development results benefit local residents.

Construction of the aforementioned plant was officially launched in August 2024. The planned total waste processing capacity of the project is 3,000 tons per day. This figure will be 1,000 tons per day in its first phase, enabling annual electricity production of 146 million kWh and a reduction of 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The project is crucial for advancing clean solid waste incineration technologies in Central Asia and advancing the energy transition in the region.

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Moscow, December 27 /Xinhua/ — From January to November of this year, the number of foreign trips within Russia has already exceeded 4.35 million, which is more than the level for the whole of last year, RIA Novosti reported on Saturday, citing Rosstat data.

In 2024, foreign tourists made 4.157 million tourist trips within Russia.

Moscow was the most popular destination among foreign visitors, with 2.3 million trips recorded. St. Petersburg, the Moscow Region, Primorsky Krai, and Krasnodar Krai were also among the most popular destinations.

Overall, the number of tourist trips within Russia in the first 11 months of 2025 increased by 4.5 percent year-on-year, reaching almost 82.9 million, compared to 79.3 million for the same period last year.

Most often, domestic tourists traveled to Moscow, the Krasnodar region, St. Petersburg, the Moscow region, and Tatarstan. –0–

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Beijing, December 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with the foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand in Yunnan Province, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Saturday.

As the official representative noted, at the invitation of Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon and Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkaew will lead delegations to hold a meeting in China's Yunnan Province from December 28 to 29. –0–

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Moscow, December 27 (Xinhua) — The city of Kupyansk in Ukraine's Kharkiv region is under the control of units of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "West" group of forces. This was reported on Saturday by the Russian Defense Ministry, which released a video of soldiers describing the situation in the town.

"The city of Kupyansk is under the control of units of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the West group of forces," the statement said.

As reported by the TASS news agency, citing a company commander of the 1843rd Motorized Rifle Regiment with the call sign Typhoon, servicemen from the Western Group are clearing basements in Kupyansk.

Ukrainian authorities have not yet officially commented on the situation.

On December 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced during the “Year in Review” that Kupyansk was under the control of the Russian Armed Forces and that 3,500 Ukrainian Armed Forces troops were surrounded near Kupyansk.

On December 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on social media that he had visited the Kupyansk area, where fighting was ongoing. He recorded a video message near the stele located at the entrance to the city of Kupyansk. –0–

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CHANTHABURI, Thailand, December 27 (Xinhua) — Thailand and Cambodia signed a joint statement on Saturday announcing a ceasefire effective from 12:00 p.m. local time.

The statement was signed by Thai Defence Minister Natthaphon Nakphanit and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Thea Seikhi during the 3rd Special Meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC), which was held on the Thai side of the border in Chanthaburi Province.

Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Natthaphon Nakphanit noted that the key points of the statement include both sides agreeing to maintain the current troop positions without further movement. Moving troops and patrols will not approach the other side's positions, he added.

The ceasefire will be monitored for 72 hours, the minister stated. "Once the situation stabilizes, civilians will be able to safely return to their homes, after which the 18 detained Cambodian soldiers will be released in accordance with international norms and practices," he said.

Thailand will release 18 captured Cambodian soldiers if the ceasefire is fully observed for 72 hours, Cambodia's Defense Ministry said.

The parties also agreed that the Joint Border Commission should resume work on topographic surveying and border demarcation as soon as possible in accordance with existing agreements in order to achieve lasting peace. –0–

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BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — The 19th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) concluded in Beijing on Saturday.

At the final meeting, lawmakers voted to adopt the Law on the Safety of Hazardous Chemicals, the revised Fisheries Law, the Civil Aviation Law, the Common Language and Script Law, and the Foreign Trade Law, as well as the decision to approve the report of the Legislative Affairs Working Committee of the NPC Standing Committee on the progress of law revision and rectification and related measures.

Chinese President Xi Jinping signed decrees on the publication of the above-mentioned documents. -0-

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Kyiv/Moscow, December 27 (Xinhua) — At least 22 people, including two children, were injured in a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv on Saturday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced on Telegram. The Russian Defense Ministry, meanwhile, confirmed the massive retaliatory strike on Saturday.

According to V. Klitschko, seven of the ten districts of the Ukrainian capital were damaged during the Russian attack. At least eight apartment buildings, private homes, a tram depot, and cars were damaged.

The mayor specifically noted that Kyiv is experiencing heat and power outages due to Russian shelling. Specifically, over 2,600 residential buildings, 187 kindergartens, 138 schools, and 22 social service organizations are without centralized heating. Power and utility workers are working to restore heat and power, he added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in turn, stated that on Saturday, Russia launched nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, at the country. The main strikes targeted Kyiv's energy and civilian facilities.

According to the Ministry of Energy, the current attack left consumers without power not only in the Ukrainian capital, but also in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that Russian forces had launched a massive retaliatory strike. "In response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike tonight using long-range, land-, air-, and sea-based precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, against energy infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises. The strike's objectives were achieved. All designated targets were hit," the ministry's statement read.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also reported that Russian air defense systems shot down 78 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones in the past 24 hours. –0–

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Moscow, December 27 /Xinhua/ – The Ukrainian settlement plan circulated yesterday is radically different from what is being worked out in contacts with the American side, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

"We saw links to a 20-point plan appearing in Ukrainian public groups yesterday. We know that this plan is radically different, if it can even be called a plan, from the 27 points we've been working on with the American side in recent weeks, starting in early December," Sergei Ryabkov said on the program "60 Minutes."

The diplomat emphasized that for Moscow, "staying within the framework established in Anchorage is imperative." Without this, he said, no agreement can be reached.

He also reported that Moscow and Washington have come close to resolving the Ukrainian conflict, but the parties need to make a final push. "I think December 25, 2025, will remain in our memories as the milestone when we truly came close to resolving the [Ukrainian conflict], but whether we can make the final push and reach an agreement depends on the political will of the other side, especially in a situation where Kyiv and its sponsors, particularly in the European Union, who are not committed to an agreement, have redoubled their efforts to torpedo it," said S. Ryabkov. –0–

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