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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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Washington, December 27 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that he is prepared to put a peace plan for resolving the Ukrainian crisis to a referendum if Russia agrees to a ceasefire for at least 60 days. This was reported by the American news outlet Axios following a telephone interview with Zelenskyy on Friday.

The Ukrainian leader noted that he still wanted to achieve a more favorable position on the territorial issue. However, if the plan required a "very difficult" decision on this issue, the best solution, in his opinion, would be to submit the entire 20-point plan to a referendum.

He said a 60-day ceasefire "is a minimum period" because organizing and holding such a vote would be fraught with serious political, logistical and security challenges.

A senior US official told Axios that the Russian side understands the need for a ceasefire if the referendum is held, but is insisting on a shorter deadline.

V. Zelenskyy said he hopes to reach an agreement with US President Donald Trump on a framework mechanism for resolving the crisis during their meeting in the US state of Florida on Sunday.

He noted that most aspects of the bilateral US-Ukrainian agreements have already been agreed upon and enshrined in five documents, while the addition of a sixth is not excluded.

Speaking about the duration of security guarantees after peace is restored in Ukraine, Zelenskyy said the US administration proposed a 15-year agreement with the possibility of extension. "I think we need more than 15 years," he told Axios.

According to the Ukrainian leader, both the United States and Ukraine will submit security guarantees to their legislative bodies for ratification.

As the publication notes, citing a Ukrainian official, V. Zelensky, D. Trump, and a group of European leaders will hold a telephone conference on Saturday to coordinate positions and exchange up-to-date information on the negotiations. –0–

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BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese lawmakers on Saturday voted to approve amendments to the Civil Aviation Law.

The revised law, which was adopted at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), will take effect on July 1, 2026.

The revised law, consisting of 16 chapters, complements and improves various institutional measures to regulate civil aviation activities, ensure the safety of civil aviation, and support the development of low-altitude production, transportation, and economics in this area.

In order to strengthen the control over civil unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the revised law stipulates that, in accordance with state regulations, organizations that are engaged in the design, production, import, maintenance and operation of civil UAVs must apply to authorities for an airworthiness certificate, except in cases where an airworthiness certificate is not required.

To further enhance civil aviation safety, the revised law prohibits the use of laser devices that may interfere with the use of visual navigation aids at airports and contains a specific list of prohibited activities that may interfere with the airport's electromagnetic environment. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — Profits of China's large industrial enterprises increased 0.1 percent year-on-year in January-November 2025, according to data released Saturday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

According to the State Statistical Office, since August of this year, the aggregate growth rate of this indicator has remained positive for four months in a row.

From January to November, the total profit of industrial enterprises with annual operating income of over 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million US dollars) each reached about 6.63 trillion yuan, the NBS reported. -0-

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UNITED NATIONS, December 27 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack on a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs.

According to a statement released by the Secretary-General's spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, the attack occurred during Friday prayers at the Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab area of Homs.

A. Guterres reiterated that attacks on civilians and places of worship are unacceptable, noting that those responsible must be identified and held accountable, the statement said.

“The Secretary-General expresses his condolences to the families of the victims and solidarity with all those affected, and wishes them a speedy and full recovery,” the document adds.

The death toll from the mosque explosion has risen to eight, according to Syrian health authorities.

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Washington, December 27 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "has nothing until I approve it." The American leader made the statement in an exclusive interview with Politico on Friday, two days before a meeting with Zelenskyy in Florida to discuss a peace plan to resolve the nearly four-year-old Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The two leaders are expected to discuss the framework of a new 20-point peace plan, which includes a proposal to establish a demilitarized zone, management of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, territorial control over Donbas, and US security guarantees after the conflict ends.

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RIYADH, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — The Saudi-Chinese Common Ground cultural festival opened in Riyadh this week, capping a year-long initiative aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries through art, technology and cultural heritage.

The festival is being held at the Mohammed bin Salman Non-Profit City to conclude the Saudi-Chinese Year of Culture. Launched on Wednesday by the Kingdom's Ministry of Culture, the event showcases traditional handicrafts and contemporary works by artisans from both countries.

On Thursday, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister of Culture Mai Al-Rasheed and China's Ambassador to the country, Chang Hua, toured the pavilions and met with artists and festival participants.

Among the festival's highlights are a joint exhibition of painting and sculpture, as well as a virtual reality experience that takes visitors on an immersive tour of Beijing's Central Axis, a UNESCO World Heritage site linking 15 major historical sites, including the Imperial Gates, the Forbidden City, and ceremonial altars.

The festival is timed to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Riyadh and Beijing. According to the Chinese ambassador, 2025 marks the first joint cultural year for the two countries. It opened with a Chinese New Year Bazaar in Riyadh, which featured over 60 events, attracting millions of visitors.

According to Ministry of Culture spokesman Abdulrahman Almutawa, the two sides are opening up new opportunities for cooperation through dialogue, cultural exchange, and knowledge sharing.

The festival will run until January 6, 2026. –0–

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in prison on all four counts of abuse of power in a case related to state sovereign wealth fund 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad).

The country's Supreme Court also imposed a fine of 11.4 billion ringgit (US$2.82 billion) on the former prime minister.

Najib Razak was sentenced to five years in prison without a fine for 21 counts of money laundering.

Presiding Judge Collin Lawrence Sequera ordered all prison terms to run concurrently.

In July 2020, Najib Razak was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 210 million ringgit (US$44.4 million) for abuse of power in the case of SRC International, a former unit of 1MDB.

In February last year, the former prime minister's prison sentence was reduced from 12 to six years, and the fine was reduced to 50 million ringgit (US$10.6 million). –0–

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BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — Of the four mice that participated in the recent mission aboard the Chinese space station, one female successfully gave birth to healthy offspring on Earth, according to the Center for Space Utilization (CSU) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

On October 31, four mice launched into space aboard the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft. Upon arrival at the space station, they were placed in a special facility. Two weeks later, they returned to Earth.

After returning, one of the females became pregnant and gave birth to nine cubs on December 10th, six of which survived, which is considered normal. Researchers note that the mother is nursing the cubs normally, and they appear active and healthy.

"This mission demonstrated that short-term spaceflights do not impair the reproductive performance of mice," said Wang Hongmei, a researcher at the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It also provides invaluable samples for studying the effects of the space environment on the early stages of mammalian development.

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