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Aden, Yemen, January 2 (Xinhua) — Yemen's Saudi-backed government on Friday announced the launch of a military operation against the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in the oil-rich Hadramaut province in the southeast of the country, provincial governor Salim Al-Khanbashi said.

In an address broadcast on state television from the Saudi capital Riyadh, the governor said the operation was aimed at restoring state authority and ensuring security and stability in the province, especially around key government institutions and strategic sites.

He said the move came after repeated attempts to contain tensions through dialogue had failed. He accused STC-affiliated forces of "undermining security measures on the ground and challenging the authority of the internationally recognized government."

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HAIKOU, January 2 (Xinhua) — China's largest ultra-deepwater gas field, Shenhai-1 (Deep Sea No. 1), recently completed its 100th crude oil shipment since its commissioning, the China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) announced on Friday.

The total volume of oil and gas production at this field by the end of 2025 exceeded 4.5 million tons of oil equivalent, which is comparable to the volume of production at a medium-sized onshore oil field.

The project was implemented in two stages, which were commissioned in 2021 and 2025, respectively.

The second phase of the project represents the most complex deepwater gas field development project in the country to date. It is being implemented at the highest temperatures and pressures. Furthermore, the maximum production depth exceeds 1,500 meters.

Currently, the daily production volume of energy resources at Shenhai-1 is 15 million cubic meters of natural gas and more than 1,600 tons of oil condensate.

Let us recall that the Shenhai-1 field is located in the offshore area 150 km from the city of Sanya in the island province of Hainan in southern China. -0-

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KUNMING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — An investigation into the deadly fire that broke out at a motorcycle parts store in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on April 12, 2025, killing eight people, has revealed that the fire was caused by an illegally modified electric bicycle battery during indoor charging. Evidence and materials uncovered during the investigation have been transferred to the relevant department for prosecution of 25 people.

According to the findings released by the Yunnan Provincial Fire and Rescue Service, the fire was caused by a short circuit in a modified lithium-ion battery of an electric bicycle that was being charged indoors. The flames quickly engulfed the vehicle itself and spread to nearby e-bikes, spare parts, a sofa, and other flammable materials.

The investigation also revealed that the store had been illegally converted into a space that included both a commercial area and a residential area on the second floor. Furthermore, the first and second floors lacked fire barriers and independent evacuation systems, which resulted in high-temperature smoke quickly rising and filling the stairwell, severely limiting the time for evacuation of those inside.

There were nine people in the store at the time of the incident. The sole survivor, who is also the store owner and was charging the e-bike inside, was placed under house arrest by Kunming police on suspicion of committing a criminal act of negligence resulting in a fire.

The report calls on government agencies at all levels to tighten supervision of product quality and practices related to modification, introduce stricter controls on the sales approval and quality of electric bicycles, improve safety management at parking lots, and further strengthen public awareness and education on fire safety. -0-

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Los Angeles, January 2 (Xinhua) — At least 40,000 people will be injured by gun violence in the United States in 2025, including more than 14,600 deaths and more than 26,100 injuries, according to preliminary statistics published Thursday on the Gun Violence Archive (GVA).

According to GVA, a nonprofit organization founded in 2013 to provide free access to accurate information on gun violence, there were at least 407 mass shootings in the country in 2025, each in which four or more people were killed or injured, not counting the shooter, who may also have been killed or injured in the incident.

The data also shows that 224 children aged 11 or younger were killed in firearm-related incidents, and another 461 children in the same age group were injured over the past year. Additionally, 1,030 adolescents aged 12 to 17 were killed and another 2,733 were injured in such incidents.

GVA's firearm-related death statistics include intentional homicides, self-defense firearms, and accidental shootings, but exclude suicides. However, citing preliminary estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the organization reported that more than 24,000 people will die from firearm suicides in 2025. –0–

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CARACAS, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on television Thursday that he is ready if Washington wants serious talks on an agreement to combat drug trafficking.

N. Maduro said that many people, even in the United States, do not believe the narrative about drug production in Venezuela, noting that both Venezuela and the United States need to have a serious dialogue based on facts.

He also said that Venezuela would accept US investments at any time, including investments from the American oil company Chevron, if the United States needed Venezuelan oil.

Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez confirmed on social media in December 2025 that a Chevron tanker carrying crude oil had legally left Venezuela and was headed to the United States.

In recent months, the United States has maintained a significant military presence in the Caribbean, primarily off the coast of Venezuela, ostensibly to "combat drug trafficking." Venezuela has denounced this as a thinly veiled attempt to overthrow its government.

The US military has sunk nearly 30 "drug-smuggling vessels" in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, killing more than 100 people. –0–

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SEOUL, January 2 (Xinhua) — About 122 people were evacuated after smoke was reported on board a domestic flight from Jeju to Pohang in South Korea, Newsis News reported on Friday.

The incident occurred on board Jin Air flight LJ436, scheduled to operate from Jeju to Pohang, at approximately 12:25 PM local time. It was determined that smoke entered the aircraft as passengers were boarding.

Jin Air conducted an investigation after the evacuation of passengers and crew. It was reported that there was a malfunction in the auxiliary power unit (APU) system.

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New York, January 2 (Xinhua) — U.S. Democratic Party member Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's new mayor on Thursday. He became the first Muslim mayor of America's largest city by population and pledged to address the city's housing affordability crisis.

At his inauguration ceremony, Z. Mamdani reiterated his campaign promises to make the city more affordable for working people. These included freezing rents, taxing the wealthiest, abolishing bus fares, introducing a free childcare program, and launching a pilot project to create city-subsidized grocery stores.

The 34-year-old mayor promised to implement a program of safety, affordability, and abundance, in which “government looks and lives like the people it represents, never backs down from fighting corporate greed, and isn’t afraid to take on challenges others find too difficult.”

Z. Mamdani, who was born in Uganda, became New York City's first Muslim mayor after defeating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo last November. –0–

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Beijing, January 2 (Xinhua) – China categorically rejects any attempts to limit its actions to curb separatist activity or interference in its internal affairs under the pretext of maintaining peace in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang stated on Friday.

Zhang Xiaogang made the statement in response to a media request for comment on remarks by Taiwan's Prime Minister Lai Qingde, as well as comments from several countries, including the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines, regarding the recent military exercises, codenamed "Just Mission 2025," conducted by the PLA's Eastern Area Combat Command. -0-

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XI'AN, January 2 (Xinhua) — The first China-Europe train of 2026 departed from Xi'an International Port Station, the capital of Northeast China's Shaanxi Province, on Thursday. The train, operating along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), will cross the border at Khorgos, travel through Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea, and arrive in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

This train, fully loaded with 45 containers of photovoltaic modules, is not only the first China-Europe train departure in 2026, but also the first train to depart from China on the TITR in 2026.

"The China-Europe (Xi'an) train has created a convenient international logistics channel for cargo transportation, and compared to traditional sea freight, it reduces transit time from two months to 11 days. This has significantly reduced logistics costs for enterprises," said Du Ning, an employee of the Northwest Electric Power Design Institute of China Power Engineering Consulting Group (CPECC), a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC).

Xi'an is actively involved in the construction of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route and is working with relevant parties to continuously promote cost reduction and efficiency improvements. Train departures along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route are currently increasing in frequency, and transit times have been reduced from 15-23 days to approximately 11 days.

In 2019, the first train was launched from Xi'an on the TITR, and as of the end of November 2025, a total of 466 trains had been operated from Xi'an on this route.

According to the data of the state-owned corporation China Railways (CR), in January-November 2025, the total number of freight train departures from Xi'an along the China-Europe international railway freight transportation routes reached 5,671, an increase of 20.5 percent year-on-year. -0-

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LIBREVILLE, January 2 (Xinhua) — Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligi Nguema on Thursday announced the formation of a new 31-member government.

Cabinet reshuffles occurred following parliamentary and local elections held at the end of 2025. Several key departments, including the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the ministries of justice, oil industry, economy, and finance, received new leaders.

At the same time, the president retained several close allies in important government positions, including Ulrich Manfumbi Manfumbi as Minister of Transport, Merchant Marine and Logistics, Brigitte Onkanova as Minister of Defence and Camélia Ntutumé-Leclerc as Minister of Education.

The new government includes 11 women and 20 men. According to the Gabonese Constitution, the president is also the head of the cabinet. –0–

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