Rescuers from across China are racing to the quake zone in Xizang for relief and rescue efforts. Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling to contain raging blazes. The leader of Greenland has held talks with the Danish King after Donald Trump threatened to seize the Danish autonomous territory.

Rescuers are searching for survivors after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Xizang in southwest China. California declares a state of emergency amid a fast-moving wildfire in the southern part of the U.S. state. John Mahama assumes office as the president of Ghana, returning to power after eight years.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he is stepping down after nine years in the job. The U.S. Congress has officially confirmed Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election. Palestinian sources say the latest round of Israeli airstrikes over Gaza has killed at least 19 Palestinians.

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency requests that the police take over the efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol. The Israeli military ramps up airstrikes on Gaza amid revived negotiations in Doha on halting a 15-month conflict. Washington D.C. is preparing to host a series of high-profile political events this month.

South Korea's Chief Intelligence Officer announced that the country has halted the execution of the arrest warrant against President Yoon. The Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is close to being finalized. Authorities have identified the driver in the Tesla Cybertruck attack.

Sixteen people were killed in two incidents in the US on the first day of 2025. Emergency relief supplies provided by China have arrived in Vanuatu’s capital. Displaced Palestinians in central Gaza are relying on charity kitchens due to a lack of food aid.

Celebrations in China and around the world welcome the year 2025, with thousands gathering at Beijing's Tian'anmen Square for a flag-raising ceremony. The UN human rights office says Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza have devastated the strip’s health system. The supply of Russian natural gas to Europe via Ukraine comes to an end on New Year's day after a transit deal expired.

South Korea issues an arrest warrant against impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol, an unprecedented move against a sitting head of state. South Korean police vow to speed up the identification of the victims killed in the Jeju Air plane crash. A transit deal allowing Russia to export natural gas to Europe via Ukraine expires.

This special edition of The Top Story brings you China Media Group's list of the top 10 China-related news stories and the top 10 international news stories of 2024.

Israel intends to build temporary military posts to ensure their operations inside the buffer zone in the Golan Heights. An investigation into the cause of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan is underway, with a second black box reportedly found. Mass protests have erupted across several cities in Syria over a video showing an attack on an Alawite shrine in Aleppo.