The "Chinese Bridge" Experiencing Area is now officially open at the Chengdu World Games Village. Dive into fun activities like getting a Chinese name and learning how to cook Chinese food – all designed to create unforgettable moments during the Games. #TWG2025 #ChineseBridge

Lu Zhuoling won the women's Wushu Taijiquan-Taijijian on Friday night, securing China's first gold at the 2025 World Games. She took the gold just days before her 22nd birthday, which she said was the best gift she could hope for. #TWG2025 #taiji #taichi #kungfu

The world's first humanoid smart robot 4S store has officially opened in #Beijing E-Town! Coinciding with the 2025 World Robot Conference, it marks a giant leap in bringing cutting-edge robotics out of the lab and into everyday life. #WRC2025 #robotics #humanoidrobots #innovation

A message of protest has appeared on a beach near the #US Embassy in #TelAviv, urging an end to the #Gaza conflict. #Israel's Security Cabinet today approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to fully take over Gaza City, provoking global outrage.

Firefighters are battling a rapidly spreading brush fire in a mountainous region of #California. Around 50,000 people in an area ranging from #LosAngeles County to the northwest of #LakePiru have been issued with evacuation warnings. #CanyonFire #USA

Last night, athletes and coaches from the #Netherlands, #Poland, #Switzerland, and #Belgium jumped aboard #Chengdu's iconic HOT-POT BUS. The 12th World Games is now underway in city. Check out this special tour! #TWG2025 #hotpot

#OpenAI has launched its latest artificial intelligence model. GPT-5, which will be available to all 700 million #ChatGPT users, is said to be more advanced than its predecessors, with notable gains in reasoning, coding, and creative writing. #GPT5

Heavy rain pounded the southern Japanese island of #Kyushu on Friday, triggering floods and landslides. Over 530,000 residents are under evacuation advisories in #Kagoshima Prefecture and neighboring #Miyazaki. #Japan #rainfall #flood

Scientists from #Argentina’s leading scientific funding and research body, Conicet, staged a candlelight vigil outside their headquarters in Buenos Aires. State-backed science organizations in the country have lost 4,000 positions over the past year and a half.

The 12th World Games kicks off in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Running from August 7 to 17, the Chengdu World Games will feature 34 sports, including emerging Olympic disciplines such as breaking, sport climbing and flag football. #TWG2025

#Thailand and #Cambodia have agreed on Thursday to extend a ceasefire deal that followed five days of hostilities along their border last month. At least 43 people were killed and over 300,000 displaced on both sides of the border during the clashes.

UN@80: Meet Zhang Yuan, a Chinese visual artist based in Venice. His project "City Cutting" is a textile-based series that reimagines urban landscapes through the reuse of discarded luxury tailoring fabrics. #UN80 #GlobalYouthVisualChallenge

Official data shows the population of #Japan fell by more than 900,000 in 2024, as the country battles to reverse its low birth rate. This is the 16th consecutive year of population decline in Japan, and the largest drop since surveys began in 1968.

French firefighters on Thursday continued efforts to control the country's biggest #wildfire in almost 80 years. The blaze in the southern Aude region has so far swept through over 15,000 hectares -- an area larger than Paris.

The 2025 World Games kicks off today in #Chengdu. Foreign athletes are flooding into the city, and their first stop is to visit the pandas! As they drop by the city's giant panda base, many snapped up souvenirs. Let’s see what panda merch they’re taking home! #TWG2025 #giantpanda

One person has died and nine others were injured in a wildfire in southern France's Aude department. The blaze, which started Tuesday afternoon, has destroyed 25 homes along the Mediterranean coast. Approximately 1,500 firefighters are currently working to contain the fire.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has seen its largest decline in coral cover in the 2024, with significant losses in both northern and southern regions. After several years of steady growth, coral coverage has dropped by a quarter to a third. @aims_gov_au

Mourners at #Gaza's #NasserHospital grieve #Palestinians killed during Thursday's #aid distribution and #Israeli airstrikes on civilian tents.

#PandaExpress: Chengdu launches five direct bus routes (just 8 yuan!), linking panda base to downtown hotspots ahead of the #WorldGames. The metro now accepts UnionPay/Visa/Mastercard, with 10+ language translators installed. #SichuanTourism #Chengdu2025

The Chinese historical film "Dead To Rights" continues its box office dominance, grossing 1.762 billion yuan (~$244 million). This harrowing retelling of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre has become the standout hit of China's summer blockbuster season. #chinesefilm #DeadtoRights