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As we step into 2024, we are leaving behind a year stirred by major events — from politics to economy, conflicts to reconciliations, and countless decisive moments that have reshaped the global landscape. China Daily will review the moments that have changed the world while looking at what's in store the coming year.

Putin to run for top post in 2024 as independent
By REN QI in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin. [Photo/Agencies]

Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted documents to Russia's Central Election Commission on Monday to register as a self-nominated candidate in the 2024 presidential election.

Russia aims to pivot away from West
By REN QI in Moscow
People attend a demonstration supporting peace in Berlin, Germany, on Feb 25. The demonstrators demand that Germany stop supplying weapons to Ukraine and start negotiations with Russia.

Despite sanctions, country's economy registers higher GDP growth, piling more stress on Kyiv's backers

Reporter's log: Protests continue despite long odds
By Jiang Xueqing
A fish store manager stands at a seafood market in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct 19. Fukushima's local catch today is still about one-fifth of its pre-disaster levels because of a decline in the fishing population and smaller catch sizes. EUGENE HOSHIKO/AP

When I interviewed Japanese citizens at rallies protesting against the release of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea, I asked them a question: Considering that there is no sign of a halt to the ocean discharge, why do you still participate in such protests?

Fukushima fishers fight for survival
By JIANG XUEQING in Tokyo
Environmentalists in South Korea stage a rally in Seoul against Japan's disposal plan of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Oct 26, 2020. LEE YOUNG-HO/NEWSCOM

Hopes for safe maritime future dim as irresponsible discharge progresses amid legal rebuke from locals

Bloc key platform for cooperation among economies
By Edith Mutethya
Edith Mutethya. China Daily

When I was given an assignment to cover the BRICS Summit in South Africa in August, I was overjoyed. It was my first time to attend the summit in person, so I was expectant and open-minded to learn.

BRICS expansion to bolster Global South influence
By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya
Farmers thresh hybrid rice in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, on June 20. Chinese agricultural experts have set up a multidisciplinary research center in Bubanza where hybrid rice varieties have been cultivated. HAN XU/XINHUA

Inclusion of six new members promises to reshape world economic and political order

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