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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 29

Xinhua
| December 29, 2025
2025-12-29

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he thinks "we're getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to a peace deal to end the Ukraine crisis after his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida.

The two presidents spoke with European leaders, including leaders of NATO and the European Union, during the course of their meeting, Trump told reporters at a joint press conference with Zelensky. (US-Trump-Zelensky)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people, including two minors, were killed and nine others injured in a head-on car collision on Sunday in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais, said local authorities.

The crash occurred early Sunday morning on the BR-040 federal highway near the municipality of Paracatu in northwestern Minas Gerais. (Brazil-Car Accident)

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MEXICO CITY -- A passenger train carrying 241 passengers and nine crew members derailed on a bridge near Nizanda in southeastern Mexico on Sunday, leaving several people trapped and injured, the Secretariat of the Navy said on social media.

The train plunged into a ravine while en route to the municipality of Matias Romero, according to Oaxaca Governor Salomon Jara. (Mexico-Train Derailment)

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OTTAWA -- Two people died and three others were taken to a hospital after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Charlottetown, the capital of Canada's Prince Edward Island, on early Sunday morning.

According to local media, the condition of the three hospitalized individuals remains unknown. (Canada-Apartment Fire) Enditem

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