China Media Group (CMG) on Sunday unveiled its picks for the top 10 international news stories of 2024.

1. China’s head-of-state diplomacy has led the trend of the times for peace, development and win-win cooperation, promoting building a community with a shared future for mankind.

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-29/China-Media-Group-picks-the-world-s-top-10-news-stories-of-2024-1zJboegXvR6/img/8ef8cde870ea47fb8747ee628686e210/8ef8cde870ea47fb8747ee628686e210.jpeg' alt='A view of the Tiananmen Rostrum in Beijing, capital of China. /CFP'

2. The spillover of the Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies regional crisis. Syria’s shocking power shift.

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-29/China-Media-Group-picks-the-world-s-top-10-news-stories-of-2024-1zJboegXvR6/img/c7ba5724a14c4459b726f023ddc4de08/c7ba5724a14c4459b726f023ddc4de08.jpeg' alt='A targeted building and the damaged structures around it after the Israeli army attack in the Derec neighborhood in Gaza, December 19, 2024. /CFP'

3. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has continued for over 1,000 days and there is a rising risk of conflict escalation.

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-29/China-Media-Group-picks-the-world-s-top-10-news-stories-of-2024-1zJboegXvR6/img/73ea55d6c0234628b952997fd60667ae/73ea55d6c0234628b952997fd60667ae.jpeg' alt='A fire at an electrical substation after a missile attack in Ukraine's Kharkiv, March 22, 2024. /CFP'

4. Politically polarized and costly U.S. presidential election presents a showdown between “two Americas.”

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-29/China-Media-Group-picks-the-world-s-top-10-news-stories-of-2024-1zJboegXvR6/img/01fd5fad1c9e40318765bd405d943622/01fd5fad1c9e40318765bd405d943622.jpeg' alt='Steam rises from a vent in view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., December 20, 2024. /CFP'

5. The economic recovery in Europe remains weak, with the political landscape more fragmented. 

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-29/China-Media-Group-picks-the-world-s-top-10-news-stories-of-2024-1zJboegXvR6/img/4673b2ddd72743b1abcd0cafc3b3d493/4673b2ddd72743b1abcd0cafc3b3d493.jpeg' alt='Euro banknotes lie on a table with the European Union flag in the background in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, January 1, 2024. /CFP'

6. Global economic growth has stabilized, but challenges remain. China will continue to play its role as an important engine of world economic growth.

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-29/China-Media-Group-picks-the-world-s-top-10-news-stories-of-2024-1zJboegXvR6/img/35c6a7e3e05742f39944620151c662b8/35c6a7e3e05742f39944620151c662b8.jpeg' alt='Container ships at Qianwan Container Terminal in Qingdao Port, east China's Shandong Province, November 17, 2024. /CFP'

7. AI technology is rapidly developing, and the international community is paying attention to its governance and supervision.

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-29/China-Media-Group-picks-the-world-s-top-10-news-stories-of-2024-1zJboegXvR6/img/baa7d328512140f5a7f98fde8adf2387/baa7d328512140f5a7f98fde8adf2387.jpeg' alt='A graphic displays AI. /CFP'

8. The six-hour emergency martial law chaos in South Korea. Yoon Suk-yeol became the third South Korean president impeached while in office.

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-29/China-Media-Group-picks-the-world-s-top-10-news-stories-of-2024-1zJboegXvR6/img/996c938e23564ae58067f8232c02caeb/996c938e23564ae58067f8232c02caeb.jpeg' alt='Yoon Suk-yeol bows at the end of his announcement at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, December 7, 2024. /CFP'

9. 2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) reached a consensus on goals, including the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance.

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-29/China-Media-Group-picks-the-world-s-top-10-news-stories-of-2024-1zJboegXvR6/img/0c7df5d67fa14c2e94d3ab8f97fdbc02/0c7df5d67fa14c2e94d3ab8f97fdbc02.jpeg' alt='The #COP29 hashtag outside the conference venue in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 9, 2024. /CFP'

10. China’s Olympic delegation at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games achieved its best overseas performance.

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-29/China-Media-Group-picks-the-world-s-top-10-news-stories-of-2024-1zJboegXvR6/img/1cda2d85e86a475daa479a7e929e5ff5/1cda2d85e86a475daa479a7e929e5ff5.jpeg' alt='Members of the Chinese delegation are seen on a boat along the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. /CFP'