The following are the top 10 world news events in the year of 2023 selected by Xinhua in a chronological order:
1. Generative AI accelerates industrial transformation
2. Devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria cause heavy casualties
3. Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China spurs reconciliation wave in the Middle East
4. "De-risking" exacerbates global economic predicament
5. The Global South's resounding support for multilateralism
6. Japan discharges nuclear-contaminated water amid opposition
7. Israeli-Palestinian conflict highlights intensifying turbulence globally
8. High-quality Belt and Road cooperation opens new chapter
9. Xiplomacy writes new chapter for Chinese diplomacy
10. Climate change intensifies threat to global sustainable development
