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China's economy grew by 5% last year to $20.01 trillion, riding high on the robust exports despite U.S. tariffs, while domestic consumption, its bugbear, remained sluggish.

The voting started at 7 a.m. and will conclude at 5 p.m.; the counting will start immediately after the ballot boxes are collected

Mark Carney spoke in the nations capital on the third day of an official visit to Australia, a trip aimed at bringing in investment and deepening ties with a fellow middle power partner

The war powers resolution gave lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out; the vote forced them to take a stand on a war shaping the fate of U.S. military members, countless other lives and the future of the region.

Five Republicans joined Democrats to support the subpoena proposed by GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina in a sign of continued frustration with the department's review and release of a tranche of documents regarding the disgraced financier

We will not be complicit in something that is harmful to the world and contrary to our values and interests, simply out of fear of retaliation, Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said after Trump had lashed out at Sanchez's government, calling Spain a errible ally

The U.S. strike triggered a distress call and the Sri Lankan armed forces launched a search and rescue operation

A joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have plunged West Asia into a fastspreading war, with Tehran and its allies launching retaliatory strikes across Israel, the Gulf and U.S. bases.

Under the rules, the new parliament must meet within 15 days of certification; it will elect a speaker and deputy speaker and will then choose a Prime Minister, who will move to form a government

The U.K. said it will deploy a Royal Navy warship to the eastern Mediterranean to bolster security around its Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Akrotiri in Cyprus

Without mentioning U.S. President Donald Trump by name, Foreign Ministry spokesperson alluded to his call for Iranians to take power from the clerical leadership

It's not clear how Mr. Trump would cut off trade with Spain, a European Union member. The EU negotiates trade on behalf of all its 27 members

The NDSC warned businesses and individuals not to hoard fuel for resale at inflated prices, saying that violators would be prosecuted

The votes in Congress this week represented potentially consequential markers of just where lawmakers stand on the war as they look ahead to midterm elections and the consequences of the conflict

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The US military commander in the Middle East says American forces have struck nearly 2,000 targets so far in Iran as part of the largest firepower buildup in the region in a generation

It said there was no change to the status of its embassy in the capital Islamabad

The election is being held two years early due to Gen Z protests that resulted in 77 deaths, including 19 from police gunfire on the first day of demonstrations on September 8

Strategic and institutional investors including Yara International back PlasmaLeap to develop Green Fertiliser Technology

Demand for charter flights has skyrocketed, with some people paying up to $ 2,32,000 as major airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, Qatar, were closed after the start of the conflict last weekend

If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible, Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

Mr. Trump told reporters that Germany had been helping out by allowing U.S. forces to access certain bases, and drew a sharp contrast to the actions of two other European countries: Britain and Spain

Veterans such as Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and K.P. Sharma Oli face tough contest in the first election since the 2025 Gen Z protests. Rastriya Swatantra Party holds an edge and its leader Balendra Shah, 35, remains a hugely popular figure. The youth vote is likely to play a decisive role amid a strong anti-incumbency sentiment.

Keir Starmer had not permitted the U.S. access to U.K. bases initially, later, permitting access for agreed defensive purposes only

During the strike on the compound, numerous munitions were dropped on the presidential office and the building of the Supreme National Security Council, Irans military said

Stranded Indian passengers have begun returning home as flight operations from the Middle East gradually resume following days of disruptions

Iraqs northern autonomous Kurdish region hosts camps and rear-bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish rebel groups, which have repeatedly faced cross-border strikes from Iran

Mr. Macron announced that eight European countries including Germany, Poland, Sweden and Britain had agreed to participate in what he called a forward nuclear deterrence scheme

Meanwhile, Iranian state media said the Guards had targetted a United States air base in Bahrain

Sam Altman said on Monday that OpenAI is working with the U.S. Department of Defense to make some changes in their agreement

Prediction markets let users bet on the outcomes of real world events, but this has raised ethical questions about allowing people to profit from violence, war, and assassinations in Iran

Since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks on Israel and Gulf states started on February 28, commercial flights have been halted or heavily restricted

Trump said that the war, which began on February 28, with a strike that killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was going substantially ahead of schedule but that the United States was equipped for a prolonged conflict

The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for Tehran residents, especially those located near the headquarters of Irans state broadcaster IRIB

Prime Minister Starmer took the decision after Iran fired missiles over the weekend that put British interests and people at risk, his Downing Street office said

Pakistan and Afghanistan engage in intense military clashes, signalling a break in political, military, and societal ties across the Durand Line; driven by differences over Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and collapsing strategic trust, the once carefully cultivated Paki.-Taliban relationship now lies in tatters on an unequal battlefield

No stupid rules of engagement, no nation building quagmire, no democracy building exercise, no politically correct wars. We fight to win, and we dont waste time or lives, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said

Following U.S. and Israeli barrages on the Russian ally Iran, retaliatory strikes from Tehran have hit targets across the Gulf, forcing authorities to close airspace and stalling traffic at big hubs such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi

The police claimed that Rakshit Tyagi was active in supplying illegal arms and was wanted in more than 10 criminal cases

Sheeba Medical Center is one of the largest hospitals in Israel. With the ongoing military conflict between Iran and Israel, hospitals have had to shift their patients to underground facilities. The hospitals parking lot has been transformed into a fortified hospital complex, housing maternity wards, an emergency department and specialist units.

Irans Ambassador to the IAEA, Reza Najafi, told reporters outside the closed-door meeting that the sprawling nuclear complex at Natanz had been attacked

Online videos from the site appeared to show thick black smoke rising after the attack

The Hezbollah attack and the Israeli retaliatory strikes expand the ongoing war gripping the Mideast after America and Israel launched an airstrike campaign targeting Iran

Iran has hit the UAE and several of its neighbors as it strikes back from the major attack by U.S. and Israeli forces, causing fear and chaos

The UAE is closing its embassy in Tehran and recalling the Emirati ambassador after Iran's retaliatory missile and drone campaign in the Gulf

The Authority will continue to monitor developments in the region and assess the situation on an ongoing basis, taking any further measures as necessary, UAE Capital Markets Authority said in a statement

The move marks the strongest condemnation yet by a Gulf state since Tehran began targeting the region with a barrage of strikes

Telegram channels and social media platforms close to pro-Iran armed groups called on people to take part in the protests

U.S. military said it has carried out strikes against over 1,000 Iranian targets so far since starting its campaign