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China economic growth target set below 5% for the first time at key meeting 

05 March 2026

Thousands of Chinese officials have gathered in Beijing for the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC...

Israeli strikes hit Beirut amid threats on Iranian officials in Lebanon 

05 March 2026

Israeli strikes have hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, state-run media have said, as Israel’s ...

Iran war: What is happening on day six of US-Israel attacks? 

05 March 2026

EXPLAINER News|Israel-Iran conflict On the sixth day of the United States-Israeli offensive against Iran, the situation ...

Iran denies firing missile towards Turkiye after NATO interception 

05 March 2026

News|Conflict ⁠Iran’s ⁠Armed Forces have denied firing ⁠any missile towards Turkish territory, insisting that Ir...

Canada PM Carney says unable to rule out military role in Iran war 

05 March 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he could not rule out his country’s military participation in the escala...

North Korea’s Kim oversees cruise missile tests from new naval destroyer 

04 March 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of “strategic cruise missiles” from a new 5,000-tonne n...

US gov’t committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi over Epstein files 

04 March 2026

The United States House of Representatives Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi, demanding s...

Cuba hit by widespread blackout; Ecuador expels Havana’s ambassador, staff 

04 March 2026

A power outage has struck most of Cuba, including the capital Havana, the state electric utility said, as the administra...

How is the war playing out in Iran? 

04 March 2026

Iran stands at a crossroads. With its top leadership assassinated early in the joint United States-Israeli offensive, th...

More than 200 killed in landslide at DRC coltan mine 

04 March 2026

News|Mining A landslide triggered by heavy rains has killed more than 200 people at the Rubaya coltan mine in the easter...