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International

China says economy grew 5% last year, among slowest in decades

China’s economy expanded five percent in 2025, Beijing said Monday, one of its slowest rates of growth in decades as

Australia set Pakistan tune-up ahead of T20 World Cup

Australia will complete their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup preparations with a three-match series against Pakistan in Lahore, starting on

Thousands march in US to back Iranian anti-government protesters

Thousands in the United States staged large demonstrations Sunday denouncing the Iranian government’s deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in the

Kane scores as Bayern deliver comeback romp over Leipzig

Harry Kane scored his 21st goal of the Bundesliga season as Bayern Munich came from behind to win 5-1 at

Denmark PM says ‘ready to defend people’s right’ amid growing threats of US invasion

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said her country faces a “decisive moment” over the future of Greenland after United

Seven Pakistani police officers killed in targeted bomb attack

Seven Pakistani police officers were killed in a targeted bomb blast on their armoured vehicle on Monday, police in the

Trump says US military studying ‘very strong options’ for Iran

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was considering potential military action against Iran, amid mounting reports of deadly crackdowns

Iran says communications open with US as protest deaths hit 540

Iran on Monday said it is keeping communications open with the US as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a

New protests hit Iran as alarm grows over crackdown ‘massacre’

Iranians took to the streets in new protests against the clerical authorities overnight despite an internet shutdown, as rights groups

Sequestered Suu Kyi overshadows military-run Myanmar election

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been siloed in military detention since a 2021 coup, but her absence

Fresh protests in Iran as internet blackout persists

Anti-government chants filled the streets of Iran’s capital on Saturday night, as protesters pressed the biggest movement against the Islamic

Indian garment exporters will ‘have to take risk’, traders brace for next shock

As Indian garment makers switch on machines for the next US fall-winter cycle, the industry is bracing for another potential

Gaza reports 14 dead after israel says it killed two top Hamas figures

The Israel Defense Forces gives a statement Friday that it killed two top Hamas figures in Thursday’s airstrikes, but Gaza

Iran’s Guards declare ‘red line’ on security as Tehran seeks to quell unrest

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned on Saturday that safeguarding security was a “red line” and the military vowed to protect public

Real Madrid edge Atletico to set up Clasico Spanish Super Cup final

JEDDAH, JAN 9: Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in a tight Spanish Super Cup semi-final in Saudi

Iran leader says protesters are vandals trying to please Trump

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called anti-government protesters “troublemakers” who are trying “to please the president of the

Trump says protest-hit Iran in ‘big trouble,’ again threatens strike

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran, faced with major protests, was in “big trouble” and again warned he

Son of Iran’s late shah issues ‘urgent’ call for Trump to intervene

The exiled son of Iran’s late shah on Friday appealed to US President Donald Trump to intervene urgently as protests

US Ambassador Brent looks forward to strengthening ties with Bangladesh

The US Embassy in Dhaka has welcomed Brent Christensen as the newly sworn-in Ambassador to Bangladesh. In a statement, Brent

Khamenei signals crackdown on protesters ‘ruining own streets’ for Trump

Protests in Iran raged Friday night in the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show, despite a threat from the

US says Iran claim of fueling protests is ‘delusional’

The United States on Friday said that Iran’s foreign minister was “delusional” after he accused Israel and Washington of fueling

Trump says US needs to ‘own’ Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it

President Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so.”Countries have to

Syrian government announces ceasefire in Aleppo

Syria’s defense ministry announced a ceasefire in several neighborhoods of Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes with Kurdish

Sinner, Alcaraz tease doubles partnership ahead of exhibition tie

As Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner prepare for their season-opening exhibition match in Incheon, the world’s top two men’s tennis

Protesters, US law enforcers clash after immigration agent kills woman

Protesters clashed with law enforcement in Minneapolis Thursday after the fatal shooting of a US woman further deepened the divide

‘If it expires, it expires,’ Trump tells NYT about US-Russia nuclear treaty

US President Donald Trump indicated he would allow the last US-Russia strategic arms control treaty to expire without accepting an

Moleiro shining as Villarreal make up La Liga ground after cup failures

Inspired by playmaker Alberto Moleiro, Villarreal are aiming high in La Liga after humiliating early failures in cup competitions this

Defiant Khamenei insists ‘won’t back down’ in face of Iran protests

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted that the Islamic republic would “not back down” in the face

Trump says ‘my own morality’ is only restraint on global power

US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Thursday that his “own morality” was the only constraint on his

Palestinians have right to live in peace in own land: Pope

Pope Leo XIV on Friday lamented rising violence in the occupied West Bank and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying