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Export surge helps China hit 2025 growth goal despite weak consumption

Nominal economic growth, which is unadjusted for price changes, was 4 per cent in 2025, the slowest since 1976 excluding the pandemic year of 2020

At Davos, global elite drop lofty rhetoric as deference to Trump prevails

But this year, with the world seized by geopolitical turmoil, and the United States ruled by a president who is hostile to multilateral cooperation

Valentino Garavani, leading Italian fashion designer, dies at 93

Valentino one of Italys leading fashion designers died on Monday at his Roman residence his foundation announced. He was 93 years old

Won't be blackmailed: Germany, France to US; G7 FMs to meet soon

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a news conference on Monday he did not think Trump is considering militarily forceful intervention over Greenland

Kremlin claims Putin received Trump's invite to join Gaza 'Board of Peace'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif have also received invitations to join the Peace Board

Blast at eatery in Afghanistan kills 7; several including women injured

The blast occurred near the restaurant's kitchen, the police spokesman said, and the cause was under investigation

Donald Trump may quickly replace tariffs after court action, say reports

The Supreme Court could rule on the tariffs in the coming weeks, and possibly as early as Tuesday

India, UAE agree to boost ties, finalise LNG deal at leaders' meeting

The two sides also witnessed the finalisation of a 10-year agreement for ‌the supply of 0.5 ​million metric tons of LNG by Abu Dhabi state oil firm ‍ADNOC to India's Hindustan Petroleum Corp ‍Ltd

Philippines finds new gas reserve in waters near South China Sea

The discovery of the gas reservoir northwest off Palawan province was significant and could eventually supply power to more than 5.7 million households annually, Marcos said Monday

UAE President Al Nahyan arrives in India, meets PM Narendra Modi

Al Nahyan will be in the national capital for less than two hours, according to his schedule released by the Ministry of External Affairs

Piyush Goyal meets US ambassador, Senator Daines to discuss bilateral ties

The bilateral ties are strained after Trump imposed a 50 per cent tariff on India, including a 25 per cent additional import duty for India's purchase of Russian crude oil

Trump's Greenland threat puts Europe back in US tariff crosshairs

The shock move has rattled through industry and sent shockwaves through markets amid fears of a return to the volatility of last year's trade war

China's birth rate hits record low: Why Chinese youth aren't having kids

Births in China fell to a record low in 2025 despite subsidies and policy shifts, as young Chinese delay marriage and parenthood amid high costs, job uncertainty and long working hours

Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament, calls snap election on Feb 8

The February 8 vote will decide all 465 seats in the lower house of parliament and will mark Takaichi's first nationwide electoral test since she assumed office in October

Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel prize snub in letter to Norway's PM

Trump rattled Nato allies over the weekend after threatening to impose tariffs on a group of European members of the alliance if he doesn't get control of Greenland

Attack on Khamenei means full-scale war: Iran warns US after Trump remarks

Iran said that any attack on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would mean war, after Donald Trump called for an end to his nearly 40-year rule

Global supply chains enter era of structural volatility as risks mount: WEF

The World Economic Forum report, released ahead of its annual meeting 2026 here, said this volatility reflects a fundamental rewiring of global value chains, driven by geopolitics

China's population falls 17% in 2025 despite policies to boost births

China's population of 1.4 billion continued to shrink, marking the fourth straight year of decrease, new government statistics show

High-speed trains collide in southern Spain, killing at least 39 people

Antonio Sanz, regional health minister for the Andalusia region where the crash happened, said officials told him they fear the death toll may rise further as rescue ops are underway

Explained: What is Trump's Gaza Peace Board and who are its members

The US-led Gaza Peace Board, proposed by President Donald Trump, will oversee ceasefire, governance and rebuilding in Gaza, with India among the countries invited to join