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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

China more reliable than US: Beijing's top agenda for Davos WEF 2026

He Lifeng, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, is scheduled to address the forum on Tuesday

China's economic momentum weakens despite meeting 5% growth goal

The world's second-largest economy expanded 4.5 per cent last quarter from a year earlier, the slowest pace since the reopening from Covid lockdowns in late 2022

Nvidia supplier Micron warns memory chip shortage to last beyond 2026

Global smartphone shipments may decline 2.1 per cent next year as a shortage of memory chips drives up costs and squeezes production, industry tracker Counterpoint Research estimated in December

Trump's tariffs over Greenland have blown up EU appeasement plan

Moments before von der Leyen stepped to the podium in Paraguay, the US president dropped a blistering announcement: He was piling more tariffs on Europe over its support for Greenland

Trump must take Greenland as Europe too 'weak' to ensure security: Bessent

Trump's latest salvo to wrest control of Greenland from Denmark - a Nato ally and EU member - slaps a 10 per cent tariff on goods from eight European countries on Feb 1, rising to 25 per cent in June

Why Elon Musk is seeking $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft in court

Elon Musk says OpenAI and Microsoft earned billions from his early support and now owes him those gains, as a jury trial in the case is set for April

Canada weighs sending troops to Greenland despite Trump tariff threat

The government has drafted plans for a small number of Canadian Armed Forces troops to join those from the UK, France, Denmark and other nations

China's $7 trillion cash pile begins shifting into higher-yield assets

Investors are weighing a move into stocks, wealth management products or insurance, which would align with Beijing's efforts to cultivate sustainable market gains to support the broader economy

EU to retaliate with €93 bn tariffs after Trump's threat over Greenland

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the EU to use its 'anti-coercion instrument,' often called the 'trade bazooka'

Steel factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia kills 2, hospitalises 84

The blast occurred at a Baogang United Steel plant in the city of Baotou around 3 pm local time Sunday and caused tremors in the surrounding areas.

Chinese envoy Yao Wen meets Bangladesh NSA Khalilur Rahman in Dhaka

Discussions included the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project and the proposed Bangladesh-China Friendship Hospital

'Unconstitutional': Minneapolis mayor on troop deployment for ICE crackdown

It's ridiculous, but we will not be intimidated by the actions of this federal government, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said on Sunday

Syrian govt announces ceasefire with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

The announcement comes as tensions between government forces and the SDF boiled over earlier this month, eventually resulting in a major push by government forces toward the east

Billionaires 4,000 times more likely to hold political office: Oxfam

It cited a 'World Values Survey' of 66 countries that found that almost half of all people polled say that the rich often buy elections in their country

18 dead, thousands flee as wildfires destroy several homes across Chile

Local officials reported that for hours on Sunday, destruction was everywhere and help from the federal government was nowhere

Violence in Guatemala kills 7 police officers after inmates take over jails

Armed gangs killed seven national police officers in assaults across Guatemala City, Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda said

Oxfam cites India's quota system as model for empowering ordinary people

Making a case for building 'the power of the many', Oxfam said people gain political strength when institutions and social conditions boost their ability to influence decisions despite inequality