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China's factory activity worsens amid Lunar New Year holiday lull

The non-manufacturing measure of activity in construction and services increased slightly to 49.5, compared with a forecast of 49.7

OpenAI chief Altman tells staff company has no say over Pentagon decisions

During an all-hands meeting on Tuesday, Altman said the Defence Department made clear it will listen to OpenAI's expertise about the technology's applications

Khamenei's son Mojtaba emerges as leading choice to be his successor

The officials said that the clerics were considering announcing that the son, Mojtaba Khamenei, would be his father's successor as early as Wednesday morning but that some had expressed reservations

Khamenei's son Mojtaba chosen as his successor, formal announcement soon

Israeli Media described Mojtaba has having a more hard-line position than his father and being behind the violent crackdowns on protesters in Iran

Will not stop, Iran's ability to hit back declining: US Command chief

Admiral Brad Cooper also said that not a single Iranian vessel was operation in the Arabian Gulf or the Strait of Hormuz

Fire erupts near US Consulate in Dubai after drone strike, none injured

Dubai authorities have confirmed that a fire resulting from a drone-related incident near the US Consulate has been successfully contained

West Asia crisis: X suspends revenue sharing for undisclosed AI war videos

Under the revised policy, creators who share AI-generated videos of armed conflicts without proper disclosure will face a 90-day suspension from the revenue-sharing programme

Israel eliminates highest ranking Iranian commander serving in Lebanon

Ali Zada was the highest-ranking Iranian commander responsible for operations in Lebanon and served at a rank equivalent to a brigadier general

Pentagon releases names of service members killed in Iran conflict

All four Army Reserve soldiers were killed Sunday when a drone hit a command centre in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait

China to unveil priorities for next 5 years at key annual political meeting

The meeting is held in Beijing, where the National People's Congress and its advisory body gather. The National People's Congress will ratify new laws decided by China's Communist Party leadership

US will escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz if necessary, says Trump

Trump said he had directed the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide political risk insurance and guarantees to ensure the financial security of all maritime trade

Macron orders France's nuclear aircraft carrier to move to Mediterranean

Macron added that Rafale fighter jets, air-defence systems, and airborne radar systems have been deployed over the past few hours in the West Asia

Trump threatens to cut trade with Spain over lack of support on Iran attack

The US president's comments came a day after Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said his country would not allow the US to use the bases in southern Spain in any strikes

Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens response across region

Four days into a war that President Donald Trump suggested would last several weeks or perhaps longer, nearly 800 people have been killed in Iran

Someone from within Iranian regime may be best choice to take power: Trump

Trump said Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's toppled Shah, is not someone that his administration has considered in depth to take over

Israel strikes Iran's Assembly where clerics met to pick successor

Israel was likely targeting the Assembly of Experts, a Shia clerical body tasked with electing a supreme leader after Khamenei was killed in Israeli and US strikes on Saturday

Indian embassy shifts majority of Indian students out of Tehran

The students were taken to locations outside of Tehran

'Ok, time to go': Cabs, cash and twisted routes to escape Dubai

The barrages of missiles and interceptors flying over the hubs of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha forced nations to close their airspaces, putting the onus on visitors to chart their own ways home

Iran's strategy: Expand the war, increase the cost, outlast Trump

Although Iran has attacked Persian Gulf countries, including hotels and airports, Tehran has so far failed to drive a wedge between them and Washington

Angels in white: Indian nurses hold the line under the shadow of conflict

One nurse stuck in Iran, says Kerala official; others in the region reportedly safe