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What China's latest economic plans say about tech ambitions, US rivalry

Plans unveiled at the National People's Congress show push for consumer demand alongside drive for technological self-sufficiency

Trump's 'roaring' economy meets rough start to 2026: What the numbers show

Job losses, rising fuel prices and market volatility challenge the US president's growth promises

Counter-protester threw IED at protest outside Mamdani's home, says police

Two people were in custody for their alleged role in Saturday's confrontation, which unfolded during a 'Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City' event

US energy chief defends Russian oil waiver; says gas price spike 'brief'

Wright told CNN's 'State of the Union' that the waiver can help 'tamp this fear of shortage of oil, tamp the price spikes and the concerns we see in the marketplace'

Iran will not bow to pressure from US and Israel, says President Pezeshkian

With no sign of an end to hostilities in West Asia and tankers still not daring to cross the Strait of Hormuz, investors were bracing for a long stretch of higher energy costs

HQs of oppressive 'Prevention Police' of Iran falls on Women's day: Israel

Claim comes on International Women's Day; force was widely criticised after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022

Short-term oil spike 'small price' for ending Iran's nuclear threat: Trump

Trump's remarks to assuage the fears come after oil prices surged past $100 per barrel on Sunday--first time crossing the mark since the Russia-Ukraine conflict began in 2022

Iran will not bow to pressure from US and Israel, says President Pezeshkian

Iranians see the US president's calls to the Kurds and posts on social media as signals that Trump desires not the liberation but rather the fragmentation of Iran

IDF conducts strikes in Lebanon, eliminates 5 senior IRGC commanders

The IDF said that these IRGC commanders were eliminated in the Roaring Lion Operation

Dollar hits three month high as US-Iran war pushes oil past $100 a barrel

The dollar ​was up 0.8 per cent to $1.1525 on the euro, its highest since November, and rose almost 0.4 per cent to 158.48 ‌yen early in the Asia session

US orders non-essential diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid Iran war

The move is the first time the agency has approved an 'ordered departure' since the first strikes in Iran on Feb 28

West Asia conflict clouds cast shadow on India-Gulf labour corridor

Rising tensions in West Asia are slowing recruitment of Indian workers to Gulf countries, potentially delaying over 300,000 overseas job placements in the coming months

India eyes reset in Nepal ties under Balen Shah's stable government

With Balen Shah's Rashtriya Swatantra Party heading for a landslide in Nepal's polls, New Delhi hopes a stable majority government will reset strained ties after the K P Sharma Oli era

US Treasury Secretary Bessent nuances, thanks America's global partners

After controversy over remarks that the US "permitted" India to import Russian crude, Scott Bessent thanked international partners for helping stabilise global energy markets

Indian airlines cancel 279 international flights amid West Asia crisis

The civil aviation ministry on Sunday said that due to the ongoing situation in the Gulf, flight operations have been impacted across several sectors

UK PM Keir Starmer speaks with US President Donald Trump on West Asia

The Prime Minister also shared his heartfelt condolences with President Trump and the American people following the deaths of six US soldiers"

West Asia crisis: Oil market chaos to deepen as more Gulf giants cut output

For oil analysts, executives and traders, that has meant ever-louder warnings that the war is bringing crude to a tipping point, and closer to the psychological $100-a-barrel threshold

China spurns G2 global co-governance, says world needs collective efforts

China will not tread the old path of "seeking hegemony when one becomes strong", Wang said during his annual press conference.

'Designed to wreak havoc': Cheap drones are shaping war with Iran

The fast-innovation style is more familiar to Silicon Valley than to the Pentagon. The lower-cost drones reaching the battlefield range in size, cost and abilities

Russia says international law effectively dead, calls for UNSC P-5 summit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the US should clarify its broader plans and explain how they relate to existing international norms