China Records 5.2% Economic Growth In Second Quarter Of 2025
China’s economy expanded by more than five percent in the second quarter of 2025, buoyed by strong export activity, according to official figures released...
EU Not Winning In Global Battle Of Narratives On Ukraine, Borrell Says
EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bali showed to him the different perspectives around the world on the situation in Ukraine and its consequences. "In the March vote at the UN General Assembly, 140 st...
China Imposes 13% Tax On Condoms To Boost Birth Rate
China will impose a 13% value-added tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptives from January 1, ending an exemption in place since the nationwide...
Chemical Warfare In Ukraine Is A “Real Threat” – President Biden
US President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the threat of Russia using chemical weapons in its ongoing attack of Ukraine was “real” as he...
At Least 14 Hajj Pilgrims Die In Intense Heat
At least 14 Jordanian citizens have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia due to intense heat, officials have said. Jordan's foreign ministry said...
Apple Faces £1.5bn Lawsuit In UK For Overcharging On App Store
A trial opening on Monday in which plaintiffs want more than one billion pounds is set to answer that question. The complaint, filed in May 2021,...
Pope Cried Over Children Killed In Russian Invasion – Ukrainian Lawmaker
A member of Ukraine's parliament who met Pope Francis this weekend said the pontiff was overcome with emotion when told about the children who had died during Russia's invasion. Maria Mezentseva, who is in Rome as part of a Ukrainian delegation, said...
Senegal Disables Internet Over Political Crisis
Access to mobile internet was cut in Dakar on Monday, AFP journalists saw, as Senegal grapples with a political crisis after President Macky Sall...
Russia To Set Tougher Conditions In Case Of Resumption Of Talks With Kiev — Leonid Slutsky
Russia will put forward tougher conditions in terms of both substance and time if talks with Ukraine are resumed, Leonid Slutsky, leader of Russia's Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) and a member of the Russian delegation to the talks with Ukraine, sai...
Israeli Airstrikes Eliminate Top Iranian Generals, Nuclear Experts
Israel targeted senior Iranian military leadership on Friday in a widespread and unprecedented series of airstrikes, hitting military and nuclear-related facilities across Iran. Among those...
