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China’s 2025 GDP meets target despite slowing domestic demand and structural risks

China’s economy expanded 5.0 per cent last year but growth slowed to 4.5 per cent in the fourth quarter as domestic consumption faltered amid a prolonged proper...

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Billionaires’ wealth hits record level amid Davos forum, Oxfam warns of political risks

The global fortune of billionaires surged to US$18.3 trillion in 2025, driven largely by U.S. policies, according to Oxfam

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EU prepares retaliatory measures as Trump threatens Greenland tariffs

European Union leaders are convening an emergency summit in Brussels to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs on several European nations o...

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At least 20 killed as Spanish high-speed trains collide near Córdoba

The high-speed passenger service derailed in southern Spain on Sunday evening, crossed onto the opposite track and struck an oncoming train

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Trump announces chairmanship of controversial “Board of Peace” to oversee Gaza, eyes global conflicts

The U.S. President names himself chair of a newly proposed international “Board of Peace,” aimed initially at supervising Gaza under a transitional technocratic...

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Syrian army pushes deeper into Kurdish-held areas despite U.S. call to halt advance

Advancing troops defies U.S. calls for restraint and heightening tensions over control of strategic towns, dams and oilfields along the Euphrates River

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Trump threatens escalating tariffs on European allies until us is allowed to buy Greenland

The threat triggers sharp rebukes from European leaders, renews concerns over transatlantic unity and fresh scrutiny of presidential tariff powers

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UN warns 55 million in West and Central Africa face acute hunger as aid cuts bite

The United Nations World Food Programme warns that violence and sharp reductions in humanitarian funding could push 55 million people into acute food insecurity...

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Denmark says arctic defences target Russia, not united states, amid Greenland tensions

Denmark’s top military commander in Greenland has sought to play down speculation of conflict with the United States

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Iran falls quiet after deadly protests as cleric calls for executions and threatens Trump

Iran has slipped into an uneasy calm following weeks of protests crushed by a violent crackdown, as a senior hard-line cleric called for the execution of detain...

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Trump threatens tariffs to press allies over Greenland ambitions, raising NATO tensions

Donald Trump warns that the United States could impose trade tariffs on countries that refuse to support his plan to take control of Greenland

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Ex-South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to five years in first martial law verdict

Seoul Central District Court has handed a five-year prison term to ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol for his role in the 2024 martial law crisis

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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces first court verdict over failed martial law bid

Yoon Suk Yeol is set to receive the first judicial ruling on Friday in a high-profile criminal case stemming from his brief attempt to impose martial law in Dec...