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‘High-quality growth’ target of 4.5-5% outlined at Two Sessions as Chinese premier talks of complex situations at home and abroad What are China’s Two Sessions and why do they matter? China has set its target for GDP growth to a record low of 4.5-5%, the first time since 1991 that the figure has dro

It is also the first time the target has been lowered since it was cut to "around 5%" in 2023.

Among the 3,000 delegates is former athlete who sits as an independent on the National People’s Congress What are China’s Two Sessions and why do they matter? More generals purged as gather in Beijing Among the generally drab lineup of mostly middle-aged men in suits who make up the nearly 3,000 del

Weapons amnesty and buyback scheme will run until August as PM James Marape says illegal guns ‘destroying families and villages’ Papua New Guinea has asked residents to surrender illegal firearms in a bid to remove tens of thousands of weapons from the country, as it grapples with escalating violenc

Prisoners recently released from detention in Venezuela describe the conditions under which they were held.

Fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US oil blockade since the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Latest outage darkens island facing dwindling oil reserves and increasing pressure from Washington A blackout hit the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people in Havana and beyond without power in the latest outage to affect an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a

The Arctic Metagaz went down between Libya and Malta after it was hit by explosions and a fire, Libyan officials say.

An official says more preparations are needed for the three-day ceremony in Tehran, where the supreme leader will lie in state.

Sri Lanka's navy says around 140 people are feared missing after a military vessel went down off its southern coast.

Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

NCPC say the measure is necessary to prioritise the "safety and comfort" of Nigerian pilgrims.

Scott Bessent says that "likely sometime this week" the US will increase its global tariff on imports from the existing 10%.

Civilians are being displaced, taking shelter in tents, parks and cars, as Israel retaliates to Hezbollah rocket attack.

The author's 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.

The party's founder Nikos Mihaloliakos and other officials are again found guilty, almost six years after an original trial.

The Met Police says three men are suspected of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.

Mosiuoa Lekota was imprisoned with former South African President Nelson Mandela on Robben Island.

Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.

It is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains.

Detainees accused of coming from the US with intent to sow chaos and attack military units on Communist-ruled island Cuban prosecutors have formally charged six people with crimes of terrorism after a US-flagged speedboat was involved in a deadly shootout with Cuba’s coast guard last week. The US-ba

Military used in arrest of Mohammad Odeh Saleh, owner of business allegedly visited by the Akrams before Australia’s deadliest terror attack Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Jordanian national whose coffee shop was v

The case has gripped South Korea, where there is no regulation on how far into pregnancy an abortion can take place.

Washington says the two countries are combatting what the US calls designated terrorist organisations in the South American country.