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October 7, 2025 1:16 PM

World Bank lifts China 2025 GDP forecast to 4.8% ahead of a slowdown next year

The World Bank lifted its 2025 growth projection for China to 4.8% and raised its forecast for much of the region, but warned of slowing momentum next year, citing low consumer and business confidence and weak new export orders. Publishing its biann...

October 7, 2025 11:26 AM

“Bombs its own people, conducts systematic genocide”: India rips apart Pakistan at UN

India has once again ripped apart Pakistan's hollow claims at the United Nations, during a debate on women, peace and security. Speaking at the UNSC debate, Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish called out Pakistan for i...

October 7, 2025 11:01 AM

‘Women are indispensable agents of peace’: Ambassador Harish highlights legacy of Indian peacekeepers

India's envoy to the United Nations has highlighted the stellar role of the country's women peacekeepers who continue to lead by example and noted the diverse roles played by personalities ranging from Kiran Bedi to Major Suman Gawani that has helped...

October 7, 2025 10:49 AM

China Premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea for ruling party anniversary

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will lead a Chinese delegation to North Korea to participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of its ruling party on Friday, North Korean state media KCNA reported. China's foreign ministry confirmed Li's visit from O...

October 7, 2025 10:51 AM

Indonesia ends search for victims of boarding school collapse, 61 dead

Indonesian rescuers wrapped up the search on Tuesday for victims trapped under the rubble of a collapsed Islamic boarding school in the province of East Java, after retrieving more than 60 bodies, disaster authorities said. Grief and confusion gripp...

October 7, 2025 10:36 AM

Nine more UN staff detained by Houthis in Yemen, UN spokesperson says

Nine more United Nations personnel have been detained by Yemen's Houthi authorities, bringing the total number of arbitrarily held U.N. staff to 53 since 2021, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday. "The Secretary-General strongly conde...

October 7, 2025 9:57 AM

Thunberg greeted by cheering crowd in Athens after Israel expels flotilla activists

Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg arrived in Greece to a cheering pro-Palestinian crowd on Monday after she and hundreds of other activists captured by Israel on the high seas were deported following an attempt to bring aid to Gaza. Israel said it e...

October 7, 2025 9:45 AM

Remaining trekkers stranded near Mount Everest in Tibet being evacuated

More than 200 remaining trekkers trapped by a snowstorm over the weekend near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet are being evacuated, Reuters reported on Tuesday citing a source. The evacuation began on Monday and should be completed by Tues...

October 7, 2025 9:37 AM

If Trump convinces China to abandon force against Taiwan he deserves Nobel prize, Taiwan president says

U.S. President Donald Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize should he be able to convince Chinese President Xi Jinping to abandon the use of force against Taiwan, President Lai Ching-te told a conservative U.S. radio show and podcast in an interview...

October 7, 2025 9:29 AM

Illinois sues to stop National Guard deployment as Trump escalates clash with states

The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sued President Donald Trump on Monday, seeking to block the deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago, as hundreds of National Guard troops from Texas headed to the nation's third-largest...

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