China on Thursday set its economic growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5%, which is the country's lowest annual growth target in decades. Last year's target was around 5%. The lowered growth target comes as the government tries to address low domestic consumption and a flagging property market in 2026.
The partner of a sitting Labour member of parliament was one of the three men arrested by British police on Wednesday, media reports say. British police said in a statement that three men were arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left and Chinese Premier Li Qiang chat during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, March 5, 2026.
Prosecutors in Taiwan indicted 62 people on Wednesday for their alleged links to the Prince Group, a multinational network accused of running a vast system of cyberscam centers from Cambodia. The Prince Group has also been accused by the US of being a front for a multibillion-dollar online fraud and money laundering operation.
Skip next section Meta blocks Kashmir news pages March 4, 2026 Meta blocks Kashmir news pages Several prominent regional news outlets in India-administered Kashmir reported that their accounts had been taken down by Meta, which operates platforms including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Pakistan said its military posts along the border came under attack by Afghan Taliban forces on Tuesday, sparking renewed clashes that killed 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier. Afghanistan rejected that account as "baseless." The Taliban government in Kabul instead said its forces had successfully repelled attacks from Pakistan and killed four Pakistani soldiers.
Liza Adhikari, a 20-year-old student, carries the wounds of the "revolution" in her left shoulder. Every day, she goes to physiotherapy to regain movement after a bullet shattered the top of the bone in her upper arm.
Published March 3, 2026 last updated March 3, 2026 A total of 80 international flights are cancelled at the Delhi airport on Tuesday so far. Some Middle East flight operations have begun. Follow DW for the latest.
Recent news out of North Korea has triggered speculation about the country's future and Kim Jong Un's plans for succession, with his sister gaining more formal power while his young daughter gains more media exposure.
Pakistani jets near Kabul were targeted by Afghan Taliban on Sunday, with blasts and gunfire rocking the city, officials said. The explosions in Afghanistan's capital come as the most recent clashes between the two countries entered a fourth day. The current escalation marks the heaviest cross-border fighting in years, raising fears of a protracted conflict.
At least nine people have reportedly been killed in clashes outside the US consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, as angry crowds smashed windows, and law enforcement used batons and tear gas to disperse them, officials said. Some 25 individuals are said to have been injured, several of them critically.
Pakistan and Afghanistan continued to exchange strikes on Saturday, offering conflicting reports on their progress and discrediting each others' versions of events. Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday that over 331 Afghan Taliban forces had been killed and more than 500 wounded during ongoing airstrikes and clashes with Afghanistan.