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Skip next section Second Iranian vessel heads towards Sri Lankan waters March 5, 2026 Second Iranian vessel heads towards Sri Lankan waters A second Iranian ship is looking to enter Sri Lankan waters, one day after a US submarine sunk the Iranian warship off the island's southern coast, government ministers said.  Sri Lankan government spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa

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When the US and Israel began pounding Iran on February 28, people in Tehran stood on their roofs and cheered. This reaction from Iranians was not one that one would expect, given the war'scontroversial nature under international law and how the Iranian government regards the US and Israel as bitter enemies. Many Iranians are, however, willing to

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 announcement for the

Just hours after Israeli and US bombs started hitting Tehran on Saturday, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, called it an "unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent UN member state." Moscow is one of Tehran's few but staunchest allies, and a possible collapse of the Iranian regime could be

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. That stood in violation of section 3 of the National Security Act, 2023, which was

A Greek appeals court Wednesday upheld the 2020 convictions of leaders and associates of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party. A Greek court in 2020 found the party guilty of running a criminal organization under the disguise of a political party in a major win for democracy in the country. In 2020, the party's leader, Nikos Michaloliakos, a Holocaust

Kenyan President William Ruto in the weeks leading up to the US-Israel war with Iran called for restraint and dialogue, urging de-escalation while reaffirming Kenya's long-standing support for multilateral diplomacy and international law. Now he has spoken out against the war. "Kenya strongly condemns the strikes on the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan

India recently announced a two-decade tax break for foreign tech companies that use data centers in the South Asian country to provide services to overseas customers. The exemption, though, doesn't apply to services offered to Indian clients, which will continue to be taxed.  The move is part of India's efforts to draw investors into its

The European Commission revealed its "Made in EU" proposals on Wednesday that aim to set minimum requirements for public procurement that would incentivize European manufacturing in key sectors. The recommendations are part of the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) that would also set requirements for low-carbon procurement. The IAA still needs to be discussed by member states