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The Word Bank’s Global Economic Prospects released on Thursday estimated the current fiscal year’s growth rate at 6.5 per cent, down from the 8.2 per cent in the previous period.

The statement provided no further details about the incident, the health condition of the Israeli captive, or the targeted location.

Though slower than the year before but in line with Beijing’s target of around 5% growth, helped by strong exports and recent stimulus measures

The announcement of deal to return Hamas-held hostages in the Gaza Strip has been reached came a day after Netanyahu's office said there were last-minute snags in talks to free hostages in return for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners

The Indian national Sai Varshith Kandula was sentenced to eight years for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023. The Department of Justice says the attack aimed to overthrow the democratically elected American government to replace it with a dictatorship fuelled by Nazi ideology.

The population decline poses challenges for Chinese government and economy, as the country is now facing an ageing population and an emerging shortage of working-age people

Chinese President will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative, this decision was announced by the foreign ministry of China

Henry Bangada Assaya, commissioner of Nagero County, said the violence has displaced over 79,000 people, many of whom are now hiding in the bush, Xinhua news agency reported.

In order to leverage this opportunity, Godongwana emphasised the need for cooperation between business and government as South Africa prepares to present its story on the global stage.

Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office as he signed a law, required that TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance divest the company by January 19, a day before the presidential inauguration.

Al Thani also condemned Israel's recent moves in the demilitarised zone, calling for an immediate withdrawal.

The initial release prioritises women, children, elderly individuals, and those who are ill or injured.

Bob Uecker popularly known as 'Mr Baseball', Brewers announcer for over half a century, had battled small cell lung cancer since early 2023 has died

The announcement comes days before Donald Trump is sworn in as US President with scepticism of America's military burden in Europe and what he says is a plan to end the continent's biggest conflict since World War II

Lawmakers also applaud New Delhi's ban on the social media platform which is highly popular among teenagers and youths

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida carrying a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were still several unresolved clauses, which he hoped would be finalised on Wednesday evening.

Reflecting on the challenging path to this agreement, US President Joe Biden remarked that this was one of the toughest negotiations he has ever experienced.

President Joe Biden talks about how ultra-wealthy are taking root in the country and a 'tech-industrial complex' that is infringing on Americans' rights and the future of democracy

Trump, in a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, expressed his excitement and claimed credit for the agreement, asserting that the deal would not have been possible without his administration's leadership.

Some Indian organisations were taken off the list in 2010, during President Obama’s first visit to India.

Short-seller Nate Anderson had gained popularity in January 2023 when he published a research report on Indian billionaire Gautam Adani accusing him of ‘pulling the largest con in corporate history'

A man fatally shot a Texas sheriff's deputy at a shopping plaza in Houston and then evaded officers for hours before shooting a K-9 that helped find him hiding under trash in a dumpster

Many gold mines in South Africa that were closed over the decades due to declining production have been taken over by illegal foreign miners who reopen them in search of gold.