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Seven people killed in North China factory blast: state media

An explosion on Saturday at a biotech factory in northern China has left at least seven people dead, Chinese state media reported. One person was missing after the explosion at

Iranian foreign minister looks to more nuclear talks, but warns United States

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday he hoped talks with the United States would resume soon, while reiterating Tehran’s red lines and warning against any American attack. According

China’s foreign exchange reserves rise in January

China’s foreign exchange reserves totaled 3.3991 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of January 2026, marking an increase of 41.2 billion dollars, or 1.23 percent, from the end of December

Thailand votes after three PMs in two years

Thais vote Sunday in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from

Death toll from heavy Japan snow hits 30

Unusually heavy snow in Japan has been blamed for 30 deaths in the past two weeks, officials said Tuesday, including a 91-year-old woman found under a three-metre pile outside her

Trump launches $12 billion minerals stockpile to boost US manufacturing, counter China

US President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical minerals stockpile with $12 billion in seed money from the US Export-Import Bank, a Trump administration official familiar with

Death toll in separatist attacks in Pakistan rises to 33

Separatists launched ‘coordinated’ attacks across Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday, killing at least 15 security personnel and 18 civilians, the military said — the latest violence in the insurgency-hit southwestern

World must tackle ‘dire’ conditions in Gaza: Red Cross

The world must scale up efforts to alleviate the human suffering in Gaza, building on the momentum from the ceasefire’s first phase, the head of the Red Cross said Friday.