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China’s birth-rate push sputters as couples opt to stay child-free

News January 6, 2026

BEIJING: Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives to boost its flagging b...

Iran remains unbothered by US threats

Business January 6, 2026

• Judiciary orders no leniency against ‘rioters’ amid unrest• Trump vows Tehran will ‘get hit very hard’ if it kills more citizens• 12 dead as protests expand to 45 cities; intelligence ...

Venezuela’s Maduro, wife plead not guilty in US court appearance

News January 5, 2026

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges of narco-terrorism in a New York court on Monday, two days after being snatched by US forces in a stunning raid on his home in...

Palestinian embassy in UK officially inaugurated

News January 5, 2026

The embassy of Palestine was officially inaugurated in London in a short ceremony on Monday, hailed by its ambassador as a “profound milestone” in British-Palestinian relations. “We gather today...

Maduro arrives for first US court appearance after capture

News January 5, 2026

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro arrived at a New York court on Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation that paved the path for Washington’s plans...

Iran judiciary chief says ‘no leniency’ towards ‘rioters’

News January 5, 2026

Iran will offer no leniency to “rioters,” though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the judiciary said on Monday, following more than a week of protests. The demonstrations began l...

India’s top court denies bail to Muslim student leader Umar Khalid

News January 5, 2026

India’s Supreme Court denied bail on Monday for former student leader Umar Khalid, who has been detained for more than five years on charges of conspiracy to trigger deadly riots. Khalid, 38, was ar...

Head hits back for Australia after Root’s majestic 160 in fifth Ashes Test

News January 5, 2026

An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 to drive England to 384 in the fifth and final Ashes Test on Monday before Travis Head let rip to haul Australia back into the contest with a rapid-fire unb...

Root’s majestic 160 powers England to 384 in final Ashes Test

News January 5, 2026

An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 before England were dismissed for 384 at tea on day two of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia on Monday. Root’s superb innings was ended cou...

Pakistanis stuck in Afghanistan want border to reopen

News January 5, 2026

SPIN BOLDAK: Nearly three months since border clashes prompted the closure of land crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan, university students, merchants and families are left hanging with no way ...


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