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What China's latest economic plans say about its tech ambitions and rivalry with the US

Two major economic plans unveiled at the annual meeting of China’s legislature outline top priorities

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Armed or unarmed? US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine

The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean

Indonesian court sentences 3 men for shooting death of fellow Australian in Bali

An Indonesian court has sentenced three Australian men for the fatal shooting of another Australian

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At least 14 migrants drown off Turkey after a chase ends in a deadly collision

At least 14 migrants have drowned after a migrant boat crashed into a coast guard boat during a chase off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, officials said

Iran war sends shockwaves through African fuel market and economies

Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products