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Nepal interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki says elections crucial for ‘determining our future’

China’s economy grew by 5% last year to $20.01 trillion, riding high on the robust exports despite U.S. tariffs, while domestic consumption, its bugbear, remained sluggish.

The voting started at 7 a.m. and will conclude at 5 p.m.; the counting will start immediately after the ballot boxes are collected

The protester, Brian C. McGinnis of North Carolina, was arrested and faces three counts of assaulting a police officer and three counts of resisting arrest and unlawful demonstration, said the Capitol Police

Mark Carney spoke in the nation’s capital on the third day of an official visit to Australia, a trip aimed at bringing in investment and deepening ties with a fellow “middle power” partner

Israel says it is working to intercept Iranian missiles; Iran postpones funeral for Khamenei, say reports

A Reuters/Ipsos poll released earlier this week showed ⁠that only one in four Americans approves of U.S. strikes on Iran that have plunged the West Asia into ‌chaos, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe Mr. Trump is too willing to use military force. 

“We are facing aggression… our choice is to confront it until the ultimate sacrifice, and we will not surrender,” said Hezbollah

The war powers resolution gave lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out; the vote forced them to take a stand on a war shaping the fate of U.S. military members, countless other lives and the future of the region.