China’s economy expanded by 5% year on year in 2024, with an upswing in the final quarter of the year, as a flurry of stimulus measures kicked in and helped meet Beijing’s growth target.

The incoming coalition of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, supported by Independents, have published a plan that aims to keep their government in place for five years. A 160-page Programme for ...

(Brussels, January 16, 2025) – The Georgian government drove the country toward a human rights crisis in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2025. The government ...

Zhelyazkov, proposed as PM-designate by the largest parliamentary GERB-SDS group, received a mandate from President Rumen Radev on Wednesday to form a government. Some 125 lawmakers at the 240 ...

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Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria - January 14, 2025 The huge toppled statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in the Damascus countryside town of Deir Atiyam in Qalamoun remains a symbol of ...

The government will look at "every conceivable way" to prevent former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams from receiving compensation, the prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer was speaking in the ...

Totalling up to £500m over five years, to boost private investment in the sector by up to £1.5bn, the Scottish Government money is being delivered by the Scottish National Investment Bank, Scottish ...

Now that agreement has been reached in talks between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Regional Independent TDs, a new coalition government is set to be formed in the coming days. The new Programme ...

Policy talks on the next programme for government were entering their final stages on Monday night, shortening the odds on Micheál Martin being elected Taoiseach on January 22nd. While some ...

In the latest episode of Inside the Factory, Paddy McGuinness finds out exactly what is involved in turning potato starch into one of the UK's best-known snacks. After learning that 1.8 million ...