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The unannounced visit comes amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington

British PM's visit to China achieves fruitful results: spokesperson

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's official visit to China yielded fruitful results, demonstrating the breadth and depth of cooperation between the two countries, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Friday.

Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular news briefing that this is the first visit to China by a British prime minis

NEW YORK, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as investors evaluated U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as the next Fed chair.

Washington DC [US], January 31 (ANI): The United States on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and several other officials, citing Tehran's violent response to recent anti-government protests.

Mark Thompson was approached about return to BBC as director general - BBC

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 31 (ANI): In line with the ceasefire agreement, Israel will reopen the Rafah Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt for pedestrian movement in both directions on Sunday, the Defense Ministry's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced.

CAIRO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Rising tensions between Iran and the United States have alarmed regional leaders and sparked urgent calls for renewed diplomacy. Tehran on Friday signaled a conditional willingness to return to the negotiating table to ease the escalating confrontation.

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell Friday after the release of a strong inflation figure which hammered stocks but boosted the dollar.

New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Air India on January 29 announced it has placed an order to purchase 30 additional Boeing aircraft, comprising 20 737-8 and 10 737-10, taking the total number of aircraft orders placed with Boeing to 250.

New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit cautioned that any military action against Iran could trigger far-reaching instability across West Asia and beyond, while also defending Arab nations' backing of a US-led Board of Peace on Gaza as a pragmatic effort to end the ongoing conflict.