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Why does former 7‑ft‑6‑in basketball star Yao Ming attend China's Two Sessions?

Why does former 7‑ft‑6‑in basketball star Yao Ming attend China's Two Sessions?

Amid the typically dull roster of chiefly middle‑aged men in suits that compose the almost 3,000 representatives of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s legislature, a handful draw attention it itself. There are delegates representing China’s fifty‑five recognized ethnic minorities, many arriving in traditional

Russia says drones struck LNG tanker in the Mediterranean during Ukraine war briefing.

Russia says drones struck LNG tanker in the Mediterranean during Ukraine war briefing.

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s head of state, has charged Ukraine with striking one of its liquefied natural‑gas vessels, which blew up and sank in the Mediterranean off Libya. The blast was reported on the Arctic Metagaz, a carrier loaded with 61,000 tonnes of LNG, on Tuesday night while

China announces its lowest GDP growth target in decades amid looming slowdown

China announces its lowest GDP growth target in decades amid looming slowdown

China has lowered its GDP growth goal to a historic 4.5‑5%, marking the first sub‑5% projection since 1991, and signalling a shift from an export‑driven model toward a framework officials believe will better withstand external disturbances. Premier Li Qiang presented the 2026 target during the opening

US says it may arm Kurdish fighters if they join Iran war

US says it may arm Kurdish fighters if they join Iran war

The US‑Israel campaign against Iran entered its sixth day, with American forces said to be prepared to give air support to Kurdish fighters should they become involved. Kurdish officials told the Associated Press that dissident Kurdish groups from Iran, based in northern Iraq, were gearing up for a possible

Sources say US withheld details from the UK before launching attack on Iran.

Sources say US withheld details from the UK before launching attack on Iran.

The United States did not provide the United Kingdom with precise operational details or schedules before the coordinated strikes with Israel on Iran, sources have told CuriosityNews. The American choice to exclude the UK from the formal briefing on the air attacks coincided with Keir Starmer’s refusal to grant

Gen Z men are twice as likely as baby boomers to think wives should obey their husbands

Gen Z men are twice as likely as baby boomers to think wives should obey their husbands

Almost one‑third of Generation Z men say a wife should obey her husband, a worldwide poll of 23,000 respondents revealed, showing that younger men still tend to hold more conventional ideas about gender roles than older cohorts. A similar share (33 %) of Gen Z men also argued that

Social climber: Punch the monkey outgrows his IKEA plushie

Social climber: Punch the monkey outgrows his IKEA plushie

Punch, a young macaque who captured worldwide attention, is outgrowing the soft plush toy that soothed him after he was initially spurned by his mother and fellow primates at a Japanese zoo. Photos of the seven‑month‑old hauling a toy larger than himself drew notice to Ichikawa City Zoo,