Three decades after China enshrined the goal of a "socialist market economy" in its constitution, the era of "reform and opening up" appears to have ended, say experts.

Thirty years ago, on March 29, 1993, China formally amended its constitution and adopted the "socialist market economy" as the country's economic system.

Travelers in Germany are bracing for transport mayhem ahead of a nationwide transport strike on Monday. Passengers at Munich and Frankfurt airports already faced disruption on Sunday.

Tens of thousands have taken to the streets across Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defence minister.

Yoav Gallant had spoken out against controversial plans to overhaul the justice system.

In Jerusalem, police and soldiers used water cannon against demonstrators near Mr Netanyahu's house.

Authorities in the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka — located in the eastern Donetsk region — are urging people to evacuate as critical resources like mobile service and electricity are disrupted by Russian shelling, a top regional official said.

France has become the most recent to join the list of countries that have outlawed the Chinese short video app TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese technology company Bytedance, on phones of govt officials over security issues. The public was informed of this recent government decision by French Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini, who is also in charge of Digital Transmission and Telecommunications.

Search and rescue efforts are continuing in Mississippi after a deadly tornado hit the US state.

Facebook co-founder and head of the 'Meta' network, Mark Zuckerberg, has released a photo of his newborn daughter.

Ethiopia has said the overall construction of its controversial mega-dam project, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached the 90 per cent mark.

Claude Lorius, a leading glaciologist whose expeditions helped prove that humans were responsible for global warming, has died at the age of 91.