Watch live as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine testify before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on the Trump administration’s first proposed defense budget. The questions from lawmakers may be dominated by the escalation of airstrikes between Iran and Israel that threaten a potentially devastating regional war. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4kEDERM #petehegseth #senate #live

Heightened uncertainty has weighed down on the global economic outlook, with US President Donald Trump's tariffs and headwinds facing China, the world's second-largest economy. CNA's Roland Lim spoke with Ms Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund's first deputy managing director, in a wide-ranging discussion.

Actor and comedian Russell Brand was met with chaotic scenes outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court this morning, as police struggled to control a surge of...

Mannheim, Germany — A major police operation is underway in Mannheim’s city center after a vehicle reportedly drove into a crowd in the Planken...