Beijing is expected to set a growth target of 4.5 to 5 percent cent for 2026 at this week's NPC.

Israel hits Comfort Hotel in greater Beirut without warning; more residents displaced across Lebanon.

Iranian retaliatory strikes continue with drone and missile attacks as conflict spreads through Gulf nations.

Benchmark index plummets as much as 12.2 percent, eclipsing single-day plunge after 9/11 attacks in 2001.