Economy

TEHRAN: The Iranian parliament on Wednesday blocked the appointment of a politician from the Sunni minority as vice president, state media reported. In August, President Masoud Pezeshkian had announced the appointment of Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh as his vice president for rural development and disadvantaged areas, citing his “valuable experience.” But on Wednesday lawmakers voted against his resignation from parliament to take up the vice president post, the official IRNA news agency said.

Embracing fish and other aquatic foods will be key to sustainably meeting global nutritional demands of the future.

UN rights chief calls for crackdown on arms trafficking that fuels ‘criminality’ and widens humanitarian crisis.

Ukraine may have destroyed three months’ worth of Russian ammunition in one night using its drones.

Both presidential candidates have unveiled costly proposals that would greatly add to the ballooning national debt.

Japanese leader's 'new capitalism' produced some positive results but economy still faces major obstacles, analysts say.