Officials have expressed confidence that Beijing will meet this year's economic growth target, as positive factors are accruing from international trade, enhanced fiscal support and New Quality Productive Forces (36:45). Iran has held a public funeral for the slain head of the Hamas group. Fears of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East are at a tipping-point (00:59). And emergency alerts are in effect in many parts of China due to heavy rains (13:01).