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Habitat loss stokes rabid jackal attacks in Bangladesh 14 Dec 2024 - 11:03 am
A jackal rests at the zoo in Dhaka on December 12, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
South Korean president faces second impeachment vote as thousands rally 14 Dec 2024 - 09:07 am
People take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Malaysian veteran dives water hazards for sunken golf treasure 14 Dec 2024 - 08:53 am
In this picture taken on November 11, 2024, Sumadi Ibrahim shows a golf ball he found inside a pond at a course in Shah Alam, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)
Japan space firm postpones second attempt at orbit 14 Dec 2024 - 08:32 am
(Files) This frame grab taken from AFPTV via online footage broadcast by Wakayama Telecasting Corp. (WTV) on March 13, 2024 shows a small rocket being launched by Tokyo-based startup Space One, at the Spaceport Kii site in Kushimoto, Wakayama prefecture. AFP Photo / AFPTV via Wakayama Telecasting Corp. (WTV)
Six rare giant catfish surface in Cambodia 13 Dec 2024 - 10:42 pm
This handout from USAID Wonders of the Mekong taken on December 10, 2024 and released on December 13, 2024 shows people carrying a Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia's Tboung Khmum Province. (Photo by Chhut Chheana / USAID Wonders of the Mekong / AFP)
Indian actor arrested after stampede death at film screening 13 Dec 2024 - 10:09 pm
Indian actor Allu Arjun (centre) comes out of the Chikkadpally police station following his arrest by the police in Hyderabad on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Noah Seelam / AFP)
Filipina on Indonesia death row says planned transfer 'miracle' 13 Dec 2024 - 09:38 pm
Filipino drug convict on death row in Indonesia, Mary Jane Veloso, shows a batik design she created during her time at Yogyakarta Women's Correctional Institution Class IIB in Wonosari, Yogyakarta on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Devi Rahman / AFP)
Kyrgyzstan warns power supply at risk as demand hits record 13 Dec 2024 - 07:32 pm
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Second martial law impeachment vote for South Korean president on knife edge 13 Dec 2024 - 06:31 pm
Demonstrators sit on a road as they take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on a road near the National Assembly in Seoul on December 13, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP.
Climate change intensified back-to-back Philippines storms: study 12 Dec 2024 - 08:06 pm
File: An aerial view shows submerged homes at a village in Ilagan, Isabela province on November 18, 2024, due to continuous heavy rains from Super Typhoon Man-yi. (Photo by Villamor Visaya / AFP)
Indian teen prodigy becomes youngest world chess champ 12 Dec 2024 - 04:22 pm
India's grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju (L) competes against China's chess grandmaster Ding Liren in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore on December 12, 2024. (Photo by Simon Lim / AFP)
South Korea's Yoon vows to fight 'until the very last minute' 12 Dec 2024 - 01:39 pm
Police (bottom) attempt to block protesters calling for the impeachment of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol and the dissolution of the People's Power Party from marching towards the presidential office in Seoul on December 12, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Kazakhstan mulls new time zone change 11 Dec 2024 - 03:55 pm
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South Korea police say security guards blocking raid on presidential office 11 Dec 2024 - 11:46 am
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo attends a plenary session, where a question-and-answer session was held relating to the martial law declaration, at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 11, 2024. South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on December 11 as the investigation into his declaration of martial law gathered pace. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP)
Students, employees told to stay home due to air pollution in Iran 11 Dec 2024 - 11:10 am
Smog covers Tehran on December 7, 2024 amid severe air pollution. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP.
South Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials 10 Dec 2024 - 04:25 pm
Protesters take part in a demonstration demanding President Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 10, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Coffee-fired Ding levels world chess championsip score 09 Dec 2024 - 06:05 pm
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India appoints new central bank chief 09 Dec 2024 - 04:54 pm
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Europe

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File photo- A NATO flag flies at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt/ AFP) NATO says 'planning underway' for new Arctic mission
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Africa

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Seif al-Islam Kadhafi appears in front of supporters and journalists at his father's residential complex in the Libyan capital Tripoli in the early hours of August 23, 2011. BREAKING: Son of Libya's late ruler Kadhafi killed, adviser tells media
File photo of the Sudanese transitional sovereignty council head and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Sudan army breaks siege on Kadugli, RSF drone kills eight
General view. Ethiopia. File photo for representational purposes only. Ethiopia's economy projected to grow by 10.2 pct: PM

Americas

(FILES) This booking photo obtained on September 19, 2024 from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's office in Florida, shows the mugshot of Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. (Photo by Handout / Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office / AFP) Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024
Two US flags and a Cuban flag flutter on the roof of a tricycle in front of the Capitolio in Havana on February 3, 2026. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) UN chief warns of humanitarian 'collapse' in Cuba over oil shortage
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 03, 2026 shows (L/R) Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on November 13, 2025 and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2026. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA and SAUL LOEB / AFP) Colombia to work with US on drug trafficking: president
A full moon rises as the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft, integrated for the Artemis II mission, are seen at the Kennedy Space Center, on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) NASA Moon mission launch delayed to March after test

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