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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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Philippines arrests suspected depleted uranium traders 09 Dec 2024 - 03:55 pm
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Air India buys 100 more Airbus aircraft 09 Dec 2024 - 03:54 pm
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Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts 09 Dec 2024 - 02:29 pm
This frame grab from video footage taken on December 9, 2024 and posted on the Facebook account of Dianne Paula Abendan shows the eruption of Kanlaon volcano as seen from Biak na Bato village in La Castellana town in Negros Occidental province, central Philippines. (Photo by Dianne Paula Abendan / various sources / AFP)
South Korean president banned from leaving country 09 Dec 2024 - 01:51 pm
This handout photo taken and released on December 7, 2024 by the South Korean Presidential Office shows South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol bowing after the end of his address at the Presidential Office in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP

Europe

Local residents stand by a damaged shopping center following Russian strikes in Kyiv on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP) Russia threatens more strikes on Kyiv, urges foreigners to leave city
People relax in deck chairs on the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday ever, with heatwave conditions spreading to parts of southeast England and London. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) Record May heatwave sweeps Britain as temperatures forecast to hit 35 degrees Celsius
A paddleboarder is seen between the stanchions of the derelict West Pier off the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday.(Photo by Ben Stansaal / AFP) UK beats May heat record with 33.5C registered near London
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Africa

File Photo S.Africa government holds urgent talks over anti-migrant tensions
A woman (top R) reacts as a person suspected of having died from Ebola is buried in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) WHO urges DRC's neighbours to act immediately on Ebola
Parishioners wash their hands before entering the church following local authorities’ instructions to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in Bunia on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Seros Muyisa / AFP) Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
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Americas

Handout photo released by Mexico's Presidency press office shows Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Saul lopez Escorcia / Presidencia de Mexico / AFP) Mexico says will host Iran during World Cup
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak from a large storage tank prompted evacuations in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP California chemical leak explosion threat 'eliminated,' fire officials say
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure
Police vehicles and tape blocks off a crime scene near the White House after a gunman opened fire in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House

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