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More than 115,000 flee as cyclone approaches Bangladesh 26 May 2024 - 02:25 pm
A man reacts as high tidal waves hit the coast along a sea beach during rainfall in Kuakata on May 26, 2024, ahead of cyclone Remal's landfall in Bangladesh. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
China, Japan premiers in Seoul for talks, rare summit 26 May 2024 - 01:53 pm
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul on May 26, 2024. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon / Pool / AFP)
UN migration agency estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide 26 May 2024 - 10:54 am
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At least 20 dead in a fire in an amusement park in western INDIA, police say. 25 May 2024 - 06:32 pm
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Emergency convoy takes provisions to survivors of devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea 25 May 2024 - 08:10 am
People gather at the site of a landslide in Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 24, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Passengers had seconds to react as turbulence hit Singapore flight 24 May 2024 - 05:46 pm
A general view shows the exterior of Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, where some of the injured passengers were being treated two days after the turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore, in Bangkok on May 23, 2024. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
At least 100 killed in massive landslide in Papua New Guinea 24 May 2024 - 04:31 pm
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Philippines opens coast guard post after China build-up 24 May 2024 - 03:10 pm
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Singapore Airlines tightens cabin safety measures after turbulence killed one, injured dozens 24 May 2024 - 02:11 pm
A general view shows the exterior of Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, where some of the injured passengers were being treated three days after the turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore, in Bangkok on May 24, 2024. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
US 'strongly' urges China restraint amid Taiwan drills 23 May 2024 - 07:08 pm
An outdoor screen shows a news coverage of China military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing on May 23, 2024. Photo by Jade Gao / AFP.
Kenyan and Nepali climbers die on Everest, three missing 23 May 2024 - 06:57 pm
This photograph taken on May 3, 2024 shows mountaineers at the Khumbu Glacier during their ascend to Mount Everest's summit, in Nepal. Photo by Tsering Pemba Sherpa / AFP.
Macron holds back on N. Caledonia voting reform after riots 23 May 2024 - 06:08 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at New Caledonia's High Commissioner residency in Noumea on May 22, 2024, during his trip to the Pacific archipelago in an attempt to resolve a political crisis. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP.
Heatwave cancels lessons for half Pakistan's schoolchildren 23 May 2024 - 06:01 pm
Boys bathe in the waters of Rawal dam on a hot summer day in Islamabad on May 23, 2024. The Pakistan Meteorological Department said temperatures are expected to hit as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of rural Sindh. Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP.
Brain, skull and spine injuries on turbulent Singapore flight 23 May 2024 - 03:51 pm
Receptionists stand behind a counter at Samitivej hospital, where some people injured when the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 suffered severe turbulence mid-flight are receiving medical treatment, in Bangkok on May 23, 2024. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
S. Korea, Japan, China to hold first trilateral summit since 2019 23 May 2024 - 03:04 pm
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Tesla breaks ground on huge Shanghai battery plant 23 May 2024 - 12:17 pm
A Tesla charger frames the site of the Tonopah Historic Mining Park, in the mining town of Tonopah, Nevada on May 8, 2024. Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP
Govts, tech firms vow to cooperate against AI risks at Seoul summit 22 May 2024 - 06:13 pm
Britain's Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Michelle Donelan listens as South Korea's Minister of Science and ICT, Lee Jong-ho speaks during a press briefing following the ministers' session of the AI Seoul Summit at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Seoul on May 22, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP.
Leading AI firms pledge 'responsible' tech development 22 May 2024 - 05:07 pm
Markus Anderljung, Head of Policy at the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI), poses at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), during the AI Seoul Summit, in Seoul on May 22, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

Europe

Peninsula Russian scientists develop rapid device to detect early aging, cancer risk
A 17th century shipwreck (front) is pictured after resurfacing in Stockholm, Sweden, on February 17, 2026. Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP 17th century wreck reappears from Stockholm deep
A building designated for affordable social rental housing is pictured on February 13, 2025 in Sant Boi de Llobregat. Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP Spain unveils public investment fund to tackle housing crisis
File photo Greenland's west coast posts warmest January on record

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General view of a flooded street in Toamasina on February 15, 2026 after the passage of tropical cyclone Gezani. Photo by RIJASOLO / AFP Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59
File photo: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi Strike disrupts flights at Kenya's main airport
Peninsula One dead, three injured in Egypt train collision
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) speaks as Angola President Joao Lourenco (L), and Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (R), Chairperson of the African Union Commission, listen on during the closing press conference of the Second Italy-Africa Summit at the Addis International Convention Center (AICC) in Addis Ababa on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Marco Simoncelli / AFP) 'Extermination' of Palestinians must stop: African Union chair

Americas

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Police stand outside the perimeter they created around the Dennis M. Lynch Arena where a shooting occurred earlier today in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on February 16, 2026. Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP At least two killed in northeastern US ice rink shooting
Veteran US civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson died on February 17, 2026, his family said in a statement. He was 84. (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84: family
File photo of US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at a press conference at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry accompanied by U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks on February 12, 2026 in Otay Mesa, California. Carlos A. Moreno/Getty Images/AFP US ends temporary protected status for Yemeni migrants

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