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Japan aborts launch of 1st H3 rocket carrying defense sensor 17 Feb 2023 - 11:54 am
White smoke emerges from the main engines of the next-generation H3 rocket (L) as it fails to lift off the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on February 17, 2023. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
Tourism revival boosts Thai economy but exports sluggish 17 Feb 2023 - 11:23 am
In this file photo taken on December 9, 2022 tourists take pictures at Wat Arun Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
New Zealand cyclone fatalities reach 8; more deaths feared 17 Feb 2023 - 10:58 am
This undated handout photo received on February 16, 2023 from the New Zealand Defence Force shows flooding in the Hawkes Bay region in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo by PLTOFF Callum Post / New Zealand Defence Force / AFP
Indian officials end 3-day probe of BBC, alleging tax dodge 16 Feb 2023 - 09:48 pm
Indo-Tibetan Border Police stand guard outside the office building where Indian tax authorities raided BBC's office in New Delhi on February 15, 2023, following a protest against the BBC by Hindu Sena activists, an Indian right-wing organization. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Eco-friendly mud houses make comeback in Hungary 16 Feb 2023 - 12:07 pm
Master builder Janos Gaspar explains the making of bricks of a mud-brick house in Acs, northwestern Hungary, on November 25, 2022. Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP
US says Bangladesh sanctions to remain until police reform 16 Feb 2023 - 10:44 am
US State Department Counselor Derek Chollet (C) speaks as Bangladesh's Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen (2R) watches during a joint press conference in Dhaka. (Photo by Munir uz zaman / AFP)
Pakistan train explosion kills 1, wounds 8 passengers 16 Feb 2023 - 10:43 am
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New Zealand accepts international help as cyclone cripples North Island 16 Feb 2023 - 10:31 am
This photo shows the remains of the Puketapu Bridge that washed away during Cyclone Gabrielle near Napier on February 16, 2023. Photo by AFP
One of 12 boys rescued from Thai cave dies at British school 16 Feb 2023 - 10:21 am
In this file photo taken on July 18, 2018 Duangpetch Promthep (C), one of the 12 boys rescued from deep inside a Thai cave after being trapped for more than a fortnight, speaks during a press conference in Chiang Rai following their discharge from hospital. Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
Rescuers dig for two men missing in Australian mine 16 Feb 2023 - 10:06 am
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Philippines quake causes hospital evacuation, minor damage 16 Feb 2023 - 08:11 am
This handout photo received from the City of Masbate Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office on February 16, 2023 shows officials assessing the damage at Magallanes Coliseum in Masbate, after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines. (Photo by Handout / City of Masbate Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office / AFP)
Adani hires banks to hold investor calls amid debt turmoil 15 Feb 2023 - 09:27 pm
Adani logo and decreasing stock graph is seen in this illustration taken on January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Survivors plucked from rooftops as New Zealand cyclone kills four 15 Feb 2023 - 12:43 pm
A handout photo taken and received on February 14, 2023 from the New Zealand Defence Force shows stranded people being air lifted from their rooftop by a military helicopter in the Esk Valley, near the North Island city of Napier. Photo by Handout / New Zealand Defence Force / AFP
Japan says past aerial objects likely Chinese spy balloons 15 Feb 2023 - 12:27 pm
In this file photo taken on February 01, 2023 this handout photo from Chase Doak and released on February 2 shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana. Photo by Chase DOAK / CHASE DOAK / AFP
Magnitude 5.7 quake hits New Zealand, no damage reported 15 Feb 2023 - 10:48 am
An aerial photo taken on February 15, 2023 shows flooding in the city of Napier, situated on the North Island's east coast. Photo by STRINGER / AFP
Taliban forces kill 3 IS members in raid on Kabul building 14 Feb 2023 - 10:30 pm
A Taliban security personnel poses for a photo along a bridge in Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on February 13, 2023. (Photo by OMER ABRAR / AFP)
Taiwan threatens to shoot down any Chinese balloons 14 Feb 2023 - 04:12 pm
This Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) handout picture taken and released on February 14, 2023 shows Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez (L) greeting Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu at the Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei. (Photo by Handout / MOFA / AFP)
China's Xi hails Iran 'solidarity' during 'complex' world situation 14 Feb 2023 - 03:54 pm
This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Chinese President Xi Jinping welcoming the Islamic Republic's President Ebrahim Raisi (L) during his visit in Beijing on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)

Europe

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file photo G7 to discuss releasing strategic oil reserves: Macron
Athletes compete in the women's snowboard cross event during the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo on March 8, 2026. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) Russia wins first Paralympic gold since 2014

Africa

Peninsula Egyptian President warns of impact of rising regional tensions on security and stability
US Palaeontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Keith Ladzinski / Fossil Lab, University of Chicago / AFP) Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert
Peninsula Egyptian President discusses regional developments with Sudanese Prime Minister
A clinician fills a syringe a dose of the long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Lenacapavir injection before administering to a client, during its launch marking the first phase of the national rollout at the Riruta Health Centre in Nairobi on February 26, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots

Americas

Peninsula Trump says war on Iran could be ‘short-term excursion’
A view of buildings during a blackout in Havana taken on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Yamil Lage / AFP) Cuba says working to restore power after big blackout
Peninsula Two more candidates nominated for next UN secretary-general
US President Donald Trump departs the stage after hosting a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) Trump says U.S. attack on Iran capable of going "far longer" than 4 to 5 weeks

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