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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)
North Korea's 'first daughter': Everything we know about Kim Ju Ae 14 Feb 2023 - 03:42 pm
This picture taken on February 7, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 8, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a banquet to mark the 75th anniversary of the Korean People's Army (KPA), with his wife Ri Sol-Ju (left) and his daughter (centre) in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Seoul court rules against plaintiffs in Japanese wartime labour case 14 Feb 2023 - 02:55 pm
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US renews warning it'll defend Philippines after China spat 14 Feb 2023 - 02:42 pm
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Sri Lanka bans single-use plastics to save elephants 14 Feb 2023 - 02:40 pm
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New Zealand declares emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle eases 14 Feb 2023 - 02:27 pm
An aerial photo taken on February 14, 2023 shows flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Awatoto, near the city of Napier. Photo by AFP
Myanmar's military rulers to let 'loyal' citizens carry guns 13 Feb 2023 - 08:09 pm
A soldier stands guard along a road as security forces search for protesters in Yangon on May 7, 2021. File photo / AFP
Japan watchdog OKs new safety rules to extend reactor life 13 Feb 2023 - 07:11 pm
Kansai Electric's No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant are seen in this picture at the town of Takahama in Fukui prefecture, some 350 kilometres (215 miles) west of Tokyo on June 20, 2016. (AFP / JIJI PRESS)
Philippines says China ship used laser against coast guard 13 Feb 2023 - 02:23 pm
This handout photo taken on February 6, 2023 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard on February 13 shows a Chinese Coast Guard vessel shining a
Independent radio station in Cambodia shut on order of PM 13 Feb 2023 - 12:24 pm
Ith Sothoeuth, media director of the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) which oversees VOD, speaks to media at his office in Phnom Penh on February 13, 2023, after Cambodian Prime Minister said VOD would have its operating licence revoked. - Cambodia's strongman leader late on February 12 ordered the shutdown of one of the country's few remaining local independent media outlets after taking issue with a news report about his son. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy and TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP)
China says US balloons entered airspace 'more than 10 times' since 2022 13 Feb 2023 - 12:04 pm
In this photo taken on February 5 2023, and obtained from the US Navy, sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Photo by Tyler Thompson / US NAVY / AFP
Single-letter license plate sells for $3.2 million in Hong Kong 13 Feb 2023 - 10:33 am
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Flights grounded, power cut as storm lashes N.Zealand 13 Feb 2023 - 10:22 am
A general view of a damaged road after a storm battered Titirangi, a suburb of New Zealand's West Auckland area, on February 13, 2023. Photo by Diego OPATOWSKI / AFP