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Hong Kong mulls law change to bar UK lawyer from Jimmy Lai trial: SCMP 01 Jan 2023 - 10:59 pm
Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China, on February 9, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Pakistan says it has provided list of nuclear facilities to India under annual practice 01 Jan 2023 - 10:03 pm
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari gestures during an interview with Reuters. File Photo / Reuters
Philippines restores air traffic control after power outage 01 Jan 2023 - 06:30 pm
Passengers look at a screen showing flight information at terminal 3 of Ninoy International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila on January 1, 2023. (Photo by KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / AFP)
Xi warns of tough Covid fight with China economy on back foot 01 Jan 2023 - 05:54 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves after his speech as the new Politburo Standing Committee members meet the media following the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on October 23, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
South Korea warns any North Korean nuclear use attempt would result in its end 01 Jan 2023 - 03:48 pm
This picture taken on December 31, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 1, 2023 shows a ceremony of donating 600mm Super-large Multiple Launch Rocket System in the yard of the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Australia to require negative Covid tests for travellers from China 01 Jan 2023 - 03:29 pm
New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House (L) and Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on January 1, 2023. (Photo by David Gray / AFP)
Hong Kong eyeing Jan 8 to resume cross-border travel with mainland China 01 Jan 2023 - 03:01 pm
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Thousands stranded at Philippine airports due to technical glitch 01 Jan 2023 - 02:10 pm
Passengers wait for information about their flights at terminal 3 of Ninoy International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila on January 1, 2023. (Photo by KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / AFP)
Flights to and from Philippine capital suspended due to technical issues 01 Jan 2023 - 11:54 am
A man attends a New Year's Eve party wearing glasses with the year 2023, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge 01 Jan 2023 - 11:17 am
People enjoy an ice rink on a frozen lake, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo
Blast outside Kabul's military airport, multiple casualties: Interior Ministry 01 Jan 2023 - 10:09 am
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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile: South Korea military 31 Dec 2022 - 11:49 pm
A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on December 31, 2022 after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles according to South Korea's military. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Chinese manufacturing contracts sharply as COVID infections soar 31 Dec 2022 - 11:15 pm
A man walks inside a steel plant of Delong Steel in Xingtai, Hebei province, China, on June 20, 2019. Picture taken June 20, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
China gives Hong Kong leader power to bar overseas lawyers in national security cases 31 Dec 2022 - 09:18 pm
Police stands guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' courts in Hong Kong, China, on November 25, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
China's Xi says 'light of hope in front of us' on Covid 31 Dec 2022 - 04:06 pm
People walk past a ballon vendor, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Afghan educator who quit over women ban vows to fight 31 Dec 2022 - 12:26 pm
In this picture taken on December 30, 2022, Ismail Mashal speaks during an interview with AFP in Kabul. (Photo by AFP)
China censors Covid-related content online as New Year's Eve prompts reflection by some 31 Dec 2022 - 11:31 am
Vehicles queue outside a funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China in this still image taken from a social media video released December 29, 2022. Video Obtained By Reuters
China appoints 'wolf warrior' as new foreign minister 30 Dec 2022 - 09:29 pm
Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang (left) and General Motors President Mark Reuss during a media day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, US, September 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Rebecca Cook)

Europe

Peninsula WTO warns Middle East conflict threatens global food security
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media on the situation in the Middle East, at Downing Street in central London on March 16, 2026. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / POOL / AFP) UK PM strongly condemns Iran strikes on Qatar gas hub
Students wearing face masks queue up to get vaccinated at the University of Kent in Canterbury, south-east England on March 18, 2026, following an outbreak of meningitis. Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP 'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak
Tourists sit in a gondola cabin going down at the Titlis-Engelberg ski area in Engelberg, central Switzerland, on March 18, 2026, after a gondola cabin detached from its cable and crashed. (Photo by Ennio LEANZA / AFP) One killed as cable car plunges down Swiss mountainside

Africa

(Files) Supporters cheer as the Senegalese football players ride on a bus during a trophy parade in the streets of Dakar on January 20, 2026. (Photo by Guy Peterson / AFP) AFCON stripping of Senegal's title a 'disgrace for Africa' say fans
Peninsula Sudanese families cling to Eid al-Fitr traditions amid hardship
A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) warden displays some of the syringe cartridges modified to carry live ants at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport law courts in Nairobi on March 17, 2026. Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP Two men in Kenyan court for ant-smuggling
Vehicles move on a flooded road after a heavy rain in Kibera of Nairobi, Kenya, on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Henry Naminde/Xinhua) Death toll rises to 49 as massive floods batter Kenya

Americas

File photo US to slash fee for renouncing citizenship
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media onboard Air Force One on March 15, 2026 while en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland from West Palm Beach Florida. Nathan Howard/Getty Images/AFP Trump pressures NATO, China over Iran's closure of key waterway
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One on March 13, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Nathan Howard/Getty Images/AFP Trump urges other nations to send ships to secure Strait of Hormuz
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