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Pakistan 'saddened' by deadly plane crash in India: FM 12 Jun 2025 - 05:41 pm
This handout taken and posted on the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) On June 12, 2025 shows the back of AN Air India plane after it crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad. (Photo by Handout / CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE (CISF) / AFP)
India plane crash: What we know so far 12 Jun 2025 - 04:56 pm
This handout taken and posted on the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) On June 12, 2025 shows rescue officials working at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad.  (Photo by Handout / CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE (CISF) / AFP)
Pakistan's Akram praises his statue amid social media flak 12 Jun 2025 - 03:54 pm
A commuter walks past the statue of Pakistan's former cricket player Wasim Akram outside the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Akram Shahid / AFP)
London-bound plane crashes in India with 242 on board 12 Jun 2025 - 02:19 pm
Firefighters work at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Sam Panthaky / AFP)
Sri Lanka counts seven million crop-busting monkeys 12 Jun 2025 - 02:05 pm
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Japan's 400,000-follower 'Insta-gran' dies aged 97 12 Jun 2025 - 01:10 pm
(Files) This file picture taken on January 16, 2018 shows Kimiko Nishimoto posing next to a picture of her on the sliding window of her house. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri / AFP)
Chinese woman detained over BTS Jungkook attempted break-in 12 Jun 2025 - 12:35 pm
Jungkook of BTS looks on at an outdoor sporting facility in Yeoncheon on June 11, 2025, shortly after his and Jimin's release from South Korean military service. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Air India passenger plane bound for London crashes near Gujarat airport  12 Jun 2025 - 12:08 pm
Collage of screen grabs from @republic and @PTI_News on X.
India battles container ship fire with 'hazardous' cargo 12 Jun 2025 - 10:21 am
Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503 on fire on June 10, 2025.
Sri Lanka raises electricity price in line with IMF bailout 11 Jun 2025 - 11:25 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake signs the visitor's book next to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during an official welcome ceremony at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin, on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz / AFP)
Kazakhstan reports sharp drop in livestock diseases in early 2025 11 Jun 2025 - 10:30 pm
Representational photo showing a newborn calf being licked by its mother in the area where inmates work caring for livestock as part of the
Two more BTS megastars released from South Korea military service 11 Jun 2025 - 08:48 pm
Jungkook (left) and Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS salute at an outdoor sporting facility in Yeoncheon on June 11, 2025, shortly after their release from 18 months of South Korean military service. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Malaysia's Maybank leads in underwriting largest Islamic financing for data centers in Asia-Pacific 11 Jun 2025 - 07:08 pm
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Chinese citizens rescued, 2 missing after ship explodes in waters near India 10 Jun 2025 - 08:53 pm
This handout photograph taken and released on June 10, 2025 by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) shows smoke billowing from Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai 503 that caught fire 78 nautical miles off Beypore port in India's Kerala state. (Photo by Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
Pakistan increases defence budget by 20 percent 10 Jun 2025 - 07:05 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. A Pakistan Ranger stands guard at the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor complex, which runs along the India-Pakistan border in Kartarpur, on May 22, 2025. Photo by Arif ALI / AFP.
Philippine senators send VP Duterte impeachment case back to House 10 Jun 2025 - 05:23 pm
Philippine Senate president Francis Escudero bang the gavel after philippine senators took their oath as jurors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, with the newly convened court moving to immediately hear a motion to dismiss the case, in Manila on June 10, 2025. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Indian coastguard battles blaze on container ship 10 Jun 2025 - 12:49 pm
Handout photograph released on June 10, 2025 by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) shows smoke billowing from Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai 503 in India's Kerala state. (Photo by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) / AFP)
Taiwanese lawmakers approve higher military pay 10 Jun 2025 - 10:36 am
The Taipei 101 building stands among residential and commercial buildings in Taipei on June 10, 2025. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)