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Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia 02 Feb 2026 - 10:36 am
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Sudan's Khartoum International Airport receives 1st commercial flight in nearly 3 years 01 Feb 2026 - 11:25 pm
Sudan Airways members of staff celebrate as they stand at the door of the first domestic flight arriving from Port Sudan, after it landed at Khartoum International Airport following a three-year hiatus, on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)
Prominent Venezuelan activist released after over four years in jail 01 Feb 2026 - 11:14 pm
Human rights activist Javier Tarazona (L) greets his brother Jose Rafael Tarazona (R) and his mother Teresa de Jesus Sanchez after his release from prison at La Candelaria church in Caracas on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Pakistani military reports killing 92 militants in two security operations 01 Feb 2026 - 08:23 pm
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'At least 200' feared dead in DR Congo landslide: govt 01 Feb 2026 - 06:02 pm
(FILES) A general view of the mine pits and the town in Rubaya on March 5, 2025.  (Photo by Camille Laffont / AFP)
OIC slams Israel's persistent Gaza massacres, calls for global spring into action 01 Feb 2026 - 05:44 pm
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Chinese cash in jewellery at automated gold recyclers as prices soar 01 Feb 2026 - 05:27 pm
Customers wait to sell their gold jewelry in a Smart Gold Store Machine placed in a shopping mall in Shanghai on January 29, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Indonesia says it will restore access to Musk's Grok chatbot 01 Feb 2026 - 04:17 pm
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Two Turkiye road accidents kill at least 16 01 Feb 2026 - 03:48 pm
This handout photograph taken and released on February 1, 2026 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows an aerial view of a Bus accident where first aid official work in Antalya. Photo by Handout / DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP
India budget pledges record $133 billion to infrastructure 01 Feb 2026 - 03:44 pm
Passengers walk past a cargo compartment on a long-distance train platform at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
Italy ski resorts grapple with crowds, climate pressure 01 Feb 2026 - 02:53 pm
Tourists ski in the small ski resort of Roccaraso in the Abruzzo region, on January 18, 2026. Photo by Luca PRIZIA / AFP
Rafah Border begins trial operation with EU monitoring mission in place 01 Feb 2026 - 01:47 pm
A construction crane enters through the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in northeastern Egypt on February 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
Nvidia boss insists 'huge' investment in OpenAI on track 01 Feb 2026 - 01:16 pm
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang gestures as he speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP
France sees car sales slump in January: industry 01 Feb 2026 - 12:54 pm
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Capgemini to sell US subsidiary after row over ICE links 01 Feb 2026 - 12:39 pm
This photograph shows a logo of French IT company Capgemini at the Capgemini headquarters in Paris on June 25, 2019. (Photo by Eric Piermont / AFP)
Snowstorm disrupts travel in southern US as blast of icy weather widens 01 Feb 2026 - 12:14 pm
This handout image released by the Gastonia Police Department shows a semi-truck struck by a freight train at the intersection of Poplar Street and Airline Avenue in Gastonia, north of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina on January 31, 2026 amid a winter snowstorm affecting the region. Photo by Gastonia Police Department / AFP
Climate change puts Norway's love of skiing to the test 01 Feb 2026 - 11:15 am
People ski inside the SNOe indoor skiing arena on January 5, 2026, in Loerenskog, near Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
House fire in Queensland leaves 6 injured, including 2 children 01 Feb 2026 - 10:30 am
Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze. (ABC News: Baz Ruddick)