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Biden's top economic advisor steps down 02 Feb 2023 - 07:29 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks during the 71st National Prayer Breakfast at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
UK minister says 'not ruling out' sending jets to Ukraine 02 Feb 2023 - 07:23 pm
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace speaks to the media during a visit to Salisbury Plain, where Australian Defence Forces are supporting the UK-led training of Ukrainian recruits, in Wiltshire, Britain on February 1, 2023. Ben Birchall/Pool via REUTERS
UAE 'Sultan of Space' grapples with Ramadan fast on ISS 02 Feb 2023 - 07:06 pm
A conference room of the Museum of the Future in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, during a briefing to the press by UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, on February 2, 2023. (Photo by Karim Sahib / AFP)
Richest African man building fourth cement plant in Nigeria 02 Feb 2023 - 06:50 pm
Founder and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote gestures during an interview with Reuters in his office in Lagos, Nigeria, file. (REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye/File)
Turkey summons nine Western envoys over security warnings 02 Feb 2023 - 06:44 pm
An armoured police vehicle is parked outside the German consulate which was closed due to security concerns in central Istanbul, Turkey on February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya
British ex-soldier avoids jail over N. Ireland killing 02 Feb 2023 - 05:51 pm
John Finucane, Sinn Fein MP for Belfast North, is seen during a minute's silence outside the Houses of Parliament ahead of the 50th anniversary of
Zelensky warns of Russia 'revenge' as EU chief visits 02 Feb 2023 - 05:33 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with President of the European Commission during her visit in Kyiv on February 2, 2023. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP)
Zimbabwe cuts world’s highest interest rate as inflation eases 02 Feb 2023 - 05:25 pm
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa visit the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, on the border with Zambia, on February 1, 2023. (Photo by Andrei STASEVICH / BELTA / AFP) / Belarus OUT
Philippines expands US access to military bases 02 Feb 2023 - 05:19 pm
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III (left) with his Philippine counterpart Carlito Galvez Jr. at a joint press conference in Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in metro Manila on February 2, 2023. (Photo by Joeal Calupitan / AFP)
Senior ally of ousted PM Imran Khan arrested in Pakistan 02 Feb 2023 - 05:09 pm
Police officials escort Pakistan's former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (centre) to present him before a court in Islamabad on February 2, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Iraq, Saudi seek to boost economic cooperation 02 Feb 2023 - 05:03 pm
Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) listens as his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan speaks during a joint press conference in Baghdad on February 2, 2023. (Photo by Ahmad AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Pakistan launches $2.7 billion China-designed nuclear plant 02 Feb 2023 - 04:40 pm
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Zimbabwe approves law targeting civil society 02 Feb 2023 - 04:15 pm
Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube arrives to present the 2020 National Budget at Parliament Building in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
Bangladesh seeks extended oil credit from Saudi Arabia 02 Feb 2023 - 03:43 pm
Vehicles are stuck in traffic in the afternoon in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Hong Kong offers free flights after Covid isolation 02 Feb 2023 - 02:26 pm
A general view of the Hong Kong skyline from the kowloon district of Hong Kong on February 2, 2023. Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP
French police find body in missing teenager case 02 Feb 2023 - 01:54 pm
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Moscow accuses West of aiming to destroy Russia 02 Feb 2023 - 12:38 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Angola's President Joao Lourenco in Luanda on January 25, 2023. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)
Montreal snow-clearing: good for traffic, bad for environment 02 Feb 2023 - 12:34 pm
Aerial picture of snow removal operation in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on January 27, 2023. Photo by Sebastien ST-JEAN / AFP