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Suspects arrested over Pakistan mosque blast, police focus on how bomber got in 01 Feb 2023 - 12:59 pm
Relatives and police officials pray for a police officer Irfan Khan who was killed in a mosque suicide blast inside the police headquarters, during a condolence meeting at his residence in Peshawar on February 1, 2023. - A suicide blast at a mosque inside a Pakistan police headquarters was a targeted revenge attack, a police chief said, as rescue efforts ended with the death toll standing at 100. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
French labour minister says raising pensions age is 'non-negotiable' despite mass protests 01 Feb 2023 - 12:28 pm
French union Union syndicale Solidaires (SUD) co-general delegate Murielle Guilbert (C-L), French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) national secretary Marylise Leon (C-R) French Force Ouvriere
NATO chief hails Japan plans to expand defence spending 01 Feb 2023 - 12:11 pm
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures as he answers questions during a visit and presentation at Keio University in Tokyo on February 1, 2023. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
Indonesian residents file climate case against Holcim in Swiss court 01 Feb 2023 - 10:58 am
A woman walks home after fishing at a beach in Peukan Bada in Indonesia's Aceh province on February 1, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Clouds of smoke off Vanuatu coast as volcano rumbles into life 01 Feb 2023 - 10:43 am
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Missing radioactive capsule found in Western Australia 01 Feb 2023 - 10:39 am
A handout image shows Department of Fire and Emergency Services crew searching for a radioactive capsule, in Australia in this picture obtained on January 28, 2023. AAP Image/Department Of Fire And Emergency Services/Handout via Reuters
India to ramp up spending, cut deficit in last full budget ahead of 2024 vote 01 Feb 2023 - 10:10 am
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India's logo as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament, in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2023. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Boom times for francophone Africa's TV and film industry 01 Feb 2023 - 10:06 am
The French rapper Kery James acts while filming Banlieusard 2, in the forest of Bandia in Sindia, region of Thies west center of Senegal, on December 17, 2022. - Banlieusard 2 is scheduled for release on Netflix later this year. The American streaming giant is making its mark in francophone West Africa, part of a broader surge in audiovisual production in the region following years of sluggishness. Outside Nollywood in anglophone Nigeria, production has been rising fast, driven by Senegal and Ivory Coast. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
New Zealand's Auckland hit by more rain as roads and homes flooded 01 Feb 2023 - 12:31 am
A view of a house that had collapsed on vehicles, following floods, in Auckland, New Zealand, January 30, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from video. (Newshub/via Reuters)
Ukraine announces EU-Ukraine summit in Kiev on Friday 01 Feb 2023 - 12:09 am
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov and French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu address a press conference as part of Ukraine's Defence Minister's official visit, at the Hotel de Brienne, the French Ministry of Armed Forces, in Paris on January 31, 2023. JULIE SEBADELHA/Pool via REUTERS
'Hands off Africa,' Pope Francis tells rich world 01 Feb 2023 - 12:08 am
People gather on the side of the road to get a glimpse of Pope Francis (not seen) as he departs the N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Guerchom Ndebo / AFP)
Over 1.27 million people took part in French protest against pension reform 31 Jan 2023 - 11:58 pm
Protesters clash with police on the Place Vauban during a rally on a second day of nationwide strikes and protests over the government's proposed pension reform, in Paris on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Alain Jocard / AFP)
Rights groups urge probe into death of Rwanda journalist 31 Jan 2023 - 11:14 pm
Rwandan president Paul Kagame addresses delegates at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda on March 25, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
'Men only' rule finally lifted by Shetland Viking festival 31 Jan 2023 - 10:57 pm
Young participants parade through the streets in Lerwick, Shetland Islands on January 31, 2023 as they take part in the Junior Up Helly Aa fire festival. (Photo by Andy Buchanan / AFP)
New York attorney general calls for new sanctions against Donald Trump 31 Jan 2023 - 10:45 pm
Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop to unveil his leadership team, at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina, US, on January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
UN sounds alarm on trafficked medicines in the Sahel 31 Jan 2023 - 10:13 pm
A vendor writes as she stands in a legal pharmacy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on October 16, 2018. File Photo / Reuters
US Justice Dept opens probe into Tesla self-driving features 31 Jan 2023 - 09:42 pm
In this file photo taken on February 10, 2022, an aerial view shows cars parked at the Tesla Fremont Factory in Fremont, California. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
US hits Myanmar with new sanctions on coup 2nd anniversary 31 Jan 2023 - 09:27 pm
In this file handout photo taken on May 24, 2021 and released by Myanmar's Ministry of Information on May 26 shows detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left) and detained president Win Myint during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February 1. ( Handout / Myanmar Ministry of Information / AFP)