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'Gentle giants': World's strongest men defy stereotypes 18 May 2025 - 09:42 am
Eddie Williams of Australia hugs his wife after competing in the Natural Stone Medley during the qualifying round at the
FBI calls deadly California clinic bombing an 'act of terrorism' 18 May 2025 - 07:39 am
Firetrucks are seen outside a damaged American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic after a bomb blast outside the building in Palm Springs, California, on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Gabriel Osorio / AFP)
Mexican Navy training ship hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge 18 May 2025 - 07:31 am
People gather to look at a Mexican Navy training ship near the Manhattan Bridge after it slammed into the nearby Brooklyn Bridge in New York on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFPTV / AFP)
Niger says to take in 4,000 migrants expelled from Algeria 17 May 2025 - 10:26 pm
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Turkish President announces discovery of 75 bcm natural gas reserve 17 May 2025 - 09:39 pm
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Philippines 'actively monitoring' rise of COVID cases in Southeast Asia 17 May 2025 - 07:25 pm
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Alleged Brazilian gang leader arrested in Bolivia: police 17 May 2025 - 07:18 pm
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IMF reaches staff-level deal with Somalia to release $10 million 17 May 2025 - 06:17 pm
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Egyptian President says intensive efforts with Qatar, US continued for Gaza ceasefire 17 May 2025 - 06:02 pm
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives in Baghdad ahead of the 34th Arab League summit on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Murtadha AL-SUDANI / POOL / AFP)
Lightning strikes kill 14 in eastern India 17 May 2025 - 05:36 pm
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Eurovision says 'wait and see' on Celine Dion 17 May 2025 - 04:02 pm
A giant screen shows Canadian singer Celine Dion giving a recorded message during the dress rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Man badly hurt by falling palm tree at Cannes film festival 17 May 2025 - 03:17 pm
Emergency services assist a passerby injured after an old palm tree fell along the Boulevard de la Croisette, on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Medina / AFP)
At Arab summit, Spain calls for pressure on Israel to end Gaza 'massacre' 17 May 2025 - 02:41 pm
Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) meets with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ahead of the 34th Arab League summit in Baghdad on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Murtada Al-Sudani / Pool / AFP)
Arab summit host Iraq pledges $40 mn for Gaza, Lebanon reconstruction 17 May 2025 - 01:10 pm
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Trump bashes Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift on Truth Social 17 May 2025 - 11:32 am
President Donald Trump lobbed insults at both Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift on Friday. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Trump blasts Supreme Court over block on deportations 17 May 2025 - 11:09 am
(Files) The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington DC on May 25, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Rescuers say 100 dead as Israel launches fresh Gaza offensive 17 May 2025 - 10:06 am
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Latest Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 100, say civil defence rescuers 16 May 2025 - 11:17 pm
A Palestinian man looks at burnt out vehicles in the Barkan Industrial area, near Salfit in the occupied West Bank on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP)