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US mulling travel ban affecting 43 countries: report 15 Mar 2025 - 02:09 pm
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Florence out of danger thanks to key floodgate 15 Mar 2025 - 02:00 pm
Residents and volunteers clean up mud and debris in a flooded street in Sesto Fiorentino, on March 15, 2025, one day after heavy rain hit the Florence region. (Photo by Federico Scoppa / AFP)
Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026 15 Mar 2025 - 10:09 am
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Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops 15 Mar 2025 - 10:03 am
Monkeys are pictured in an enclosure outside the Mihintale temple at Mihintale village, in Anuradhapura on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Mexican President rejects American intervention in Mexico to target drug cartels 15 Mar 2025 - 09:26 am
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Dozens evacuated in Italy's flood-hit Tuscany 15 Mar 2025 - 01:06 am
A general view shows the high level of the Arno River near the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Federico SCOPPA / AFP)
US expels South African ambassador, saying he 'hates' Trump 15 Mar 2025 - 12:49 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with reporters following the G7 foreign ministers meeting in La Malbaie, Quebec, on March 14, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)
Chinese animated blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" makes highly anticipated European debut 15 Mar 2025 - 12:40 am
A man walks past a screen showing a poster of the Chinese animated film Ne Zha 2 before a preview screening at the BFI IMAX theater in London, Britain, on March 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
New Canadian Prime Minister affirms country will not join the United States 15 Mar 2025 - 12:35 am
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the media after being sworn in at Rideau Hall on March 14, 2025 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Pakistan's train siege toll climbs to 31: army 14 Mar 2025 - 10:37 pm
People carry the coffins of railwaymen killed by armed militants who ambushed a train in the remote mountainous area of Balochistan province, during their funeral in Quetta on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP)
Greenland party leaders call Trump's behaviour 'unacceptable': joint statement 14 Mar 2025 - 10:37 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Greenlanders queue to vote at the sports hall in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory legislative elections. Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP.
Ethiopia earns over 1.2 billion USD from coffee exports in 8 months 14 Mar 2025 - 09:00 pm
Traditional Ethiopian coffee pot displayed at the Ethiopian pavilion at Expo 2023 Doha. Khalid Elsawi/The Peninsula
Coffee value addition key to boosting Kenyan farmers' incomes forum 14 Mar 2025 - 08:56 pm
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'Germany is back': Parties strike deal for historic spending boost 14 Mar 2025 - 08:54 pm
Chairman of the Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) Lars Klingbeil gives a statement on March 14, 2025 in front of the Reichstag in Berlin. Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP.
EU chief congratulates new Canada PM Carney, says ties 'more crucial than ever' 14 Mar 2025 - 08:44 pm
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen attends the 8th South Africa-European Union (SA-EU) Summit at Tuynhuys in Cape Town on March 13, 2025. Photo by Rodger Bosch / AFP.
Rubio says he told G7 tariffs not 'hostile' to allies 14 Mar 2025 - 08:31 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with reporters following the G7 foreign ministers meeting in La Malbaie, Quebec, on March 14, 2025. Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP.
Zelensky says fighting 'very difficult' in Russia's Kursk 14 Mar 2025 - 08:28 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press conference in Kyiv on March 12, 2025. Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP.
Rubio repeats call for 'concessions' from both Russia, Ukraine 14 Mar 2025 - 08:25 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with reporters following the G7 foreign ministers meeting in La Malbaie, Quebec, on March 14, 2025. Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP.