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EU pledges 3 billion euros for Jordan in new 'strategic' partnership 29 Jan 2025 - 04:04 pm
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (R) shakes hands with Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) before a meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas Tucat / AFP)
South Korea airplane fire leaves seven injured 29 Jan 2025 - 02:16 pm
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke out on an Air Busan passenger plane bound for Hong Kong, at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on January 28, 2025. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Fatal Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia hits oil refinery 29 Jan 2025 - 01:54 pm
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15 dead in stampede at India’s religious festival 29 Jan 2025 - 11:19 am
Pilgrims gather at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Niharika Kulkarni / AFP)
UK eyes third Heathrow runway in growth takeoff bid 29 Jan 2025 - 08:02 am
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South Sudan lifts social media shutdown, says objective achieved 28 Jan 2025 - 11:28 pm
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White House urges TikTokers to apply for press passes 28 Jan 2025 - 11:22 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists about TikTok as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP)
Ex-Belgium midfielder Nainggolan charged in drug trafficking probe 28 Jan 2025 - 11:04 pm
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Putin says talks with Ukraine possible, but not with 'illegitimate' Zelensky 28 Jan 2025 - 11:03 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin lays flowers at the monument 'Rubezhny Kamen' (Boundary Stone) in Kirovsk, Leningrad region, on January 27, 2025, marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad from Nazi blockade in World War Two. (Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev / POOL / AFP)
UN confirms US demand to withdrawal from Paris climate deal 28 Jan 2025 - 10:44 pm
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the House Republican Members Conference Dinner at Trump National Doral Miami, in Miami, Florida on January 27, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Thousands rally in Burkina, Niger to cheer ECOWAS exit 28 Jan 2025 - 09:18 pm
People gather to celebrate the withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Niamey on January 28, 2025. (Photo by Boureima Hama / AFP)
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov app for US government use 28 Jan 2025 - 08:13 pm
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Books banned under Assad now on sale at Damascus shops 28 Jan 2025 - 08:02 pm
A bookseller shows a volume that was reportedly banned during the rule of Syria's ousted president Bashar Al Assad. (Pic: Louai Beshara / AFP) 
S. Korean passenger plane catches fire, 176 people evacuated 28 Jan 2025 - 07:33 pm
Fire authorities work to extinguish a fire that broke out on an Air Busan passenger plane at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on January 28, 2025. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Google Maps to show 'Gulf of America' to US users 28 Jan 2025 - 06:55 pm
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Gunshots in DR Congo's Goma as protesters attack embassies 28 Jan 2025 - 06:09 pm
Burning tires block a road during a demonstration against the escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa, on January 28, 2025. (Photo by Hardy BOPE / AFP)
Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania brace for heavy rainfall ICPAC 28 Jan 2025 - 05:34 pm
A Kenyan firefighter gives directions to commuters as residents inspect a road heavily affected by floods following torrential rains in Kitengela, on May 1, 2024. Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP
Paramilitary attacks displace thousands in Sudan's North Darfur 28 Jan 2025 - 05:16 pm
File photo for representation: People walk among scattered objects in the market of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur on April 29, 2023. (AFP)