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Record 36.8 million tourists visited Japan in 2024 15 Jan 2025 - 12:40 pm
A rickshaw carrying a tourist drives down the street in front of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo on January 14, 2025. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Egypt working with Qatar, US to secure Gaza ceasefire: Badr Abdelatty 15 Jan 2025 - 10:06 am
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South Korean President Yoon arrested over failed martial law bid 15 Jan 2025 - 09:59 am
A motorcade carrying impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the complex building housing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) in Gwacheon on January 15, 2025, after Yoon was arrested over his failed martial law bid. (Photo by Korea Pool / AFP)
US, Egyptian presidents discuss mediation efforts to reach ceasefire deal in Gaza 15 Jan 2025 - 12:18 am
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Lebanese president calls for smooth formation of new government 15 Jan 2025 - 12:04 am
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We support efforts to end aggression on Gaza: Jordanian FM 14 Jan 2025 - 10:52 pm
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Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up 14 Jan 2025 - 10:44 pm
The Auto Fire spreads following the riverbed of the Santa Clara River in Oxnard, North West of Los Angeles, California, on January 13, 2025. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)
US deficit tops $700 bn to hit record in October-December 14 Jan 2025 - 10:38 pm
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UK's Princess Catherine says she is in remission from cancer 14 Jan 2025 - 10:09 pm
Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales reacts upon arrival during a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in west London on January 14, 2025. (Photo by Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP)
Egypt working with Qatar and US to secure Gaza ceasefire, says foreign minister  14 Jan 2025 - 09:27 pm
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Sweden wants to narrow path to citizenship 14 Jan 2025 - 08:29 pm
Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson gives a statement as he arrives ahead of the summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on January 14, 2025. (Photo by Vesa Moilanen / Lehtikuva / AFP) / Finland OUT
Germany's far-right AfD sends out mock plane tickets for migrants 14 Jan 2025 - 08:22 pm
Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, addresses delegates during a party congress on January 11, 2025 in Riesa, eastern Germany. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP)
UK minister in Bangladesh graft probe quits govt 14 Jan 2025 - 07:34 pm
(FILES) Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (C), holding the red Budget Box, poses with members of her Treasury team, Parliamentary Secretary Emma Reynolds (3L), Exchequer Secretary James Murray (L), Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones (2L), Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq (R) and Financial Secretary Spencer Livermore outside of 11 Downing Street, in central London, on October 30, 2024, to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Israel must accept 'time-bound, conditions-based' path to Palestinian state: Blinken 14 Jan 2025 - 07:22 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2025. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP.
Norway finds Air France seating policy discriminatory 14 Jan 2025 - 06:00 pm
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US to ban smart cars containing Chinese tech 14 Jan 2025 - 05:45 pm
(Files) This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows BYD electric cars for export waiting to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province. (Photo by AFP)
'Take my data': US 'TikTok refugees' flock to alternative Chinese app 14 Jan 2025 - 05:06 pm
A detail view of the pin worn by TikTok educational influencer, Tiffany Cianci as she livestreams outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building while the court hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S., on January 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Kayla Bartkowski / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP.
French woman faces cyberbullying after falling for fake Brad Pitt 14 Jan 2025 - 04:28 pm
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