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Romania says no violation of airspace by Russian missile 25 Dec 2024 - 05:42 pm
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Suriname ex-dictator and fugitive Desi Bouterse dead: president 25 Dec 2024 - 05:31 pm
(FILES) Suriname former President Desi Bouterse (C) leaves the High Court of Justice after his appeal case against the Court Martial sentence of 20-year jail for his involvement in the murder of 15 people when he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo on January 5, 2023. (Photo by Ranu Abhelakh / AFP)
Syria authorities say torched 1 million captagon pills 25 Dec 2024 - 03:55 pm
A man watches a pile of illicit drugs burn, as Syria's new authorities burn drugs reportedly seized from a security branch, in Damascus on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
32 survivors as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan 25 Dec 2024 - 03:26 pm
Scene from the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Issa Tazhenbayev / AFP)
Train driver suicide causes massive rail delays in France 25 Dec 2024 - 03:19 pm
(Files) This picture shows the logo of the French national railway company SNCF in Paris on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
28 survivors as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan 25 Dec 2024 - 01:04 pm
Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Issa Tazhenbayev / AFP)
Pope's sombre message in Christmas under shadow of war 25 Dec 2024 - 12:29 pm
Pope Francis presides over the Christmas Eve mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on December 24, 2024. Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP.
Once a war zone, southern Philippines rebrands as tourist destination 25 Dec 2024 - 11:58 am
Colorful sails, called vinta, of the Sama Bajau line the shore of Zamboanga City during its weeks-long Hermosa Festival. Photo by Martin San Diego for The Washington Post.
Pakistan air strikes kill 46 in Afghanistan: Taliban spokesman 25 Dec 2024 - 11:47 am
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14 survivors from Kazakh plane crash hospitalised: health authorities 25 Dec 2024 - 11:09 am
Peninsula
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes near Kazakhstan's Aktau airport 25 Dec 2024 - 10:33 am
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Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into force 25 Dec 2024 - 09:09 am
Youths play video games in a gaming room in Hanoi on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
'Massive' ballistic missile attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv: mayor 25 Dec 2024 - 08:16 am
Peninsula
Cyclone death toll in Mayotte rises to 39 24 Dec 2024 - 10:48 pm
This photograph shows a general view of damaged shelters and houses in the town of Vahibe, on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on December 24, 2024, a week after the cyclone Chido's passage over the archipelago. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP)
Chinese workers saved from 'slave-like conditions' in Brazil 24 Dec 2024 - 10:36 pm
File photo for representation only showing BYD's logo on a car. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
Over 200 skiers rescued by helicopter from chairlift in French Alps 24 Dec 2024 - 09:31 pm
(FILES) Skiers sit on chairlifts at Sainte-Anne, a small ski resort near La Condamine-Chatelard, in the French Alps, on January 6, 2024. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
US banks sue Fed over 'opaque' stress tests 24 Dec 2024 - 09:08 pm
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Nikkei index ends lower amid thinning trading activity 24 Dec 2024 - 08:57 pm
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