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Harris mocks Trump after rally turns into bizarre dance-a-thon 15 Oct 2024 - 11:45 pm
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, with moderator and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (right), arrives for a town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)
India foreign minister in Pakistan for rare visit 15 Oct 2024 - 08:43 pm
In this handout photograph taken on October 15, 2024, and released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID), India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (third left) speaks to Pakistan's DG South Asia Ilyas Nizami upon his arrival at the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi. (Photo by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) / AFP)
Leaf-peepers are flocking to see New England's brilliant fall colors 15 Oct 2024 - 08:42 pm
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US, Philippines launch war games after China's Taiwan drills, ship collision 15 Oct 2024 - 08:33 pm
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force Major-General Hajime Kitajima (R) speaks as US Marines exercise representative Colonel Stuart Glenn looks on during a press conference following the opening ceremony of the Kamandag 2024 joint military exercise at the Philippine Marines officers club at Fort Bonifacio in Manila on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Hezbollah deputy chief tells Israelis solution is ceasefire 15 Oct 2024 - 05:31 pm
An image grab taken from Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV shows the group's deputy chief Naim Qassem delivering a speech from an undisclosed location on October 15, 2024. Photo by AFP.
Southern Africa is enduring its worst hunger crisis in decades due to El Niño, the UN says 15 Oct 2024 - 05:17 pm
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Twin panda cubs to make public debut at Berlin zoo 15 Oct 2024 - 05:12 pm
A zookeeper holds a young still unnamed Panda cub during a media presentation of one of the Panda twins that were born on August 22, at the zoo in Berlin on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
K-pop star tells South Korea lawmakers of workplace bullying 15 Oct 2024 - 03:50 pm
New Jeans' Hanni (C) arrives to testify at the National Assembly in Seoul on October 15, 2024. Photo by KIM Min-Hee / AFP
Ethiopia's 'korale' recyclers turn waste into money 15 Oct 2024 - 03:40 pm
Ezedin Muste moves a huge pile of plastic soap containers at the historical Merkato district of Addis Ababa on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)
Ubisoft staff in France strike over home working 15 Oct 2024 - 03:06 pm
Some of the 470 employees at the video production company Ubisoft gather during a strike in Montpellier, southern France on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Pascal Guyot / AFP)
Italy row, AI in focus at world's biggest book fair 15 Oct 2024 - 02:10 pm
Employee prepares a booth at the Frankfurt book fair on October 15, 2024, prior to the opening of the world's biggest book fair in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)
North Korea blows up roads connecting it to the South 15 Oct 2024 - 02:04 pm
This screen grab taken from video released by the South Korean Defence Ministry and filmed from an undisclosed location in South Korea along the inter-Korean border shows an explosion on a road connecting North and South Korea on October 15, 2024. Photo by Handout / South Korea Defense Ministry / AFP
Sri Lanka arrests over 230 Chinese in cybercrime raids 15 Oct 2024 - 01:53 pm
Clouds loom over the sky of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on August 20, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Kazakhstan rising as economic power; cargo handling goes up 15 Oct 2024 - 01:39 pm
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Chinese premier inaugurates Pakistan airport in volatile region 15 Oct 2024 - 01:34 pm
In this handout photograph taken on October 14, 2024, and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office, China's Premier Li Qiang (L) and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gesture after unveiling a plaque to mark the completion of New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) during a ceremony at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad. (Photo by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP)
Nowhere is safe in Gaza Strip: Save the Children 15 Oct 2024 - 09:39 am
Children at a makeshift camp for Palestinians displaced from northern Gaza, at Gaza City's Yarmouk stadium on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
Death toll in Lebanon from Israeli attacks rises to 2,309 with 10,782 injured 14 Oct 2024 - 11:27 pm
Paramedics with the Lebanese Red Cross transport a body unearthed from the rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the northern Lebanese village of Aito on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Fathi Al-MasriI / AFP)
Kenya relocates 50 elephants to a larger park. A sign poaching is under control, say officials 14 Oct 2024 - 11:17 pm
File: Elephant calves walk after a feeding routine early in the morning at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, Samburu, Kenya on October 13, 2022. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)