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French pilgrim treks through 13 countries to perform Umrah 18 May 2024 - 03:14 pm
Mohamed Boulabiar walking through Venice. Picture: Instagram
Parts of northern India scorched by extreme heat with New Delhi on high alert 18 May 2024 - 01:51 pm
A fruit juice vendor displays a drink to customers during a hot summer day in the old quarters of New Delhi on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Fighting rages in Gaza's Rafah after first aid delivery via pier 18 May 2024 - 12:40 pm
This handout picture courtesy of the US Central Command (CENTOCOM) taken on May 16, 2024 shows US Army soldiers emplace the Trident Pier on the Gaza coast. (Photo by US Central Command (CENTCOM) / AFP)
'Dad's going up in a rocket!' French businessman set for launch 18 May 2024 - 11:49 am
This handout image released by Blue Origin shows the New Shepard's Crew of the NS-25 Mission (L-R) Sylvain Chiron, Ken Hess, Ed Dwight, Gopi Thotakura, Mason Angel and Carol Schaller in Van Horn, Texas, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Blue Origin / AFP)
Death toll from Texas storm rises to 7 18 May 2024 - 11:18 am
Trees snapped by the storm are chopped up in Houston, Texas, on May 17, 2024, one day after the National Weather Service warned of
Nearly 10,000 evacuated in Ukraine's Kharkiv region: governor 18 May 2024 - 11:01 am
This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Emergency Service on May 17, 2024, shows rescuers evacuating civilians from Russian shelling in Kharkiv region. (Photo by Handout / Ukraine Emergency Service / AFP)
Oil tanker hit by missile off Yemen: security firm 18 May 2024 - 10:36 am
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Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan: police 18 May 2024 - 10:29 am
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Marcos says Philippines will 'vigorously defend what is ours' 18 May 2024 - 09:25 am
In this photo taken on May 16, 2024, Philippine fishermen aboard their wooden boat catch fish in South China Sea. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
French troops try to restore order in crisis-hit New Caledonia 18 May 2024 - 09:16 am
A street blocked by debris and burnt out items is seen following overnight unrest in the Magenta district of Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, on May 18, 2024. (Photo by Delphine Mayeur / AFP)
First aid enters Gaza via US-built pier 18 May 2024 - 12:08 am
Palestinians walk past a jetty in Gaza City with a view of navy vessels off the coast as part of a humanitarian
Slovakia's prime minister underwent another operation; remains in serious condition 17 May 2024 - 11:13 pm
This picture shows a building of F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banska Bystrica, where Prime minister Robert Fico is undergoing operation after receiving multiple shots from a 71 year old gunman in the nearby Handlova as he was greeting visitors during their external government meeting on May 15, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Three Palestinians killed, many injured in new Israeli bombardment on parts of Gaza Strip 17 May 2024 - 10:36 pm
Palestinian children gather empty ammunition containers in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Putin rejects Macron call for Ukraine ceasefire during Olympics 17 May 2024 - 08:17 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of a Russia-China trade expo in the northeastern city of Harbin on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel / POOL / AFP)
EU warns Microsoft to give Bing AI risk data or face fines 17 May 2024 - 07:28 pm
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Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on AI 17 May 2024 - 05:24 pm
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South Africa ends deadly building collapse rescue 17 May 2024 - 03:56 pm
Officials are seen at the scene of a collapsed building in George on May 7, 2024. Photo by Willie van Tonder / AFP
Slovak police search home of PM shooting suspect: reports 17 May 2024 - 03:16 pm
Picture taken on May 17, 2024 shows the hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is being treated after he was shot