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Long wait for justice in India's backlogged courts 23 Sep 2024 - 10:22 am
In this photograph taken on September 6, 2024, lawyers go through a case file inside their chamber at the court complex in Ghaziabad. (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP)
Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election 22 Sep 2024 - 07:47 pm
Sri Lanka's president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (C), gestures as he leaves the Election Commission office in Colombo on September 22, 2024, following his victory in the country's presidential election. Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP.
Blast targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest 22 Sep 2024 - 06:07 pm
Security personnel examine the site of a bomb explosion, at Malam Jabba in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on September 22, 2024. A Pakistan policeman was killed and three others injured after a roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats in the northwest, police said on September 22. (Photo by Mehboob UL HAQ / AFP)
Asia's oldest operating trams see slow death in India 22 Sep 2024 - 03:12 pm
In this photo taken on September 8, 2024, passengers commute in a tram along a street in Kolkata. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)
Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads in S.Korea 22 Sep 2024 - 03:00 pm
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Marxist leader set to become Sri Lanka's next president 22 Sep 2024 - 01:56 pm
National People's Power (NPP) party's presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayaka leaves a polling station after casting his ballot during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Colombo on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S Kodikara / AFP)
Floods, landslides hit central Japan months after major quake 22 Sep 2024 - 12:57 pm
A man pushes his bicycle along a muddy sidewalk following heavy rain in Wajima city of Ishikawa prefecture on September 22, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Nine Indian fishermen feared dead after trawler capsizes 22 Sep 2024 - 12:05 pm
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Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka after polls close peacefully 21 Sep 2024 - 07:56 pm
Election officials seal a ballot box at the end of voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election at a polling station in Colombo on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by Ishara S.KODIKARA / AFP)
Pakistan's polio tally surges to 21 as three more cases confirmed 21 Sep 2024 - 04:00 pm
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Dozens in China disciplined over deadly January fire 21 Sep 2024 - 02:18 pm
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New Zealand pilot freed in Indonesia after 19 months in rebel captivity 21 Sep 2024 - 09:22 am
This handout taken and released on September 21, 2024 by the Cartenz Peace Task Force shows New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens (L) following his release at a press conference in Timika. (Photo by Handout / Cartenz Peace Task Force / AFP) /
Sri Lanka votes in first poll since economic collapse 21 Sep 2024 - 08:31 am
People wait in a queue to cast their ballots at a polling station as police keep watch during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Colombo on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in quake-hit region 21 Sep 2024 - 08:22 am
This handout image taken from a CCTV camera from the Ishikawa Prefectural River Information System and received via Jiji Press on September 21, 2024 shows the Kawarada River near its crest due to heavy rains in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP)
India minister blames dam release for flooding 20 Sep 2024 - 08:31 pm
An aerial view shows houses partially submerged in flood, after rise in water level of river Ganges, in Patna on September 20, 2024. (Photo by Sachin Kumar / AFP)
Philippine senator says China should do more to help fight cybercrime gangs 20 Sep 2024 - 03:44 pm
Motorists and vehicles travel along a road amid traffic jam in Manila on November 24, 2023. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Huge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star 20 Sep 2024 - 01:05 pm
Photo credit: Official Instagram account of SEA LIFE Melbourne.
Kimchi threat as heatwave drives up South Korea cabbage prices 20 Sep 2024 - 12:59 pm
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Europe

This handout picture taken on February 9, 2026 provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister HRH Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin AbdulAziz Al Saud meeting with Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales in the old district of Diriyah on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (Photo by SPA / AFP) Prince William tours nature reserve on final day of Saudi visit
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The crew of the Humanitarian Pilot Initiative (HPI) flight gets ready to the takeoff in Las Palmas on January 23, 2026. (Photos by Michele Cattani / AFP) From the sky, NGO searches for west African migrant boats in distress
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People visit the flower festival in Khartoum, Sudan, on Feb. 7, 2026. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua) Sudan's war-battered capital witnesses tentative recovery following government takeover
File photo for representational purposes only. South Africa rhino poaching falls 16 pct in 2025
Representational file photo. Kenya releases 32 mln USD to tackle severe drought amid hunger
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This screengrab of a video provided by local journalist Trent Ernst shows the middle school and high school building where a shooting took place, leaving at least nine people dead in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on February 10, 2026. (Photo by Trent Ernst / AFP) 9 killed in Canada mass shooting that targeted school, residence
(FILES) Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during a press conference at the Colombian Embassy in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2026. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP) Colombian president claims to have escaped assassination attempt
A Viva Aerobus plane plane takes taxis at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on February 9, 2026. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) More Canadian airlines suspend Cuba flights as fuel runs short

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