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UN calls on Bangladesh to investigate violations during protest crackdown 25 Jul 2024 - 06:50 pm
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Deadly typhoon hits Taiwan, 6 sailors missing after ship sinks 25 Jul 2024 - 05:36 pm
This photo taken and released by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on July 25, 2024 shows a general view of a flooded street caused by heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi in Kaohsiung. (Photo by CNA / AFP)
Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes 25 Jul 2024 - 04:13 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released on July 25, 2024 by Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (C) weeps while she visits a metro station in Mirpur vandalized by students during the anti-quota protests.
'Back to zero': Manila flood victims clean up, start again 25 Jul 2024 - 12:47 pm
Residents clean their houses in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi in Manila on July 25, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Pilot recovering after fatal Nepal plane crash 25 Jul 2024 - 12:42 pm
Security personnel inspect the remains of a Saurya Airlines flight after it crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024. Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP
Philippine tanker carrying 1.4 mn litres of oil capsizes off Manila 25 Jul 2024 - 10:39 am
This handout photo taken on July 25, 2024 and received from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows part of MT Terra Nova oil tanker after it sank off Manila Bay. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
Burned TV station showcases anger at Bangladesh PM 24 Jul 2024 - 06:48 pm
The charred remains of state broadcaster Bangladesh Television is pictured after students set it on fire during the anti-quota protest, in Dhaka on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Taiwan shuts down as deadly Typhoon Gaemi approaches 24 Jul 2024 - 06:02 pm
A visitor (bottom R) takes photographs in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in heavy rain from weather patterns caused by Typhoon Gaemi in Taipei on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)
Thai central bank to investigate Myanmar weapons payments 24 Jul 2024 - 04:40 pm
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Over 100,000 schools in Pakistan remain closed due to the heat 24 Jul 2024 - 02:53 pm
A boy cools off in the Arabian Sea during a hot summer day in Karachi on July 18, 2024. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)
Plane crashes in Nepal with 18 dead, pilot sole survivor 24 Jul 2024 - 11:37 am
Rescuers and officials stand at the crash site after a Saurya Airlines' plane crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Streets turned into rivers as Typhoon Gaemi blows past Philippines 24 Jul 2024 - 10:48 am
Rescuers paddle their boats along a flooded street in Manila on July 24, 2024 amid heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Plane crashes in Nepal with 19 aboard, several dead 24 Jul 2024 - 10:06 am
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Taiwan prepares for a strong typhoon that worsened monsoon rains in the Philippines, killing 12 24 Jul 2024 - 08:05 am
A shop owner tightens canvas around his booth to prevent possible damage as Typhoon Gaemi approaches, in Yilan on July 24, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Tokyo store carries on traditional letterpress printing 23 Jul 2024 - 10:18 pm
An original book jacket produced in letterpress printing by the store. (Photo by The Japan News)
Japan's Nikkei closes marginally lower 23 Jul 2024 - 10:02 pm
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Malaysia evacuates 123 citizens from violence-hit Bangladesh 23 Jul 2024 - 07:24 pm
Bangladeshi soldiers stand guard along a street during a curfew amid the anti-quota protests, in Dhaka on July 23, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Bangladesh student leader extends protest suspension for 48 more hours 23 Jul 2024 - 04:20 pm
A police van transports protesters to the court, after their arrest in Dhaka on July 23, 2024. The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on July 23, after protests over employment quotas sparked widespread unrest. (Photo by Abu SUFIAN JEWEL / AFP)

Europe

(Files) Indian author Arundhati Roy speaks during a press conference in Seoul on November 25, 2021. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP) Indian writer Roy pulls out of Berlin Film Festival over Gaza row
Waves crash near the Plage des Basques in Biarritz, as the storm named Nils hits southwestern France coastline on February 12, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP) Hundreds of thousands without power after storm lashes France
Indian Air Force's Rafale jets fly during the country's 77th Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path in New Delhi on January 26, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) India approves initial purchase of 114 Rafale fighter jets: French Presidency
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Africa

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) speaks as Angola President Joao Lourenco (L), and Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (R), Chairperson of the African Union Commission, listen on during the closing press conference of the Second Italy-Africa Summit at the Addis International Convention Center (AICC) in Addis Ababa on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Marco Simoncelli / AFP) 'Extermination' of Palestinians must stop: African Union chair
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An aerial view of the city of Toamasina, on the east coast of Madagascar, struck by Tropical Cyclone Gezani on February 11, 2026. (Photo by Tsiky Sikonina / AFP) Cyclone batters Madagascar's second city, killing 31

Americas

File photo of US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at a press conference at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry accompanied by U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks on February 12, 2026 in Otay Mesa, California. Carlos A. Moreno/Getty Images/AFP US ends temporary protected status for Yemeni migrants
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (C), commander, and Jack Hathaway (L), pilot, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (R), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev (2ndL) walk out as they prepare to travel to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft at Space Launch Complex 40 for the Crew-12 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) International crew takes off for space station: NASA feed
An Ariane 6 rocket carrying 32 satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation launches at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, on the French overseas department of Guiana, on February 12, 2026. (Photo by Ronan LIETAR / AFP) Europe's most powerful rocket carries 32 satellites for Amazon Leo network into space
This photograph 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) Deadly mass shooting in Canada: What we know

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